预备

Exodus 12:39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.

出埃及记 12：39 他们用埃及带出来的生面烤成无酵饼。这生面原没有发起；因为他们被催逼离开埃及，不能耽延，也没有为自己预备甚麼食物。

The secretary of the Province of New Netherland, writing in Dutch, in 1650, for the information of those who wished to take up land there, states more particularly that those in New Netherland, and especially in New England, who have no means to build farmhouses at first according to their wishes, dig a square pit in the ground, cellar fashion, six or seven feet deep, as long and as broad as they think proper, case the earth inside with wood all round the wall, and line the wood with the bark of trees or something else to prevent the caving in of the earth; floor this cellar with plank, and wainscot it overhead for a ceiling, raise a roof of spars clear up, and cover the spars with bark or green sods, so that they can live dry and warm in these houses with their entire families for two, three, and four years, it being understood that partitions are run through those cellars which are adapted to the size of the family.

一六五0年，新尼德兰州州秘书长用荷兰文写过一段话，更加详细地告诉预备往那里移居的人说，在新尼特兰的人，特别在新英格兰的人，起初是无法按他们的愿望建造农舍的，他们在地上挖个方方的地窖似的、六七英尺深的坑，长短随便他们自己，然后在墙壁上装上木板，挡住泥土，用树皮合缝，以免泥土落下来，当然也有用了别种材料的，还用木板铺了地板，做了天花板，架起了一个斜桁的屋顶，铺上树皮或绿草皮，这样他们全家可以很温暖很干燥地在里面住上两年、三年，或者四年，可以想象，这些地窖中，还隔出了一些小房间，这要看家里的人口数目了。

The secretary of the Province of New Netherland,(22) writing in Dutch, in 1650, for the information of those who wished to take up land there, states more particularly that those in New Netherland, and especially in New England, who have no means to build farmhouses at first according to their wishes, dig a square pit in the ground, cellar fashion, six or seven feet deep, as long and as broad as they think proper, case the earth inside with wood all round the wall, and line the wood with the bark of trees or something else to prevent the caving in of the earth; floor this cellar with plank, and wainscot it overhead for a ceiling, raise a roof of spars clear up, and cover the spars with bark or green sods, so that they can live dry and warm in these houses with their entire families for two, three, and four years, it being understood that partitions are run through those cellars which are adapted to the size of the family.

一六五0年，新尼特兰州州秘书长用荷兰文写过一段话，更加详细地告诉预备往那里移居的人说，在新尼特兰的人，特别在新英格兰的人，起初是无法按他们的愿望建造农舍的，他们在地上挖个方方的地窖似的、六七英尺深的坑，长短随便他们自己，然后在墙壁上装上木板，挡住泥土，用树皮合缝，以免泥土落下来，当然也有用了别种材料的，还用木板铺了地板，做了天花板，架起了一个斜桁的屋顶，铺上树皮或绿草皮，这样他们全家可以很温暖很干燥地在里面住上两年、三年，或者四年，可以想象，这些地窖中，还隔出了一些小房间，这要看家里的人口数目了。

The Japanese, on the other hand, must start a war before 1942, otherwise they will lose all their advantage of their advanced preparation for war.

日本人，另一方面，一定开始一个战争在 1942之前，否则他们将失去为战争的他们的先进的预备的所有的他们的优点。

In preparation for war, there were yet two things to accomplish: circumcision and the observance of the Passover.

提要 在预备打仗之前，还有两件事待完成：行割礼和守逾越节。

When first I took up my abode in the woods, that is, began to spend my nights as well as days there, which, by accident, was on Independence Day, or the Fourth of July, 1845, my house was not finished for winter, but was merely a defence against the rain,without plastering or chimney, the walls being of rough,weather-stained boards, with wide chinks, which made it cool at night.

我已经说过，我不预备写一首沮丧的颂歌，可是我要像黎明时站在栖木上的金鸡一样，放声啼叫，即使我这样做只不过是为了唤醒我的邻人罢了。

It is coming next Wednesday. Are you ready for it?

下星期三就到了，你预备好了吗？

Behold, this is the preparation wherewith I prepare you, and the

看啊，这是我用来准备你们的预备事项，以及我给你们的基础和范例，使你们能藉以完成我给你们的诫命

And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?

他们问他说："要我们在哪里预备？"

And they said unto him , where wilt thou that we prepare

他们问他说、要我们在那里预备。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。