When we're caught off-guard, we're more likely to fall back into old, ineffective habits like the combat mentality.

在没有防备的情况下，我们很容易陷入像作战状态这样的陋习。

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When development teams adopt agile practices, product management is often caught off guard by the amount of work added to their already overflowing plate.

开发团队采用敏捷时，产品管理会给他们已经超负荷的工作量中再增加更多工作，团队因此措手不及。

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There are some eloquent ways of saying no and it's important to become a pro at doing this so you're not caught off guard.

有很多很有说服力的说辞而且成为这方面的专业选手很重要，只有这样别人张口时你才不会猝不及防。

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In January the foreign ministry was caught off-guard by the army's test of an anti-satellite weapon.

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But then, it is in the nature of investors to be caught off-guard.

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But the Department of Homeland Security was caught off-guard by Ashcroft's dire interpretation of the current intelligence.

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