注释：expect vt. 期望；指望；认为；预料
vi. 期待；预期
词组：
expect too much of 对(某人)期望过高
expect of 对…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.
他们希望一切都快速发生。
(2) So can we expect a credit boom in Germany?
那我们能够指望德国出现信贷繁荣吗？
(3) But Pickens says no one should expect that to last.
但皮肯斯表示，没人会希望这状况持续下去。
(4) Most experts expect the court to issue a narrow ruling.
大多数专家希望法院给予一个限制性裁决。
(5) You expect that the advice will be in your best interest.
你期望这个建议将会对你产生最好的影响。
(6) We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems.
我们不能指望所有国家都采纳相同的制度。
(7) So you might expect education laws to be different in each state.
因此，可能会以为美国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.
指望过去那些有利条件会重现的想法，是不负责任的。

assure vt. 保证；担保；使确信；弄清楚
[ 过去式assured 过去分词assured 现在分词assuring ]
词组：
assure oneself 弄清楚，查明
assure of vt. 向...保证）；查明（使相信
例句：
(1)I assure you they will come soon.
我保证他们一会儿就到。
(2) I assure you (that) there's no danger.
我向你担保不会有危险。
(3) Assure quality of each batch is good and steady.
保证每批供货质量都稳定。
(4) I assure you that you'll see your mother very soon.
我向你保证你很快就会见到妈妈了。
(5) We can assure you that we are well experienced in this line.
我们可以向你保证，我们可以在这（生产/销售）线上做得很好。
(6) We can assure you that we are well experienced in this line.
我们可以向你保证，我们可以在这销售线上做得很好。