We didn't really have any expectation of which direction it could go into."

VOA: standard.2010.06.30

I'd be much happier if I don't care, if I lower my levels of expectation.

不在乎会让我更快乐，如果我降低期望水平。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

The moral is that reciprocity is friendship and so good, all to the good, but as I say there's a moment of suspense in the expectation at the point in the text when we expect a moral but we don't know what the moral is going to be.

寓意是，相互关爱就是友谊，它如此美好，对双方都有好处，但正如我所说，也有那么一刻，期望面临悬念,在当我们期待一个寓意,却不知道那个寓意将是什么的时候。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

So I don't think the expectation is that he will dramatically change the policy.

NPR: Obama Win Changes Perceptions Abroad

So against that backdrop, there isn't a huge expectation that Mr. Hollande is going to do much to improve things.

WSJ: French Start-Ups Worry About Hollande's Priorities

If you work in an industry where flowery language isn't exactly an expectation, this may be a nonfactor for you.

ENGADGET: Nuance Dragon Dictate 2.5 for Mac review