Remember to always hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

记住，永远要抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算。

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Always remember to hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

永远记住，要抱最好的希望，但做最坏的打算。

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As my mother tried to teach me all those years ago, "Prepare for the worst, hope for the best, and be unsurprised by everything in between."

就像母亲多年前试图教导我的那样：“做最坏的打算，往最好的方面想，对之中的一切都不要感到意外。”

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They hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

It is always prudent to prepare for the worst and hope for the best, but in our view it would be better first to halt the tightening cycle and announce that the bank is ready to move instead of abruptly shifting gears from tightening to easing.

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