1、expect

預(yù)期;預(yù)料;期待

a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.

預(yù)計(jì)自己在接下來(lái)的幾周里會(huì)丟掉工作的市政工人

They no longer expect corporate profits to improve.

他們不再期待公司利潤(rùn)會(huì)增長(zhǎng)。

盼望;期待;等待

I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived.

我正在等幾封重要的信件，可是一封都沒(méi)到。

I wasn't expecting a visitor.

我沒(méi)想到會(huì)有人來(lái)訪。

要求；認(rèn)為應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)玫?指望

He wasn't expecting our hospitality.

他沒(méi)有指望我們會(huì)盛情款待。

I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.

我確實(shí)希望晚上能有些屬于自己的時(shí)間。

2、contrast

差異;差別;懸殊

the contrast between town and country.

城鄉(xiāng)差別

The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance.

這兩位訪客的外表截然不同。

相比之下;與…相反

The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend.

相比之下，私營(yíng)部門就有很多錢可供開(kāi)銷。

In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often very sheltered.

相反，生活在富裕家庭的女孩子通常都備受呵護(hù)。

與…截然不同;與…對(duì)比鮮明

His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son.

他和他兒子在公開(kāi)場(chǎng)合的言論總是截然不同。

That is in stark contrast to the situation during the 1970 oil crisis.

那和1970年石油危機(jī)時(shí)的情形完全不同。