causing surprise 令人吃惊的;使人惊奇的;出人意料的;奇怪的 It’s not surprising (that) they lost. 他们吃了败仗,不奇怪。 The frequency of such bad weather is hardly surprising given how far north we are. 考虑到我们离北方有多远,这种恶劣天气的频率并不奇怪。 A surprising number of people came. 数量惊人的人来了。 We had a surprising amount in common. 我们共同之处出奇地多。 It's surprising what people will do for money. 人为了钱什么干不出来,想想真令人愕然。 It’s surprising how many people applied for the job. 令人惊讶的是有多少人申请了这份工作。
Language Bank surprisingsurprisingHighlighting interesting data 强调有趣的数据 What is surprising about these results is that boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls. 这些结果令人吃惊的是男生比女生更可能是左撇子。
Surprisingly, boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls. 令人吃惊的是男生比女生更可能是左撇子。
Interestingly, even when both parents are left-handed, there is still only a 26 per cent chance of their children being left-handed. 有趣的是,即使父母都是左撇子,他们的孩子也只有26%的机会是左撇子。
One of the most interesting findings is that only 2 per cent of the left-handers surveyed have two left-handed parents. 最有趣的发现之一是,在接受调查的左撇子中,只有2%的人有两个左撇子父母。
It is interesting to note that people are more likely to be left-handed if their mother is left-handed than if their father is. 有趣的是,母亲是左撇子的人比父亲是左撇子的人更可能成为左撇子。
The most striking feature of these results is that left-handed mothers are more likely to have left-handed children. 这些结果中最引人注目的一点是左撇子母亲更可能生左撇子孩子。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsa2I find that rather surprising. 我觉得这事很出人意料。 It is hardly surprising that these stories continue to circulate. 这些谣言仍在流传,不足为奇。 In the light of these changes, it is not surprising to find regional variations in unemployment. 鉴于这些变化,失业的地区差异就不足为奇了。 It is surprising how quickly rumours spread. 谣言传播得如此之快,真令人吃惊。 For a big man, he could move with surprising speed. 对于一个大男人来说,他可以以惊人的速度移动。 The surprising thing is how little it costs. 出人意料的是它只花很少钱。
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