艾伦秀第30期:真是很幸运

1、expect
预期;预料;期待
a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.
预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人
They no longer expect corporate profits to improve.
他们不再期待公司利润会增长。
盼望;期待;等待
I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived.
我正在等几封重要的信件，可是一封都没到。
I wasn't expecting a visitor.
我没想到会有人来访。
要求；认为应当得到;指望
He wasn't expecting our hospitality.
他没有指望我们会盛情款待。
I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.
我确实希望晚上能有些属于自己的时间。
2、beat
打；猛击
My wife tried to stop them and they beat her.
我妻子想阻止他们，他们就打了她。
They were beaten to death with baseball bats.
他们被人用棒球棒打死了。
（通常指多次或连续地）撞击，猛撞，拍打
There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass.
当时一片寂静，只听见一只苍蝇不停地撞击着玻璃。
Nina managed to free herself and began beating at the flames with a pillow.
尼娜好不容易挣脱出来，拿起枕头用力扑打火焰。
敲，打，击（鼓等）；（鼓等）敲响
When you beat the drum, you feel good.
敲鼓的时候感觉很好。
drums beating and pipes playing.
敲鼓和吹风笛