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■ expect1) expect 是对客观上会发生什么事的“预期”、“预料”、“事先估计”,没有主观的好恶,与 hope, wish 等不同。 - I'll do my best, but don't expect miracles.我一定尽力而为,但是别以为会出现什么奇迹。
- I expected to fail the exam, but I passed after all.我原先估计考试会考坏,结果还是及格了。
2) 甚至可以指对現在情況的估计。 - I expect I look a mess.我猜想我现在样子一定很狼狈。
- I expect you're all tired after your journey.我看你们经过旅途颠簸,一定很疲倦了。
更甚至可以指对过去情况的估计。 - Did you take a lot of photos? I expect you did.我想你一定拍了许多照片是不是?
You expect that from... 是个常用词组,表示某一现象 (that) 是某事的常态,不足为怪。 - You expect that from a guy like him.像他那样的人,做出这样的事情不足为怪。
- You expect that from a campaign.这是竞选运动的常态。
3) 如果是对他人或外界事物将会如何的预测,或是按照已有的规定或义务认为某人应该如何,可以以该人或事物作为宾语,后面再加动词不定式。 - We expect Jupiter to have basically the same composition as the sun.我们估计木星的构造成分基本上同太阳一样。
- People expect revolutionaries to be bearded and unkempt.在人们的想象中,革命者一定是留着大胡须、不修边幅的。
后面加的也可以不是动词不定式而是动词过去分词。 - One did not expect flags flown at half-mast for Anna Nicole Smith. (Froma Harrop, The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, New York, Feb. 17, 2007)大家并不预期会因为安娜·尼科尔·史密斯之死而降半旗。
4) 但是,expect 也可以有“(按照预定)要求(某人做某事)”的意思。 - What do you expect me to do about it?你要我对此做什么?
5) expect 也可以变为被动语气,此时被预测或被要求如何如何的人或事物成为主语。 - Wal-Mart is expected to appeal.预计沃尔玛将提出上诉。
- The World Trade Organization is expected to render its verdict on charges by the United States that Europe is illegally restricting imports of genetically modified crops.美国指责欧洲非法地限制经过基因改变的农作物进口,世界贸易组织预计将对此作出裁决。
- He is expected to put his work before his family.人家要求他先工作后家庭。
- You're expected to pay.你应该付款。
6) 如果 to expect to inf. 或 to be expected to inf. 用的是过去或过去完成时态,则往往有“结果与原先预料不同”的意思。 - Hamas was expected to fare well, but nobody expected a landslide victory, not even Hamas itself.本来就预计哈马斯会得分,但是谁都没有预料到他竟然会得到一面倒的胜利,就连哈马斯自己也没想到。
- Eight of ten reported having a successful relationship with their roommates, 10% lower than had expected to do so.十个人当中有八个表示与同屋居住者关系良好,这比预期低了百分之十。
7) expect 本来意义是主观无法左右的一种对未来的预测,因此本来不能用现在或过去进行时态,但是如果转义为某种有意识的行为“等待”,则可以用进行时态。 - I'm expecting a letter.我在等着一封信到来。
- She's expecting a baby in May.她五月份要生孩子。
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