e.g. 我们预料你不来了。 We didn't expect you would come.
London
你觉得他不会通过考试,是吗? You don’t suppose he will pass the exam, do you? change for the better/worse 变好/变坏 我们都希望天气很快会放晴。 We all hope the weather will change for the better.
London
At that time, many Londoners did not expect that their city would change for the better. 当时许多伦敦人认为他们城市的这种状况不会好转 了。
except引导的宾语从句有否定的意思,但从句不用 否定形式,而将expect变成否定形式,类似动词 还有 “ think, guess, suppose, believe, hope, etc.”
predict v. 预言;预告,预报 prediction n.
e.g. predict one’s future 预言某人的未来
她的预言证明是正确的。 Her prediction turned out to be correct.
New York
His prediction has partly come true. 他的预言已部分实现。 come + adj. 变成,达到(某种状态), (注意这里的come是系动词) e.g.你的理想总有一天会实现。 Your dream will come true some day.
be known as…以...知名 伦敦曾以雾都出名。 London was once known as a city of fog.