上方藍色「簡潔的原理」直接關注
New infrastructure projects expected to boost economyChina is accelerating the development of new infrastructure in an effort to hedge against the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak and spur the economy amid mounting downside pressure, said government officials and experts.
評析
這段文字不找茬。
1. expect
（1）expect跟anticipate意思不一樣。引《簡潔的原理》（英文版）如下：
Strictly, to anticipate means 「to foresee,」 「to deal with in advance,」 or 「to expect and prepare for something.」 To expect means merely to look toward the coming event; it does not include the notion of preparation. 「To expect an attack by the enemy」 is merely to look ahead to it; 「to anticipate an attack by the enemy」 is not only to look ahead to it but also to dispose one’s forces to meet it.
我們一般說的「期待」「預料」，大概都是指expect。舉個有些相像的中文例子：望穿秋水。
聽蕉聲，一陣一陣細雨下。何處與人閒嗑牙？望穿秋水，不見還家，潸潸淚似麻。又是想他，又是恨他，手拿著紅繡鞋兒佔鬼卦。（蒲松齡《聊齋志異·鳳陽士人》）
（2）標題裡的expected可以刪去：New infrastructure projects to boost economy
2. the impact of
impact這兒是名詞，但用作動詞的情況越來越多，英文媒體上更是常見。建議寫作中impact只作名詞用。如果想用動詞，就用affect或influence代替。
3. amid
英語中有時會遇到這幾個詞：amid、among、amidst、amongst。用amid，不用amidst；用among，不用amongst。
amid後面多數情況是不可數名詞，比如：amid talk of war。有時也可以是抽象名詞的複數形式，比如：resigned amid rumors of misconduct。
among後面永遠都是複數名詞，比如：among the children。
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