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catch off guard（因突发状况而）措手不及

例句：His purpose is to catch us off guard.
      他的目的是想让我们失去警惕。

2. Otherwise, apart from what the -- the work of the police and the other security agencies, it has to be business as usual in the same way as other terror threats, we can't allow our cities just to grind to a halt.

apart from脱离, 除此之外(表示除…以外别无),要不是

例句：There can be no knowledge apart from practice.
      离开实践就没有知识。

3.Absolutely, first and foremost, is the human factor issues，ensuring that staff are fully trained in every up to date method of detecting.

first and foremost首要的

例句：He was a singer, but first and foremost a scholar.
      他是个歌手, 但他主要是一位学者。

up to date最新式的, 现代化的

例句：The car is a beauty and quite up to date.
      那辆车子很漂亮是最新款的。

      In the new factory all the equipment was up to date.
      这个新工厂里的所有设备都是现代化的。