And...it occurs to me that on the one hand its likely to be absolutely fine 一方面对我来说好像情况都还不错

occur to想到； 意识到

It occurs to me that he might be interested in the problem we had discussed.

我想起来了他也许对我们讨论过的那个问题感兴趣。

Did it ever occur to you to be betrayed by your best friend?

你可曾想到被你最好的朋友出卖？

I'm not sure if I'm prepared for that.我很担心我没有准备好

prepare for为 ... 做准备

I've had no time to prepare for this meeting, so I'll have to play it by ear.

我没有时间准备这次会议，所以只好有什麽谈什麽。

The teacher urged his students to prepare for the exam.

老师劝他的学生准备考试。

and an older kid managed to buy some alcohol from a pub然后那个头头决定要去酒店里买酒

manage to设法、努力(完成某事)

The goalkeeper just managed to palm the ball over the crossbar.

守门员用手掌将球托出了球门的横木。

He managed to avoid his pursuers.

他设法甩掉了那些追捕者