作准备

• provide for
• lay oneself out for
• lay wires for
• clear the deck
• made preparations
• make preparations

例句

1. 她在厨房里忙来忙去为这次聚会作准备。
   She buzzed around the kitchen making preparations for the party.
2. 女人为自己（老后）的体面作准备的唯一办法，是好好儿地对待一个有充分能力体贴她的男人。
   The only way a woman can provide for herself decently is to be good to some man that can afford to be good to her.
3. 运动员们在比赛前作准备活动。
   The athletes limbered up before the competition.