“祈禱”、“希望”

英語里怎么表達“祈禱”、“希望某事有好的結(jié)果”？我們來看看。

1. keep your fingers crossed: use this to say that you hope that something will happen the way you want, when you cannot do anything to affect what happens

例：

"Have you had your test results yet?'' "No. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed.'' （-考試結(jié)果出來了嗎？ -沒有，我一直在祈禱有個好成績。）

Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope that this idea of yours works. （祈禱你的法子管用吧。）

We're keeping our fingers crossed that she's going to be OK. （我們希望她會好起來。）

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2. hopefully: say this when you hope something will happen

備注：''hopefully''常用于口語中。

例;

He's been resting today, so hopefully he'll be feeling better tomorrow. （他今天休息，希望他明天會好點兒。）

Hopefully we can find a way of solving this problem. （希望我們可以找到解決問題的辦法。）

Hopefully, I'll be back home by ten o'clock. （希望我10點前能到家。）

By then the problem will hopefully have been solved. （希望那會兒已經(jīng)解決了這個問題。）

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3. with any luck : use this if somebody is lucky, if what they want to happen does happen

備注：''with any luck''常用于口語中，或者作''with a little luck'', ''with a bit of luck''。

例：

With any luck, we'll have this finished by the end of the day. （我們今天之內(nèi)應(yīng)該可以做完。）

With a little luck, Kate will forget all about the party. （凱特可能會忘記派對上發(fā)生的事。）

With a bit of luck, you might get a flight tomorrow. （你可能可以坐上明天的班機。）

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4. let's hope: say this when you hope that something will happen, especially because it will be very unpleasant if it does not

備注：''let's hope''常用于口語中。

例：

Let's hope we can find a parking space. （但愿我們能找到停車位。）

The whole thing has been nothing but heartache and worry. Let's hope nothing like it ever happens again. （這件事帶來的只有心痛和擔(dān)憂。希望這樣的事再也不會發(fā)生。）

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5. if all goes well: say this when you hope something will be successful, but you know that success depends on everything happening in the right way

備注：''if all goes well''常用于口語中。

例：

The tunnel should be finished by 2010 if all goes well. （一切順利的話，隧道將于2010年竣工。）

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6. hope for the best: to hope that a situation will end well, when it is possible that something might go wrong

例：

He never uses a recipe. He just throws all kinds of food into a pan and hopes for the best. （他從來沒照食譜煮過東西，于是就胡亂把各種食材都丟進鍋里，祈禱會有個好結(jié)果。）

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7. in the hope that...: if you do something in the hope that it will have a good result, you do it because you hope it will make something good happen

備注：''in the hope that...''常用于英式英語中，美式英語中常作''in hopes that...''。

例：

He showed me a photo of his wife, in the hope that I might have seen her. （他給我看了他老婆的照片，希望我可能曾見過她。）

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8. pin your hopes on: to hope that one particular thing will happen, because your happiness or all your other plans depend on this

例：

Sue is pinning all her hopes on getting this job. （蘇非常希望能得到這份工作。）

''I do hope she remembers.''? ''Don't pin your hopes on it'', warned David. （-我真的希望她還記得。 -戴維說：“別指望了?！保?/span>