Organizers are ramping up preparations for the event, including a full-scale drill for the opening ceremony that will feature all the equipment that will be needed for the gala.

组织者正加紧为大会做准备，包括一场开幕式的模拟演练，此次盛会所需的所有设备是开幕式的特色所在。

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The host usually makes full preparations by carefully tidying up the house and cooking a lot of delicious dishes.

主人通常会做充分的准备，精心整理房子，做许多美味的菜肴。

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Up to now China has completed various preparations.

目前，中方各项准备工作已就绪。

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Fifa, football's world governing body, has agreed changes with the Brazilian government to speed up preparations for the 2014 World Cup.

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The U.S. military stepped up preparations Thursday for a humanitarian mission, readying some ships and Marines that are in the region for a multinational exercise.

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The United States stepped up preparations for a possible swine flu epidemic, and Canada confirmed its first cases on Sunday as researchers worked to determine how contagious the virus could be.

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