wish,expect,hope之间的区别

wish,expect,hope之间的区别

这些动词在不同的方面涉及到前瞻将来之事物的意思.Expect 意思是期待某事或某人可能的发生或出现：\x0dYou can expect us for lunch.\x0d你可以等我们一起吃午饭.\x0d“We should not expect something for nothing—but we all do and call it Hope” (Edgar W.Howe).\x0d“我们不应期待收获而不付出--相反我们应去做并称之为希望” （埃德加· W·何奥）.\x0dAnticipate is sometimes used as a synonym of expect,but usually it involves more than expectation.Sometimes it refers to taking advance action,as to forestall or prevent the occurrence of something expected or to meet a wish or request before it is articulated:\x0dAnticipate 有时被用作expect 的同义词,但通常它不仅仅是期望这个意思,有时它指提前采取行动,来阻止预料中某事的发生或在一项要求或愿望说出之前使它得到满足：\x0danticipated the attack and locked the gates;\x0d预见会有袭击并锁上门；\x0danticipating her desires.The term can also refer to having a foretaste of something expected before its occurrence:\x0d预先满足她的愿望.这个词也指在预料中某物的出现前就已拥有：\x0danticipate trouble.To hope is to look forward with desire and usually with a measure of confidence in the likelihood of gaining what is desired:\x0d过早陷入麻烦.Hope 意思是热切期望并对获得所期待之物的可能性方面有一定的信心：\x0dI hope to see you soon.\x0d我希望不久就见到你.\x0dHope for the best,but expect the worst.To await is to wait in expectation of; it implies certainty:\x0d做最大的希望,但也等待最大的失望.Await 意思是满怀期望的等待；暗含肯定性：\x0d热切等待你的来信.