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因素预先考虑，我们真可以将数百所可能大学缩小到我们真正想申请那几所。

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更多变数。

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

我说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预先考虑。

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

【anticipate】好演讲者能够预先考虑到听众需求以及他们事。

So there are studies that show that

因此，有研究表明，预测或预见困难是非常非常重要环节，因为这样你就不会被突然出现困难打个措手不及，对吧？当人们想到去健身房时，他们通常只想到积极一面，而不会预先考虑可能遇到负面因素。然而，一旦他们真正开始行动时遭遇了这些负面因素带来痛苦，这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生态系统，我们可能会重蹈恐龙覆辙。