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surprise

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n. 惊奇，诧异；突然袭击
vt. 使惊奇；奇袭
adj. 令人惊讶的

考试真题

So it's no surprise that cultures around the world celebrate spring by honoring the egg.

Actually, this isn't surprising.

So it isn't surprising that you'll find plenty of strong opinions about the potential vulnerabilities of popular home-security systems.

The author was not much surprised when his school teacher marked his essay as flawless.

Could you reproduce Silicon Valley elsewhere, or is there something unique about it?It wouldn't be surprising if it were hard to reproduce in other countries, because you couldn't reproduce it in most of the US either.

But this doesn't necessarily translate to real cooking, and the result of this survey shouldn't surprise anyone: 52% of those 65 or older cook at home five or more times per week; only a third of young people do.

The first test market results surprised even the ConAgra team.

It is reported that 49 million Americans are unsure of where they will find their next meal What's most surprising is that 36% of them live in households where at least one adult is working.

Grace Kao, a professor at Penn said she was not surprised by the findings.

You would not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, but you might be a little startled if they bowed, started to stroke you or kissed you on both cheeks.

I'm surprised that was still in business.

I won't be surprised if you change your mind.

You maybe surprise to hear me say that if you must pick an extreme I think it's better to pick the spend-all approach.

But they were definitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as 'he' in your speech.

Come to think of it, my parents did throw her a surprise party that year.

My husband is planning a surprise holiday for the two of us next week.

So it's no surprise that the Maker Movement today is thriving in communities and some schools across America.

Such results may seem surprising against the background of shocking incidents that color the way the mass media portray the young.

And on reflection, this is not surprising; the single word environment has so many dimensions, and there are so many other factors affecting wealth—such as the oil deposits—that teasing out a simple economy-environment relationship would be almost impossible.

A surprising thing for the man who runs one of the world's most powerful economies to say? Perhaps; though in the run-up to the five-year review of the Millennium ( ' , 千年的) Goals, he is far from alone.

We were very surprised, he says.

It’s no surprise that high-profile athletes can influence children’s eating behaviors, but the scientists were able to quantify how prevalent these endorsements are in the children’s environment.

But there were some surprises.

If you say no, however, it may surprise you to learn that you are only unemployed if you've been actively looking for work in the past four weeks; otherwise, you are "marginally attached to the labor force" and not actually unemployed.

The recent economic crisis has taken the US by surprise

It came as a surprise when Australia adopted the policy.

I wasn't surprised when this didn't make the news here in the United States—we're now the only wealthy country without such a policy.

This attitude would have surprised the ancient Greeks,who believed humor to be essentially aggressive.

So she was not surprised to see a number of hands go up as soon as she finished speaking

I won't be surprised if you change your mind.

tour operator Explore has been surprised to see an increase in last-minute bookings of high-priced trips to such places as India, Bhutan and Nepal.

Alternatively, you may wish to try and surprise your boss with something less common, such as this zinfandel.

But the first bite was a pleasant surprise, a little dry and lacking of taste, but at least a wing didn't get stuck in my throat.

It's no surprise, then, that more than half of American adults don't get the 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye every night as recommended by sleep experts.

No surprise then, it becomes a battle for us parents to feed our children ordinary fruit and vegetables.

These emotions included interest, joy, surprise, sadness, anger, disgust, contempt, and fear.

Although this result may not surprise you, it leads to important practical advice.

Around the world, people are adapting in surprising ways, especially in some poor countries.

Great things happen when you step out of your comfort zone, and you would be surprised on how many chances exist if you just ask.

I won't be surprised if you win the first prize.

Imagine my surprise when I stepped foot onto UCR's campus, where over 400 organizations exist, ranging from political organizations to karate club.

In 1943, a Mexican farmer was surprised to see smoke rising from a small part of his land.

In the 1960s, scientists proposed that predators at the top of a food web had a surprising amount of control over the size of populations of other species - including species they did not directly attack.

It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money to support their study for the degree.

It is not surprising that young people are likely to burst out, particularly when there are reasons to do so.

It was not surprising at all.

It's surprising how much simple movements of the body can affect the way we think.

Jennifer Debruyn, a microbiologist at the university of tennessee, who was not involved in the study, says it is not surprising that such worms can break down polyethylene.

Much to the family's surprise, Dennis stuck to his promise! He turned up at the hospital bearing gifts for the new mother lindsey and her baby boy.

Nutrition is necessary for life, so it is not surprising that food is such an important part of different cultures around the world.

On a family car trip, her aunt Dede pulled out a copy of Harry Potter, as a surprise for her niece.

Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day- with an "A" on it.

Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us.

The inspections were supposed to be a surprise, but keeper sometimes had advance notice.

The tasters move down the line with surprising speed, tasting from a spoon and deciding what is a fair price for each tea.

This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and surprising recovery.

To my surprise, I found that she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and head out every morning at about nine.

With a quarrel in view, I was surprised to see Alice was worried.

One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise, however, is that Gilbert is comparatively little known.

It’s no surprise that Jennifer Senior’s insightful, provocative magazine cover story, “I love My Children, I Hate My Life,” is arousing much chatter – nothing gets people talking like the suggestion that child rearing is anything less than a completely fulfilling, life-enriching experience.

But take a longer view and there is a surprising amount that we can say with considerable assurance.

In today’s world, title has become normal that well—paid executives should not be accountable for what happens in the organizations that they run perhaps we should not be so surprised.

Another surprise is that the findings hold true for both those with children and without, but more so for nonparents.

It's no surprise that Jennifer Senior's insightful, provocative magazine cover story, "I love My Children, I Hate My life", is arousing much chatter – nothing gets people talking like the suggestion that child rearing is anything less than a completely fu

The Hawthorne experiments had another surprise in store.

The most likely reason for departing a board was age, so the researchers concentrated on those "surprise" disappearances by directors under the age of 70.

They found that after a surprise departure, the probability that the company will subsequently have to restate earnings increased by nearly 20%.