注釋：expect vt. 期望；指望；認為；預料
vi. 期待；預期
詞組：
expect too much of 對(某人)期望過高
expect of 對…期望（要求）
expect to do 期待去做；期望做某事
例句：
(1) They expect everything to happen fast.
他們希望一切都快速發生。
(2) So can we expect a credit boom in Germany?
那我們能夠指望德國出現信貸繁榮嗎？
(3) But Pickens says no one should expect that to last.
但皮肯斯表示，沒人會希望這狀況持續下去。
(4) Most experts expect the court to issue a narrow ruling.
大多數專家希望法院給予一個限制性裁決。
(5) You expect that the advice will be in your best interest.
你期望這個建議將會對你產生最好的影響。
(6) We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems.
我們不能指望所有國家都采納相同的制度。
(7) So you might expect education laws to be different in each state.
因此，可能會以為美國各州的教育法都是不相同的。
(8) It would be irresponsible to expect the benign conditions of the past to return.
指望過去那些有利條件會重現的想法，是不負責任的。

assure vt. 保證；擔保；使確信；弄清楚
[ 過去式assured 過去分詞assured 現在分詞assuring ]
詞組：
assure oneself 弄清楚，查明
assure of vt. 向...保證）；查明（使相信
例句：
(1)I assure you they will come soon.
我保證他們一會兒就到。
(2) I assure you (that) there's no danger.
我向你擔保不會有危險。
(3) Assure quality of each batch is good and steady.
保證每批供貨質量都穩定。
(4) I assure you that you'll see your mother very soon.
我向你保證你很快就會見到媽媽了。
(5) We can assure you that we are well experienced in this line.
我們可以向你保證，我們可以在這（生產/銷售）線上做得很好。
(6) We can assure you that we are well experienced in this line.
我們可以向你保證，我們可以在這銷售線上做得很好。