To attach the preparatory to the senior school these three classes were known officially, on speech days and in reports, as upper, middle, and lower second.

作为高中的预备班，在演讲日和报告中，这三个班被正式称为上、中、下二班。

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I like good strong words that mean something, replied Jo, catching her hat as it took a leap off her head preparatory to flying away altogether.

“我喜欢使用语义强烈的词语”，乔一边回答，一边牢牢抓着自己的帽子，那顶帽子在她脑袋上蹿了一下，好象随时准备飞走一样。

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"I like good strong words that mean something," replied Jo, catching her hat as it took a leap off her head preparatory to flying away altogether.

“我喜欢强有力而有意义的好字眼，”乔答道，用手抓着几乎被风吹落的帽子。

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Mr Kennedy said other measures in the bill - such as a charge of committing acts "preparatory to terrorism" - could be used for this.

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He is working on a package of measures expected to include an offence of "acts preparatory to terrorism", and a law change to prevent the granting of bail to someone who has been certified as having terrorist links.

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They said that the previous winter's extreme weather had been exacerbated by a shortage of grit and that local authorities needed to do more preparatory work to ensure that the situation is not repeated this winter.

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