英語六級攻克閱讀關鍵句266. Still, when Lenore Skenazy, a columnist f

266. Still, when Lenore Skenazy, a columnist for The New York Sun, wrote about letting her son take the subway alone to get back to her Manhattan home from a department store on the Upper East Side, she didn't expect to get hit with a wave of criticism from readers.

譯文　然而，當《紐約太陽報》的專欄作家莉諾·斯肯納茲在文章中寫道，她讓自己的兒子獨自一人從上東區(qū)的百貨商店乘地鐵回到曼哈頓的家，她并沒有料到這在讀者中會引起一陣批評浪潮。

點睛　本句的主干是...she didn't expect to get hit with...。理解該句關鍵是要理清when引導的時間狀語從句的結(jié)構，其中，a columnist for The New York Sun作插入語，對Lenore Skenazy進行補充說明；letting her son take...to her Manhattan home為wrote about的賓語；from a department store on the Upper East Side則為地點狀語。

expect to意為“預料，希望”。如：

We expect to overfulfil our target. 我們估計可以超額完成目標。

get hit with在此意為“招致，遭到……的打擊”。如：

We just got hit with a sudden storm! 我們剛遇上了一場驟雨！

考點歸納　expect的常見用法如下：

表示“期待，期望”，通常用作及物動詞，后接名詞、不定式或不定式的復合結(jié)構，但不能接動名詞。如：

1) Ross is expecting an apology call from Amy. 羅斯在等埃米的道歉電話。

2) I expect to finish the work by Thursday. 我期望能在星期四前完成此工作。

3) Do you expect someone to go with you? 你期望有人同你一起去嗎？

expect還可以表示“預計，預料”，有時用于不好的方面。如：

1) I expect to be back on Sunday./I expect that I will be back on Sunday. 我預計星期日回來。

2) Emma expects to fail the job interview. ?，旑A料自己面試不會通過。

后接that從句時，如果從句的謂語為否定形式，通常要將否定形式移到expect前面。如：

I didn't expect that you answered my letter so soon. 我料想你不會這么快就回我的信。

在口語中可表示“想，猜想”。如：

1) You don't want to go? I expect you're tired. 你不想去？我想你是累了吧。

2) —Is Sarah Brightman going to give any performance at the evening party? 莎拉·布萊曼要在晚會上表演節(jié)目吧？

—I expect so. 我想是吧。

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