自己也要有个心理准备
“Prepare yourself mentally.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你要接受行政处罚
“you'll face administrative sanctions.”
自己 也要 有个心理准备
“Prepare yourself mentally.”
再见 哥们
“See you later, buddy.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In China, administrative penalties are official sanctions issued by police or state agencies without a formal criminal conviction, but they still carry social weight.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be mentally prepared / to brace oneself
A staple modern idiom used when alerting someone that bad news or hard consequences are coming.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Be mentally prepared.”
“You should brace yourself for that.”
“But you need to prepare yourself.”
“But you need to mentally prepare yourselves.”
“You'd better be prepared.”
“prepare yourself mentally.”