Such case is the same as that you are given a small prompt before a news, if you know which kind of news is going to be received, you can make a preparation of your thought.

这个情形跟新闻前给你一个小提示一样，知道即将要接收哪一类的讯息，可以先准备一下自己的思惟。

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He had heard that the great were prompt about small matters.

他听说大人物对小事都能很快做出反应。

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If you're susceptible to the effects of caffeine, just small amounts - even one cup of coffee or tea - may prompt unwanted effects, such as anxiety, restlessness, irritability and sleep problems.

如果你对咖啡因的作用特别敏感，那么即便是少量的咖啡因——比如一杯咖啡或是茶——就能导致一些不良效果，如焦虑、不安、易怒及睡眠问题等。

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But Udon Thani is also home a small minority of Yellow Shirts, a rival movement whose street protests helped prompt the 2006 coup that removed Mr.Thaksin.

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There are rumours of interest from two giants, Microsoft and Wal-Mart, the kind of threat to prompt a lobbying effort by America's small independent banks to get the loophole closed.

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