意料——出乎意料 (第一部分)

2014年9月13日 13:14:37

人生不能事事盡如人意,往往有出乎你意料的時候,看看英語怎么來表達(dá)這個意思吧。

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1. unexpected : something that is unexpected surprises you because you did not expect it

例:

There have been unexpected delays on the freeway because of an accident. (因?yàn)橐黄鹗鹿?,高速上意外出現(xiàn)堵車。)

This experiment produced some unexpected results. (實(shí)驗(yàn)結(jié)果有些出人意料。)

The story is full of unexpected twists. (這個故事充滿戲劇性。)

I'm sad that she's leaving, but it was not unexpected. (她要離開了,我很傷心,但對于她的離開我已有預(yù)感。)

Drivers must always be prepared to deal with the unexpected. (司機(jī)必須隨時準(zhǔn)備好處理突發(fā)情況。)

completely/totally/entirely unexpected

Bobby's decision to leave the band was totally unexpected. (鮑比決定要離開樂隊(duì),這出乎所有人意料。)

Her announcement was not entirely unexpected. (她宣布的事大家已有預(yù)感。)

unexpectedly (adv.):

Guests arrived unexpectedly. (客人不請自來。)

His father died unexpectedly. (他父親猝然長逝。)

Sales were unexpectedly high this month. (這個月銷量出奇地好。)

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2. unforeseen :

unforeseen circumstances/problems/changes etc. : situations, problems, changes etc. that you did not expect or prepare for, and which usually cause you difficulty

例:

We had to cancel our visit to Egypt because of unforeseen problems. (因?yàn)槌隽它c(diǎn)意外,我們得取消埃及之行。)

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the play was canceled. (因?yàn)橐馔馇闆r,這部劇取消了。)

Barring some unforeseen changes, we should finish on time. (如無意外,我們應(yīng)該要按時完工。)

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3. surprise : an unexpected event, piece of information, etc.; the feeling caused by something that is unexpected or unusual

例:

be a surprise:

Winning the award was a total surprise. (拿獎出乎我們意料。)

It's no surprise that he doesn't want to go. (他不想去,這并不奇怪。)

come as a surprise to:

The news came as a complete surprise to everyone. (這個消息讓大家大吃一驚。)

It came as no surprise to me. (這對我來說并不意外。)

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We had a big surprise when we found the truth. (發(fā)現(xiàn)真相時,我們大吃一驚。)

She wanted to give him a surprise . (她想給他一個驚喜。)

The teacher sprang a surprise on us and gave a pop quiz. (老師出人意料地給我們來了個隨堂測試。)

They're in for a big surprise when they come home. (他們到家時會大吃一驚?。? (備注: be in for a surprise=be going to have a surprise

Much to our surprise , she refused. (她拒絕了,這大大出乎我們意料。)

Much to his surprise, she gave him her phone number. (她肯把電話號碼給他,大大出乎他的意料。)

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4. out of the blue : if something happens out of the blue, you did not expect it, and you are very surprised or shocked by it

備注:這是較口語化的用法。

例:

Out of the blue, he asked me to come with him to Europe. (他突然邀請我跟他一起去歐洲。)

One evening, Angela phoned me out of the blue and said she was in some kind of trouble. (有天晚上,安杰拉突然打電話跟我說她遇到些麻煩。)

Then, out of the blue, he sold his house and left the country. (然后,他突然賣了房子出國了。)

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