The usual way to avoid being taken by surprise by something is to be consciously aware of it.

避免被措手不及的方法是有意识的觉察这一点。

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Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize [bull] and to avoid being taken in by it.

大多数人甚至自信于他们识别和规避扯淡的能力。

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Just take some precautions to avoid being taken advantage of - and at the same time, even if you get taken for a ride, you will have still helped someone!

只是要注意别被人利用了，同时，就算有人骗走了你的钱，至少你是帮了他的。

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Rarely seen during the day, they have learned to avoid being taken down by rifles or suckered into traps.

NPR: $1M Pilot Project Aims To Take Out Feral Pigs

Mrs Prior, who said the couple had taken "every precaution" to avoid being robbed, is determined the experience will not deter them from future travels.

BBC: Philip and Ann Prior

About 110 photographs, all taken by Scott, are being shown 10 at a time and changed fortnightly to avoid light damage.

BBC: Captain Scott Antarctic photos shown in Cambridge