大千世界,無奇不有!每時每刻都在發(fā)生著讓人驚訝不已的事情。不過像文中的這對 MacDonald 夫婦的確是比較少見,難怪 Glyn 如此驚訝呢。
詳解慣用單句
驚 訝 第1節(jié) 態(tài)度表達 第1章 態(tài)度意愿
哇!Wow!
■ 用在口語中,表示驚奇、欣喜、興奮等。
我簡直不能相信自己的耳朵了。I could hardly believe my ears.
★ hardly ad. 幾乎不
★believe v. 相信
真是令人難以置信!Unbelievable!
○ I can’t believe this. 我真不敢相信。
不可能!It can’t be true!
= It’s impossible!
= No way!
你腦子出毛病了?Are you out of your mind?
● out of one’s mind“精神不正常”
這是我萬萬沒料到的。It was the last thing I expected.
○ Who would have thought? 誰會想得到呢?
○ I had no idea! 我一點兒都不知道!
太令人吃驚了!What a surprise!
= How surprising!
○ I’m so surprised. 我太吃驚了。
★ surprise n. & v. (使)驚奇,(使)詫異
這使我極為震驚。It was the shock of my life.
○ It came from out of the blue. 這如同晴天霹靂。
○ It came from nowhere. 這事也不知道是從哪兒冒出來的。
我無言以對。I’m speechless.
= I’m at a loss for words.
= I don’t know what to say.
我真是不知所措。I was taken aback.
= I almost lost it.
● be taken aback“大吃一驚,驚得目瞪口呆”
你在開玩笑吧!You are kidding!
○ No kidding! 別開玩笑了!