They then gave the volunteers coffee in the expectation that it would ease the pain.

然后，他们给这些人喝咖啡以期这能减轻痛楚。

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In the 1990s, consumers stopped spending in the expectation that prices would fall further.

在20世纪90年代，消费者预期价格进一步下跌而停止消费。

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Mutual funds, by comparison, simply buy assets in the expectation that prices will rise.

相比而言，共同基金则只是买入有升值预期的资产。

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I hope that the people will understand that I act not in anger, but in expectation of a greater good."

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All right. Now this is a wonderful example of the tension between having expectations, the expectation that someone will help Tony, and being in a state of suspense, not knowing who it will be.

好的，这是个很好的例子，来说明二者之间的张力,一个是有期望，期望有人会帮助托尼，另一个是处于一种悬念状态，不知道会是谁来帮托尼。

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They love to kind of luxuriate in the opportunity to show off their voice on a leading tone, build up expectation, make you wait even more for that tonic.

他们总是喜欢借机,在导音部分卖弄下自己的歌喉,以增加听众的期望,让大家更渴望听到主音

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Its few young adults are studying Hebrew intensely in the expectation that they, too, will leave.

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In the late 1990s consumers spent more and saved less, in the expectation that capital gains would finance their future pensions.

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In the past, once economists had declared a downturn over, firms would typically start hiring in the expectation that demand was about to surge.

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