说明
what to expect
核心问题
I've worked with children before, so I know what ____ in my new job.
A. expected B. to expect C. to be expecting D. expects(全国高考,00-19)
《英语周报·高中教师版》第24期有一篇文章对上面的试题作了如下解答:
“此题考查的是不定式复合结构……即 what to expect = what I will expect.”
我觉得这种解释似乎有误。
词典解答
expect除作“预料、预计”解之外,还可作“要求”“期望”(demand, require)解:上题中的expect便具有后一含义。因此,把上题中的what to expect解释为what I will expect(预料)是违背原意的。实际上,expect的逻辑主语并非是I,而是泛指的人们(people): what to expect = what for people to expect of me[人们期望(要求)我的是什么]。亦可理解为: what is expected in my new job。
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You expect too much of your child. 你对孩子的期望太高了。
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What do you expect me to say? 你要我说什么?
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I am expected to work every Saturday. 我每星期六都得上班。
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It's what we expected. 这正是我们所期望的。
[句意]我以前做过儿童工作,所以,我知道我的新工作要求些什么。
(参见 expect )