A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
期望
Expectation
I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to make the Olympic team for London.
我有很多的期望和目标，我想要实现，但最大的梦想仍然是成为奥运代表队为伦敦。
Optimists are people who expect more kisses in their future, more strolls in the park. And that anticipation enhances their well-being.
乐观主义者希望他们的未来有更多的亲吻，更多的在公园里散步。这种期待增强了他们的幸福感。
Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.
做一件随机的善事，不要期望回报，因为你知道总有一天会有人为你做同样的事。
I am a humanist, which mean, in part, that I have tried to behave decently without any expectation of rewards or punishments after I'm dead.
我是一个人文主义者，这意味着，在某种程度上，我努力表现得体面，不期望死后得到任何奖励或惩罚。
Obviously, everybody has their own expectations of you, but you have to have your own expectations for yourself. For me, I'm right on track.
显然，每个人对你都有自己的期望，但你必须对自己有自己的期望。对我来说，我正步入正轨。
Holidays in general breed unrealistic expectations. The minute you start wondering, 'is it going to be wonderful enough?,' it never will be.
假期通常会产生不切实际的期望。当你开始想，‘这会足够精彩吗?，“永远不会。
Everybody out there watches the show and has expectations of wanting to be an 'Idol,' but we're going to teach them how much hard work goes into it.
每个人都在看这个节目，都有成为“偶像”的期望，但我们会教他们在这个过程中付出了多少努力。
A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.
年轻的头脑很少能完全摆脱野心;抑制这种情绪是获得满足感的第一步，因为减少期望就是增加快乐。
The first and most optimistic response was complete rational expectations econometrics. A rational expectations equilibrium is a likelihood function. Maximize it.
第一个也是最乐观的回应是完全理性预期计量经济学。理性预期均衡是一个似然函数。最大化。
I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it's great to work with actors who are that talented and accomplished.
我试着不要对别人有太高的期望，因为这只会让你失望，但是和这么有才华、有成就的演员一起工作很好。
The progress of the natural sciences in modern times has of course so much exceeded all expectations that any suggestion that there may be some limits to it is bound to arouse suspicion.
当然，现代自然科学的进步远远超出了所有人的预期，任何有关自然科学可能存在某些局限性的说法，都必然会引起怀疑。
I think some of the pressure comes from the expectations of other people. Like if your father played baseball, they expect you to be the big lifesaver or something when you play a sport.
我认为一些压力来自于他人的期望。比如，如果你父亲打棒球，他们希望你在参加体育运动时能成为大救星。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
We are Liverpool Football Club and the expectations are so high.
我们是利物浦足球俱乐部，人们对我们的期望很高。
There was expectations that the fights there, the operation there might be extended for several months, even for several years. But within a few weeks it ended, because obviously the Taliban wasn't a real force.
预计那里的战斗和行动可能会延长几个月，甚至几年。但在几周内就结束了，因为塔利班显然不是真正的武装力量。
We will always tend to fulfill our own expectation of ourselves.
我们总是倾向于实现自己对自己的期望。
Our expectation in ourselves must be higher than our expectation in others.
我们对自己的期望必须高于对他人的期望。
Stop making exceptions for people who only make excuses.
不要为那些只会找借口的人破例。