The Data Base has been in preparation for years.

多年前资料库就在筹备中。

This is in preparation for the Chang'e 5 lunar mission in 2017.

这些是为将于2017年发射的“嫦娥五号”所做的准备工作。

The head shaving ceremony Tuesday was in preparation for their training to become Buddhist clergy.

周二的剃度仪式是他们为参加成为佛教徒的训练而做的准备。

Part of that is in preparation for the scientific announcement and then the fossil material will actually stay out there for public viewing.

部分是为了科学发布，然后化石材料会留作公开展览。

An event was in preparation which, had She known it, would have relieved her from her inquietude.

一件大事正在筹备之中，如果她知道，就会解除她的不安。

These regulations had been in preparation before the Herald of Free Enterprise incident and their adoption was brought forward.

这些规定在“自由企业先驱报”事件之前就已准备就绪，并被提前通过。

Ukraine and the west fear the ongoing build up of Russian troops in the flurry of military activity in Belarus could be in preparation for a new ground offensive.

乌克兰和西方担心，在白俄罗斯的一系列军事活动中，俄罗斯军队正在不断集结，可能是在为新的地面攻势做准备。

The most prominent object was a long table with a tablecloth spread on it, as if a feast had been in preparation when the house and the clocks all stopped together.

最突出的对象是一张长桌子，桌布铺在桌子上，仿佛在准备一场盛宴，这时房子和钟都停在一起了。