Despite being prepared, Ashley was extremely nervous before the race.

尽管做好了准备，艾希里在比赛前还是极度紧张。

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The central Banks' credibility depends on being prepared to do two unpopular things: raising interest rates, despite the economic pain, and letting financial institutions fail.

中央银行的信誉就是建立在时刻准备做出两件不受欢迎的决定的基础上：不顾经济苦难而提高利率，以及放手让部分金融机构崩溃。

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However, I quickly became concerned thinking about how many students in previous years had not enrolled in four-year universities despite being eligible and prepared.

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Yet, there is no shortage of Cruz supporters who are prepared to argue that he is a natural born American, despite being born in Canada.

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The central banks' credibility depends on being prepared to do two unpopular things: raising interest rates, despite the economic pain, and letting financial institutions fail.

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