We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
我们已经习惯于相信火车总是准点的。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

expect [ɪk'spɛkt] 词频1 词根: spec
vt. 期望;预料;要求;认为（某事）会发生; vi. 预期;期待;怀胎;怀孕;
💡 ex出+pect=spect看→看出去→期待
"We expect writers to produce more and better works."
我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品.
近义：wait, await, previse, bide, hope, contemplate
punctual ['pʌtʃʊəl] 词频2 词根: punct
adj. 严守时刻的， 准时的，正点的;
💡 punct点+ual…的→总能踩准点的→严守时刻的；准时的
"I have to go now because I must be punctual for class."
我现在不得不走了,因为我得准时去上课.
近义：prompt, timely, exact 反义：late, overdue, phlegmatic, poky, slow, sluggardly
learnt [[lə:nt]] 词频2
learn的过去式和过去分词
trains
n. 火车；行列（train的复数形式）

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
然而，这艘巨轮首航就下沉，造成大批人员死亡。人们将永远记着这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。
for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress part with her husband.
因为晚上她要同丈夫一起参加一个化装舞会。
A match was held at Stilton, where both men fought for an hour.
于是两人在斯蒂尔顿设下赛场，厮打了一个小时。
When their father died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding.
父亲死后，他们兄弟俩认为有责任继续把埃里克藏起来。
The quiet life of the country ahs never appealed to me.
宁静的乡村生活从来没有吸引过我。
The winch was again put into operation and one of the men started up the truck.
绞盘机再次启动，一位工人发动了急修车的引擎。