When you're coming down with flu all you can do is batten down the hatches and wait for it to pass.得了流感以后，你所能做的就是做好心理准备，等它慢慢过去。We were able to batten down the house just before the storm hit.我们在暴风雨来袭前加固了房子。As the economy grows worse, investors need to batten down the hatches and prepare for tough times ahead.随着经济的恶化，投资者需要未雨绸缪，提前为低迷期做好准备。