The Government could expect only ingratitude from the electorate.是什么意思？

The Government could expect only ingratitude from the electorate.

政府从选民那里得到的只有忘恩负义。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

government

n. 政府，政体，治理的形式，管辖，治理；

例句
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
政府将加快其私有化计划的进程。

could

aux. “can”的过去式，能够，打算，用于假设语气的条件句，用于虚拟语气的结论句；

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

expect

vt. 期望，预料，要求，认为（某事）会发生；vi. 预期，期待，怀胎，怀孕；

例句
Do you expect your partner to anticipate your needs?
你是否期望你的伴侣不等你提出就主动满足你的需要？

only

adj. 唯一的，仅有的，最好的，最适当的；adv. 只，仅仅，结果却，不料；conj. 但是，可是，要不是；

例句
Outsiders who wed islanders are given only three years' right of abode at first.
岛外的人和岛民结婚之初只能获得三年的居住权。

ingratitude

n. 忘恩负义，得鱼忘荃；

例句
His friends were shocked by his ingratitude to his parents.
他对父母不孝,令他的朋友们大为吃惊.

from

prep. （表示时间）从…，（表示原因）因为，（表示来源）来自…，（表示分离）与…分离[隔开]；

例句
...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office.
企图阻止现任总统连任的失败尝试

electorate

n. 选民（全体），选举区，[史]选帝侯的爵位[领土]；

例句
When the generality of the electorate is doing badly, the mood will grow pessimistic.
当多数选民都不予以支持时，情绪就会变得悲观起来。