On closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that the crisis forced the industry as a whole to batten down the hatches.

然而，通过更仔细地观察，我们可以清晰地发现，这场危机迫使整个保险业严正以待。

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Batten down the hatches and endure the thunderstorm of an unwelcome estimate early in the project instead of the hurricane of schedule slips and cost overruns later on.

要未雨绸缪，在项目的早期忍受捍卫你的开发日程而导致的暴风雨，而不是迎接项目延期或成本超支的飓风。

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It may be that thriving firms allow themselves the luxury of attending to social issues such as board diversity, whereas poorly performing ones batten down the hatches.

也许是因为飞速发展的公司有余力关注如董事会多元化等的社会问题，而表现欠佳的公司则自身难保（无暇顾及其他）。

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