Right-wing militias were girding for battle. In a poll before Election Day, 75% of Americans voiced concern about violence.

右翼民兵正在战斗做准备。在选举日一项民意调查中，75%美国人表达了对暴力担忧。

" Of course" ! said I, girding myself up for a fight.

“当然” ！我说，战斗做准备。

Americans are now girding themselves for the prospect of both a partisan battle over impeachment and perhaps the most fiercely contested election in recent memory.

而美国人现在也做了准备，迎接两党在弹劾中最终博弈以及可能是近期以来最激烈总统大选。

On June 17th Moody's, a credit-rating agency, agreed that the plan was ground-breaking, “girding the city for a tough fight with creditors of all types”.

6月17日，评级机构穆迪指出该底特律与所有债权人拉开了一场艰苦卓绝斗争。

Detached rocks stood upright afar, a collar of foam girding their bases, and repeating in its whiteness the plumage of a countless multitude of gulls that restlessly hovered about.

分离岩石远远地直立着，一圈泡沫环绕着它们底部，在它白色中重复着无数海鸥不安地盘旋羽毛。