1. brace for 为……做好准备
While residents in the south brace for rain, Queenslanders are preparing for fires to erupt with the unseasonally dry weather in the far north.
当南部的居民已做好防雨准备时，昆士兰居民正在为最北方因非季节性干旱天气引发的大火做准备DfvK*+xSbNg。

2. be billed as 被宣传为
It's being billed as the meeting that will determine the future of humanity.
这场会议被宣传为一场决定人类命运的会议BO6THr+Qby]ZB。

3. run-up to 在……前夕
In the run-up to passing a conversion law, the government could pay some of its bills by issuing small-denomination IOUs.
在兑换法案通过前夕，政府就可以发行一些小额的借据来偿还一部分欠款Y)4W.G_u7~oE。

4. wage a battle 发动战争
I suggest we wage a battle of wits.
我建议我们发动一场智慧之战z9PYJj%j!bcymL。