单词half-hoping
Katherine: You know. . . When you called me tonight, I was half hoping you missed me.
知道吗…你今晚打电话给我的时候，我还以为你开始想念我了。
But if people do elect a new government, as much as voting for something new, they may be half-hoping for something old.
不过，如果人们真的选出一届全新的政府，那么他们在支持革新的同时，或许也期待着某些旧东西吧。
Yet most people don"t seek it; they just wait for it, half hoping it won"t come.
然而多数人不会征求反应，他们只是等待，一半人希望反馈永远不会到来。
She looked back once or twice, half hoping that they would call after her.
她回头看了一两次，希望他们还会叫她回去。
She went back to the table, half hoping she might find another key on it.
她回到桌子跟前，希望还能在桌上找到另一把钥匙。