If you expect to complete a task easily, then you are less likely to procrastinate.

如果预期某项任务很轻易就能完成，那么你拖延的可能性就很低。

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In the most extreme cases, bankers will bid for a block after the market closes and expect to complete the sale by the open the next day.

在极端情况下，投行会在收市后出价竞买大宗证券，在第二天开市前完成交易。

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As incredible as it seems, many marathoners perform their long runs at a specific, slower-than-goal pace and then expect to complete their marathons at a tempo which is about a minute per mile faster!

似乎难以置信，许多马拉松人平时按一个慢于目标配速的具体配速跑长距离，却期待着比它每英里快约1分钟的配速完成他们的马拉松！

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Babies expect there to be an entire, complete bar and are surprised and look longer at the broken bar.

婴儿会期待那是一根完整的木杆,所以会对断开的木杆感到惊讶,并且会有更长的注视时间

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If it is approved by shareholders and regulators, the companies expect to complete the transaction by the middle of 2013.

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"We expect to complete the bulk of fleet retrofits by mid-May, " said McNerney, according to a transcript of the call.

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We now expect to complete the Oak Ridge acceptance during the first half of 2013 and have increased our outlook accordingly.

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