大千世界,无奇不有!每时每刻都在发生着让人惊讶不已的事情。不过像文中的这对 MacDonald 夫妇的确是比较少见,难怪 Glyn 如此惊讶呢。
详解惯用单句
惊 讶 第1节 态度表达 第1章 态度意愿
哇!Wow!
■ 用在口语中,表示惊奇、欣喜、兴奋等。
我简直不能相信自己的耳朵了。I could hardly believe my ears.
★ hardly ad. 几乎不
★believe v. 相信
真是令人难以置信!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!
你脑子出毛病了?Are you out of your mind?
● out of one’s mind“精神不正常”
这是我万万没料到的。It was the last thing I expected.
○ Who would have thought? 谁会想得到呢?
○ I had no idea! 我一点儿都不知道!
太令人吃惊了!What a surprise!
= How surprising!
○ I’m so surprised. 我太吃惊了。
★ surprise n. & v. (使)惊奇,(使)诧异
这使我极为震惊。It was the shock of my life.
○ It came from out of the blue. 这如同晴天霹雳。
○ It came from nowhere. 这事也不知道是从哪儿冒出来的。
我无言以对。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“大吃一惊,惊得目瞪口呆”
你在开玩笑吧!You are kidding!
○ No kidding! 别开玩笑了!