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

VOA: special.2009.10.08

Because now the expectation and the opportunity to build interfaith cooperation has grown and that gives me that much more to do."

因为现在对建立跨信仰合作的期望,和机会都增加了,这使我的任务更重“

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Why should I act in such a way if I have no expectation or reasonable expectation that those around me will reciprocate?

如果我对别人的报答,没有期望或合理的期望,我为什么要这样做？

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

"My expectation is that we will probably continue to see unemployment tick up for several months,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.14

It is wrong expectation to expect that getting into a certain place, getting a raise, finding our dream partner, is responsible for our happiness.

错误的期望认为进入某间公司，获得升职，找到理想的伴侣，就能让自己更快乐。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

And,that is what our expectation is as well.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

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。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

"Were he to return, then the expectation is that he's managed to secure a consensus of sorts,at least to get the government formed and let it get on with its daily business."

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

It's great because there's huge expectation that we are gonna bring this agency back, that we are gonna restore EPA with places, the protector of air, water and land.

这么做很好，因为人们期待着,环境保护署重新回到视线当中，期待环境保护署能够重新，发挥对大气，水以及土地资源保护作用。

普林斯顿公开课 - 领导能力简介课程节选

"There is a perception that President Obama brings with him a sensibility and sensitivity to the region and I think that will stand him in very good stead because there is already a very strong expectation that President Obama will set a new direction for US policy towards its partners, towards APEC, and in particular towards Asia."

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

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

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

That was quite a nice expectation.

这是个非常高的预期

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Now Mr. Milton took some risks when he separated himself from his cash and lent money to his clients, or lent more money to his clients than the collateral, the gold, was actually worth. And the motive for that risk, of course, the motive for that investment, was the expectation of a profit.

但是弥尔顿先生却冒着把自己和他的现金,也丢了的风险，或者借出去的钱比担保财产还要多，他这么投资的动机是，希望获得收益。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

A sense of reciprocity is establishedbetween the tow truck and the person who helps the tow truck out of being stuck -a fine sense of reciprocity, so the expectation is that there will be a moral.

在托运车和把托运车从困境中解救出来的人之间,建立起了一个互惠主义关系,相互帮助，一个很好的感觉，所以期待是这其中会有一个寓意。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

That's wrong expectation.

那是错误的期望。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

How do I give up my right to do whatever is in my power to secure my person or my possessions, when I have no expectation, you might say, ? that others around me are prepared to do so as well?

我怎么能在我不期望,身边的人会这样做的时候，放弃我保护自身和财产安全，不受侵害的权利？

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

They told him that if earnings go up-- we try to keep a target payout ratio-- but if earnings suddenly shoot up, we're not going to increase our dividends right away because that would set too high an expectation and we don't want to have to cut it.

他们告诉他,如果收益提高,我们会努力维持既定的股利发放率,但如果收益大涨,我们不会马上提高股利,因为这样会导致过高的期望,我们也不想降低股利

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

I think it's wonderful because it "pulls up" just like Gadamer being "pulled up short," and there is, it seems to me, there's another crisis of expectation in this line in that especially as a toddler I need to negotiate that expression idiomatically.

我认为这非常好，因为“停下来“就像葛达玛的,“突然停下“一样，而依我看来，这里有另一个,期望危机，在这句话中，因为，特别是作为一个小孩,我需要用习惯性的表达法。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选