YOU SAID:
Licking a tree and expecting to taste maple syrup
INTO JAPANESE
木をなめてメープルシロップを味わうことを期待している
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Expect to lick the wood and taste the maple syrup
INTO JAPANESE
木をなめてメープルシロップを味わうことを期待してください
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Expect to lick the wood and taste the maple syrup
That didn't even make that much sense in English.