外教新詞堂
外教新詞堂
1. Who would have thought？ 誰會想到呢？（通常不需要回答）
a question phrase indicating surprise or amazement （rhetorical， no answer is expected） e.g. Andy： They say Bill is training for the Olympics in his spare time.
Rachel： Who would have thought？
2. catch [sb.] napping or catch [sb.] off balance 乘人不備，始料未及
to come upon sb. who is unprepared； to surprise sb.
e.g. The enemy soldiers caught our army napping.
e.g. I didn’t expect you so soon. You caught me off balance.
3. taken aback 驚呆
surprised and confused
e.g. When Mary told me the news， I was taken aback for a moment.
4. come out of nowhere 突然出現
to come as a surprise with no warning
e.g. All the problems came out of nowhere. How could we have foreseen them？
5. marvel at [sb. or sth.] 對……感到驚異
to express wonder or surprise at sb. or sth.
e.g. I can only marvel at Valerie and all she has accomplished.
6. Fancy meeting you here！ 沒想到在這遇見你
being very surprised to meet you here
e.g. “Fancy meeting you here，” said Mr. Franklin when he bumped into the company president at the racetrack.