Students are normally expected to prepare work in advance for seminars and tutorials and this can take the form of researching a topic for discussion, by writing essays or by solving problems.

学生通常需要提前为研讨会和辅导课准备工作，这可以采取研究讨论主题、写论文或解决问题的形式。

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Engineering may prepare drawings for manufacturing and work with the customer on some design-for-manufacturability issues.

工程师可能正在准备制造图纸，或者和客户讨论如何把设计转化成可以实现的制造能力等问题。

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Sir David has backed policies such as making allowances for drug addicts conditional on them undergoing rehabilitation and a requirement for lone parents of children aged under five to prepare for work.

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Prepare for your creative work, just as you prepare your house for a thorough cleaning.

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The test, first introduced by the last Labour government and being rolled out by the coalition, can also place applicants into a "work-related activity group", where they will be expected to take steps to prepare themselves for work in the medium to long term.

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