通译比典:wait_for与expect之间的辨析

wait for与expect 对比辨析

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两者均含有“等”之意，但是有区别：wait for (等候)通常指在一个地方呆着，不采取任何行动，一直等到某事发生，它主要强调时间的流逝且含有耽误之意，有时暗示某人来得太晚或某事发生得太迟等；而 expect(期待，预料)则指某事(可指好或不好的事)很可能会发生或到来，不强调时间的迟早，只说明一种心情。比较：

他在校门口等他母亲。

误：He was expecting his mother at the school gate.

正：He was waiting for his mother at the school gate.

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