1. brace for 為……做好準備
While residents in the south brace for rain, Queenslanders are preparing for fires to erupt with the unseasonally dry weather in the far north.
當南部的居民已做好防雨準備時，昆士蘭居民正在為最北方因非季節性干旱天氣引發的大火做準備DfvK*+xSbNg。

2. be billed as 被宣傳為
It's being billed as the meeting that will determine the future of humanity.
這場會議被宣傳為一場決定人類命運的會議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.
在兌換法案通過前夕，政府就可以發行一些小額的借據來償還一部分欠款Y)4W.G_u7~oE。

4. wage a battle 發動戰爭
I suggest we wage a battle of wits.
我建議我們發動一場智慧之戰z9PYJj%j!bcymL。