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

右翼民兵正在为战斗做准备。在选举日之前的一项民意调查中，75%的美国人表达了对暴力的担忧。

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

“” ！我说，为战斗做准备。

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，迎接两党在弹劾案中的最终博弈及可能是近最激烈的总统大选。

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方案为底特律与所有债权人拉开了一场艰苦卓绝的斗争。

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.

分离的岩石远远地直立着，一圈泡沫环绕着它们的底部，在它的白色中重复着无数海鸥不安地盘旋的羽毛。