中英互譯:"未雨綢繆"用英語怎麼說?

“未雨綢繆”,漢語成語意思是趁着天沒下雨,先修繕房屋門窗(repair the house before it rains)。比喻事先做好準備工作,預防意外的事發生(take precautions beforehand,provide against the future,save (something) for a rainy day)。

例句

我打算未雨綢繆,作好應對準備。

I'm trying to look ahead at what might happen and be ready to handle it.

目前還未出現這種情形,但我們需要未雨綢繆。

This has not happened yet. But we need to prepare.