So with some research and some forethought about deal breakers, we really can narrow down the hundreds of possible colleges to just a few that we're actually excited about applying to.

因此，通过一些研究和对各种影响因素的预先考虑，我们真的可以将数百所可能的大缩小到我们真正想申请的那几所。

And I think it's interesting because there's always going to be more variables on the day than you are able to account for.

我认为这很有趣，因为当天总会有比你预先考虑到的更多的变数。

I am talking about gender as an intentional forethought in every green project, every green investment, every green legislation.

我说的是性别是每个绿色项目、每项绿色投资、每项绿色立法中有意识的预先考虑。

A good speaker is able to anticipate an audience’s needs and concerns.

【anticipate】好的演讲者能够预先考虑到听众的需求以及他们关注的事。

So there are studies that show that

因此，有研究表明，预测或预是非常非常重要的环节，因为这样你就不会被突然出现的打个措手不及，对吧？当人们想到去健身房时，他们通常只想到积极的一面，而不会预先考虑可能遇到的负面因素。然而，一旦他们真正开始行动时遭遇了这些负面因素带来的痛苦，这种经历就会让他们感到意外。

Because without some forethought into preserving our ecosystem, well, we could go the way of the dinosaurs.

因为如果没有预先考虑保护我们的态系统，我们可能会重蹈恐龙的覆辙。