指望一个经常食言的人是不明智的。

It is unwise to count on a person who always breaks his word.

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二是不指望一个单项措施起到特别大的作用；

second, no single measure is expected to play a major role;

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我们决不可能指望一个生龙活虎的青年会始终小心周到。

We must not expect a lively young man to be always so guarded and circumspect.

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I don't expect you go to the library, however, because I think that we're moving into an age where you tend to want to be online, right?

我不指望你们去图书馆,因为我觉得我们进入了一个新时代,在这个时代里,人人都想挂在网上吧

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They have a bias. If you ask them, what's the probability that Yale will win the Yale-Harvard game, don't expect Yale students or Harvard students to give an unbiased probability.

人们有偏向性,如果你问他们,耶鲁与哈佛的比赛中耶鲁胜出的几率有多大,不要指望耶鲁或哈佛的学生会给出,一个公正的答案

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