我指望你来安排一切。 I am banking upon you to help me with arrangements.
我那辆旧汽车原指望卖上1000英镑，後来少卖了很多也认了。 I had hoped to get 1000 for my old car but had to settle for a lot less.
我们能够指望这样的好天气再持续一段时间吗？ Can we hope for a continuance of this fine weather?
好极了，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.
新闻、杂志记者们之所以说出他们知道并非真实的事情，是因为指望：只要长期说下去就可以成为真实。 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--那只不过是镜花水月。 You shouldn't hope to find perfect happiness it's just a will-o'-the-wisp.
