我指望你來安排一切。 I am banking upon you to help me with arrangements.
我那輛舊汽車原指望賣上1000英鎊，後來少賣了很多也認了。 I had hoped to get 1000 for my old car but had to settle for a lot less.
我們能夠指望這樣的好天氣再持續(xù)一段時間嗎？ Can we hope for a continuance of this fine weather?
好極了，我就指望它了！ Great, I'll count on it!
我就指望它了。 I'll count on it.
你可以指望我。 You can count on me.
新聞、雜志記者們之所以說出他們知道并非真實的事情，是因為指望：只要長期說下去就可以成為真實。 Journalist say a thing that they know is not true, in the hope that if they kept on saying it long enough it will be true.
不要指望能找到十全十美的幸福--那只不過是鏡花水月。 You shouldn't hope to find perfect happiness it's just a will-o'-the-wisp.
