Do we have to lower our expectation and our standard of living?

The dog wags its tail in expectation of a bone.

那条狗摇著尾巴,巴望吃肉骨头.

The choice of Bernanke , an accomplished scholar, apparently reflected Bush's acceptance of the public's expectation appointee.

显然,选择Bernanke这位学识渊博的学者表明布什兑现了公众对优秀政府官员的期待.

He has little expectation of passing the exam.

他对考试及格不抱希望.

He came short of our expectation.

他使我们失望.

The weight of expectation was getting to them.

他们逐渐感觉到了期望带来的压力。

We thought Dave would do well, but he has succeeded beyond expectation.

我们认为戴夫会干得挺好的, 可没想到他竟取得了出乎意料的成功.

Moreover, some goods are transferred to other ownership as a gift, without expectation of payment.

外此, 某些商品还作为礼品转移给别人所有而并不要求付款.

United's back four, against all expectation, fared better.

曼联的四个后卫出人意料的表现良好.

Contrary to our expectation, the Miami Heat won the game.

与我们所期待的相反, 迈阿密热火队赢了这场比赛.

The movie fell short of expectation.

这部影片没有人们想象中的好.

The team set off without any expectation of success.

球队出发的时候没有报任何取胜的希望.

The beauty of the scenery surpassed my expectation.

该处风景之秀丽超出我的预料.

A terrible moment of expectation and silence ensued.

有过一阵惊心动魄的静候辰光.

Political stability could be restored by closing the gap between expectation and economic reality.

只有弥合愿望和经济现实间的差距,才能恢复政治稳定.

The product sales is out of our expectation.

产品的销量好得出乎我们的意料之外.

Expectation of rising education and health care costs has been a major deterrent to consumption growth.

对教育和医疗支出增长的预期是消费增长的主要障碍.

It greatly surpassed my utmost expectation.

它远远超过了我的最大期望.

An insurance company can tell you the expectation of life of a man forty of age.

保险公司能够告诉你,四十岁人的寿命期望值.

Expectation of life is a slippery figure.

估计寿命是个易变的数字.

Expectation of life of determined by various factors.

人们寿命的长短取决于种种因素.