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001 end up with 以……结尾；以……告终

重点解析 ▲ up在此处作副词，end up with表示“以……结尾”，end up后面也可接V-ing形式或in引导的介词短语，表示“最终，到头来”。

情景对话

Robert: If he doesn't cut it out now, he will end up with egg on his face.

Sue: We have tried to warn him, but he doesn't listen.

罗伯特：如果他现在不住手，最后会很难堪的。

苏：我们设法提醒过他，但是他没有听。

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end in 以……为结果；落得 at the end of 在……的结尾，在……的末端

bring (put) an end to 结束

例句再现

How come you end up with nothing ?你怎么会什么都没有得到？

We ended up with some fruit and dessert. 最后我们吃了些水果和甜点。

The meeting ends up with a speech by the chairperson. 会议以主席的致辞结束。

For most of them, their marriages end in divorce. 他们中许多人的婚姻都以离婚告终。

At the end of the third week, he suddenly felt like going back to work.第三周周末，他突然想回去上班。

002 excuse sb (for) 原谅某人（做某事）

重点解析 ▲ excuse在此处作动词，指“原谅；宽恕”，excuse sb后接for引导的介词短语，表示“原谅某人做某事”，比较常用的表达为excuse me for（原谅我……）。

情景对话

Peter: I can't excuse him for such rude behavior.

Sam: I know how you feel.

彼得：我无法原谅他那样粗鲁的行为。

萨姆：我理解你的感受。

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excuse me 对不起，原谅我

there's no excuse for... ……没有理由可讲；……不可原谅

例句再现

Excuse me for not being able to come to your birthday party.原谅我不能去参加你的生日聚会。

Excuse me if I offended you. 如果冒犯了你，请原谅。

Excuse me for interrupting. 请原谅，打扰了。

If you excuse me for a second, I'll check it out for you. 如果稍等片刻，我就给你查一下。

Excuse me for not informing you in advance. 请原谅我没有提前通知你。

003 expect sb back 预计某人回来

重点解析 ▲ expect在该表达中表示“预期；预料”，back为副词，表示方向，意为“返回”。该短语多用于向他人询问自己要找的人何时回来。

情景对话

Mark: When do you expect him back?

Owen: I think before five o'clock.

马克：你预计他什么时候能回来？

欧文：我想五点之前吧。

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be expected to 有望……；被期待…… as expected 不出所料；果不其然

...than I expected 比我预料的……

例句再现

She expects him back two days later. 她预计他两天之后回来。

I didn't expect you back so soon. 我没想到你能这么快回来。

She is expected to arrive tomorrow. 预计她明天到达。

As expected, he tried to find an excuse for not coming. 正如所料，他试图为没有来找借口。

The result turned out much better than I expected. 结果比我预料的要好得多。

004 expect company 有客人要来

重点解析 ▲ 除了常见的含义“公司”外，company还可以表示“陪伴，陪同”，因此expect company可理解为“有客人要来”，此外，have company的意思为“有客人（或朋友）在。

情景对话

May: Do you expect company this afternoon?

Peter: No. Why do you say so?

梅：今天下午你有客人要来吗？

彼得：没有。你为什么这么说呢？

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expecting someone 等某人 keep sb company 陪伴；给……做伴

in company（与别人）在一起 keep company with 与……交朋友；与……为伍

例句再现

I'm expecting company tomorrow. 明天我有客人要来。

We can't go out this afternoon for we are expecting company.今天下午有客人要来，所以我们不能出门。

Are you expecting someone ?你在等人吗？

I will stay to keep you company. 我会留下来陪你。

I used to feel uncomfortable in company. 以前和别人在一起时，我感觉很不自在。

005 expect a baby/child 怀孕

重点解析 ▲ expect a baby/child意为“怀孕”，可以说sb be expecting a baby/child或sb be expecting，相当于sb be pregnant。

情景对话

Rita: Sorry, I let it slip that you are expecting a baby.

Rose: It's OK.

丽塔：不好意思，我说漏了你怀孕的事。

罗丝：没关系。

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be with a child 怀孕 conceive a child 怀孕

例句再现

I hear you're expecting a baby again. 我听说你又怀孕了。

She was expecting a baby at that time. 那时她还怀着身孕。

His wife is expecting. 他妻子快生了。

She was offered fertility treatment for not being able to conceive a child naturally.她由于不能自然怀孕，因此接受了受孕治疗。

006 expect...to do 期待……做

重点解析 ▲ expect...to do中的动词expect表示“盼望；期待；等待”，expect sb to do sth指“期待某人做某事”，而expect sth则有“预料某事发生”的意思。也可以用作be expecting sth/sb，表示“正在期待某事或某人”。

情景对话

Margaret: I didn't expect to see you in this restaurant.

Nick: Me too. What a coincidence!

玛格丽特：没想到会在这家饭店见到你。

尼克：我也是。太巧了！

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expect sth of sb 期望某人……，对某人抱有……的期望

What can (do) you expect ？那有什么大惊小怪的？

What do you expect sb to... ?你希望某人……？ expect that... 期待……

例句再现

I never expect her to keep her promise. 我从没期待她能信守承诺。

She didn't expect to be liked by everyone she worked with.她并不期望所有跟她共事的人都会喜欢她。

I expect to have some time to myself after work. 我希望下班后有些自己的时间。

Whom does he expect to take over his work ?他期望谁能接管他的工作？

I think you are expecting too much of the child. 我认为你对这个孩子的期望过高了。