I do not know whether you realize it, but this condition is essential to us.
我不知道你是否了解,但是,这个条件对我们是必要的。
Precautions of this sort are necessary, for it is impossible to foretell the exact nature of the difficulties which will confront the pot-holer.
作出这样的准备是必要的,因为无法预见到洞穴探险者究竟会遇到什么性质的困难。