Harry had been braced to hear it, but it was a blow nevertheless.

尽管哈利做好了准备，但是这些话对他仍然是一个巨大的打击。

A generation on, the trade is braced for big changes.

经历一个时代的演变，这个行当呈现出崭新的面貌。

New England is bracing for a winter storm.

新英格兰州已为冬季风暴的来袭做好了准备。

If you don’t like your crooked teeth, you can get braces.

如果你不喜欢咬合不正的 牙齿，就去装矫正器。

Ah, we do call those braces as well.

啊，我们也叫它牙套。

They brace themselves for the worst.

他们做好了坏的准备。

Patty was brainy and wore glasses, and Lauren was overweight and had braces.

帕蒂带眼镜，充满书卷气；劳伦体重超标，还带牙箍。

Borders are contested, planned, still disputed.So, when violence flares, everyone braces for the worst.

边境问题存在争议, 已经有，但仍然争议不断。所以, 当暴力流血事件出现, 每个人都做了坏的打算。

I am ripping these stupid braces off the second I get home.

我一回家就要把这该死的牙箍摘掉。

They used to make fun of me behind my back brace.

她们以前经常嘲笑我的脊柱矫正背带。

Weren't you terrified, to hear him say brace for impact?

听到他说准备迎接撞击，你不害怕吗？

And I braced myself for more criticism.

我让自己强大起来，经受得住更多的批评。

I said it out loud and literally braced myself for the laundry police?

我大声说出了口，让自己振作起来，面对洗衣服警察？

I had short hair, glasses, braces. I dressed in guys' clothes.

我留短发，戴眼镜，一口牙套，穿得还像个假小子。

Coastal residents of the southeastern United States are bracing for great impact from Hurricane Dorian.

美国东南部沿岸的居民正迎来飓风多利安的巨大冲击。

And the world bracing for food shortages.

全世界都在为粮食短缺做准备。

As night sets, you pull on a full bodysuit and brace yourself for vanilla cream.

夜幕降临时，你穿上一套紧身衣钻进香草奶油里。

You can see we have four lines in each brace, in effect.

大家可以看到 实际上每个大括弧下都有四条音乐线。

Nowadays, she says, before getting braces all the kids have it.

如今，她说，在牙齿整形之前所有儿童都有（拍过全颌X光）了。

I had braces for four and a half years.

我戴了四年半的牙套。