予(よ)想(そう)以(い)上(じょう)

予(よ)想(そう)以(い)上(じょう)に多(おお)くの観(かん)客(きゃく)が来(き)ていました。

• There were more spectators than I had expected.

予(よ)想(そう)以(い)上(じょう)にひどい天(てん)気(き)だ。

• This bad weather is more than I bargained for.

彼(かれ)は予(よ)想(そう)以(い)上(じょう)に有(ゆう)能(のう)な弁(べん)護(ご)士(し)だ。

• He is an abler lawyer than I expected.

その問(もん)題(だい)の解(かい)決(けつ)は予(よ)想(そう)以(い)上(じょう)に難(むずか)しかった。

• A resolution to the problem was more difficult than we anticipated.
• The solution to that problem was more difficult than we anticipated.

私(わたし)たちは予(よ)想(そう)以(い)上(じょう)にたくさんの金(かね)を使(つか)った。

• We spent more money than was expected.

誕(たん)生(じょう)パーティーには予(よ)想(そう)以(い)上(じょう)の人(ひと)たちが来(き)ていた。

• There were more people present at the birthday party than was expected.

彼(か)の熱(ねつ)意(い)の至(いた)り、プロジェクトは予(よ)想(そう)以(い)上(じょう)の成(せい)功(こう)を収(おさ)めた。

• Due to his utmost enthusiasm, the project achieved greater success than expected.

水(みず)を出(だ)しっぱなしで、水(すい)道(どう)代(だい)が予(よ)想(そう)以(い)上(じょう)に高(たか)くなりました。

• I left the water running, so the water bill ended up being higher than expected.

このプロジェクトは予(よ)想(そう)以(い)上(じょう)に複(ふく)雑(ざつ)で、数ヶ月(すうかげつ)かかるでしょう。

• This project is more complex than expected and will likely take several months.

私(わたし)は早(はや)めに到(とう)着(ちゃく)したつもりだったけど、予(よ)想(そう)以(い)上(じょう)に列(れつ)が長(なが)くて驚(おどろ)いた。

• I thought I had arrived early, but I was surprised that the line was longer than I expected.