He planned to spend the first year of it getting ready to fight.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

I was a first year student and happily minding my own business, getting ready to try to pick a summer job.

我当时是一年级，只关心自己的小生活，想好好准备暑假打个工。

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You're getting ready to go out at night.

晚上你准备出门。

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For military families, the best gift would be a way to protect loved ones getting ready to be sent to war, or already serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

At the time, they were getting ready for the Olympics in Nagano so we were able to also tie in some information about the Olympics as well.

当时，他们正在,为长野奥运会做准备,因此，我们也讨论了,有关奥运会的话题。

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We were just getting ready to have dinner."

VOA: special.2009.12.12

So this is going to tell you pretty much everything you need to know in terms of getting ready for the exam, which is next Wednesday.

这上面包括了几乎,所有的你需要知道的,关于如何准备这次考试的信息，考试时间是下周三。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

Passengers on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit say just as the plane was getting ready to land there was a loud pop, and then panic.

VOA: standard.2009.12.26

"It's about getting up and getting ready to dance."

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

I was getting angry. In fact, I was ready to pull my hair out.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

Then he told his supporters to begin getting ready for the next presidential election.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

Well,that is when I would be getting up to get ready for class."

VOA: special.2009.04.27

Speaking at his weekly news conference, Qashqavi said Iran is ready to discuss getting enriched uranium from other countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12