English translation of '不料'

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1. not anticipate
   ⇒ 不料下午下雨。 (Bùliào xiàwǔ xiàyǔ.) I didn't anticipate it would rain in the afternoon.
   ⇒ 我们本想和她开个玩笑，不料她却当真了。 (Wǒmen běn xiǎng hé tā kāi gè wánxiào, bùliào tā què dàngzhēn le.) We just wanted to have a laugh with her - we didn't expect her to take it so seriously.