我覺得湯姆對我們的期待太高了。

I believe that Tom expects too much from us.

I think Tom expects too much from us.

I think that Tom expects too much from us.

I believe Tom expects too much from us.

I think Tom's expectations of us are too high.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 覺得 juéde
  1. to think that ...; to feel that ...
  2. to feel (uncomfortable etc)
3 湯姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
4 對 duì
  1. right; correct
  2. towards; at; for
  3. concerning; regarding
  4. to treat (sb a certain way)
  5. to face
  6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
  7. to match together; to adjust
  8. to fit; to suit
  9. to answer; to reply
  10. to add; to pour in (a fluid)
  11. to check; to compare
  12. classifier: couple; pair
5 我們 wǒmen we; us; ourselves; our
=6 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
7 期待 qīdài
  1. to look forward to
  2. to await
  3. expectation
=8 太 tài
  1. highest
  2. greatest
  3. too (much)
  4. very
  5. extremely
=8 太 tā
  1. (Korean Classical Chinese) soybean
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 太末
  3. only used in 太末
  4. soybean
=9 高 Gāo surname Gao
=9 高 gāo
  1. high
  2. tall
  3. above average
  4. loud
  5. your (honorific)
=10 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=10 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=10 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=10 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào