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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If you manage your project from a good plan — and an integral part of that plan is a good estimate — there is going to be significant cost savings.

如果您采用一个好的计划管理您的项目——其中一个完整的部分就是一个好的评估——那么您将能够节省大量的开销。

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There is no estimate yet of the total cost of the project or the volume of water involved.

目前还没有预测海水淡化项目的总费用或具体需用多少立方的海水。

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