The people in Paris are awaiting some sort of military help from the provinces, but it simply goes on and on.

巴黎民众翘首企盼,希望别的省份出兵相助,然而围困的僵局还是丝毫没有打破的迹象

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

I did not abandon my interest in politics to discover how it might be bettered in other respects, and I was perpetually awaiting my opportunity.

我并未放弃对政治的兴趣,仍想探索,如何能更有效地管治，我也一直都在等待我的机会。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

It happens. Fortunately, while sitting in jail awaiting trial, the slow thief decided to figure what was wrong. And, amazingly enough, he had studied mathematics. And had a blackboard in the cell. So he was able to work it out.

失主叫了警察然后小偷最后被抓进了监狱,幸运的是这个贼做来牢房里,等待判决时发现了自己的错误,它很惊人的学习过数学，牢房里,还有一个黑板，它可以把题目算出来了。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选