為即將到來的事做準備
鏡頭從「那樣東西」移到「那件事」：不是把某個物品弄好，而是為一個將要發生的場合先做安排、先讓自己站穩。
get ready for later · verb · A2
To make plans and get things ready for something that will happen later.
準備 / 籌備
核心畫面
Something is going to happen later, and you do the work now so that when the moment comes, everything is already in place. The whole word turns on that gap between now and later. What you get ready can be a thing (a room, a meal, a report), yourself, or another person — and the grammar shifts with each.
可以想成：有件事等一下會發生，你趁現在把工作做完，等時候到了一切都已經就位。整個字的重點就在「現在」和「等一下」之間…更多收起
可以想成：有件事等一下會發生，你趁現在把工作做完，等時候到了一切都已經就位。整個字的重點就在「現在」和「等一下」之間那段落差。至於你把什麼弄好，可以是東西（房間、一餐飯、一份報告）、你自己，或另一個人——句型也跟著換：prepare something 是把東西弄好，prepare for something 是為某事做準備，prepare somebody for something 是讓別人有所準備。From the picture
讓別人準備好
同樣是先把工作做在前面，只是被弄好的對象是另一個人：你給他能力或心理建設，讓他到時候接得住。
train someone · verb · A2
To give someone the skills, training, or experience they need for a job or situation.
使有能力 / 培養
Also in this word
make ready · verb · A2
To make something ready so that it can be used or is in the right state.
整理 / 使就緒
prepare food · verb · A2
To make food or a mixture ready by putting the parts together and cooking or mixing them.
準備（食物）
draft a document · verb · A2
To make a document, report, or plan ready by working it out and writing it down.
擬定 / 撰寫
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
prepareverb/pɹɪˈpɛə/
- 1
To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
- We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff.
- that they may prepare a city for habitation
- 2
To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
- We prepared a fish for dinner.
- 3
To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
- We prepared for a bumpy ride.
- As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.
- 4
To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
- She prepared a meal from what was left in the cupboards.
preparenoun/pɹɪˈpɛə/
- 1
obsoletepreparation
- Go levy men, and make prepare for war;
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。