And...it occurs to me that on the one hand its likely to be absolutely fine 一方面對我來說好像情況都還不錯

occur to想到； 意識到

It occurs to me that he might be interested in the problem we had discussed.

我想起來了他也許對我們討論過的那個問題感興趣。

Did it ever occur to you to be betrayed by your best friend?

你可曾想到被你最好的朋友出賣？

I'm not sure if I'm prepared for that.我很擔心我沒有準備好

prepare for為 ... 做準備

I've had no time to prepare for this meeting, so I'll have to play it by ear.

我沒有時間準備這次會議，所以只好有什麼談什麼。

The teacher urged his students to prepare for the exam.

老師勸他的學生準備考試。

and an older kid managed to buy some alcohol from a pub然后那個頭頭決定要去酒店里買酒

manage to設法、努力(完成某事)

The goalkeeper just managed to palm the ball over the crossbar.

守門員用手掌將球托出了球門的橫木。

He managed to avoid his pursuers.

他設法甩掉了那些追捕者