You can hardly expect scintillating conversation from a kid that age.

I do not expect a war between my country and yours. Truly I do not.

我不希望你我两国之间爆发战争。真的不希望。

If a guy hunts and owns guns, what do you expect?

如果一个人打猎而且还有自己的枪，你还想指望什么？

He is a tough negotiator. We did not expect to find him a pushover and he has not been one.

他是个难对付的谈判者。我们没指望说服他，而且也没说服他。

I'm a natural pessimist; I usually expect the worst.

我是天生的悲观主义者。我总是做最坏的打算。

You will learn what to expect as your child matures physically.

在孩子身体发育成熟时，你就知道会发生什么事了。

With Indian cuisine, you expect a riot of tastes and spices.

印度菜肴口味丰富，并添加各种香料。

People expect a horse to perform like a car, with no thought for its feelings as a living being.

人们希望马能像汽车一样，完全没有考虑到马作为一种有生命的动物会有什么样的感受。

"Well, of course, they haven't won a football game." — "And what would you expect?".

“嗯，当然，他们一场足球比赛也没有赢过。”——“那么你所期望的是什么呢？”

I expect you can guess what follows.

我想你能猜出接下来发生了什么。

It would be unrealistic to expect such a process ever to be completed.

想要完成这个步骤是不可能的。

It seems to me a fatal illusion to expect one's children simply to reproduce one's own views.

在我看来，期望孩子一味照搬自己的观点是一种后果极其严重的错误观念。

He was told by the governors that he could expect no further preferment.

他被董事们告之晋升无望了。

We expect better of you in the future.

我们希望将来你有更大的成就。

I don't know that it's made the decision any easier.

我不认为这对作出决定有丝毫帮助。

Don't leave a child alone in a room with an open fire.

房间里有裸露的明火时，不要让孩子独处其中。

Heck, if you don't like it, don't vote for him.

如果你不喜欢，不要投他的票不就得了。

Don't think it hasn't torn me apart to be away from you.

不骗你，离开你让我痛苦万分。

I don't want him to feel forsaken and unhappy.

我不想让他感到被抛弃而不快乐。

We don't live in the lap of luxury, but we're comfortable.

我们的生活虽然并非锦衣玉食，也算是衣食无忧。

I don't drive and the buses are quite hopeless.

我不开车，公共汽车条件又太糟糕。