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惊讶
Surprised
When I first started, I was kind of surprised that anyone would ever hire me at all. So I took everything that I was offered.
刚开始的时候,我有点惊讶居然有人会雇我。所以我接受了他们给我的一切。
The great and almost only comfort about being a woman is that one can always pretend to be more stupid than one is and no one is surprised.
作为一个女人,最大的、几乎唯一的安慰是,一个人总是可以假装比自己更笨,没有人会感到惊讶。
The first time I picked up a bat in a professional game, I hit a ball hard left-handed, and my first home run was so effortless, it surprised me.
我第一次在职业比赛中拿起球棒,我用左手用力击球,我的第一个本垒打如此轻松,这让我很惊讶。
I'm always surprised at what I actually end up doing because I don't have a strategy or a game plan, especially now that I'm making my own choices.
我总是对我最终所做的事感到惊讶,因为我没有一个战略或游戏计划,尤其是现在我正在做自己的选择。
I want to be surprised by what people do, I don't want to work with people who need to be told what to do. I want people to show me what they've got.
我想对人们所做的事感到惊讶,我不想和那些需要别人告诉我该做什么的人一起工作。我想让人们向我展示他们所拥有的。
Well, softness and femininity like yours people don't expect of me; so when they find me emotional and capable of real vulnerability, they're surprised.
嗯,像你这样温柔温柔的人是不会指望我的;所以当他们发现我很情绪化,而且真的很脆弱时,他们很惊讶。
Always try to do something for the other fellow and you will be agreeably surprised how things come your way - how many pleasing things are done for you.
总是试着为别人做些事情,你会愉快地惊奇地发现事情是如何发生的——为你做了多少令人愉快的事情。
Trying to run Congress without human relationships is like trying to run a car without motor oil. Should we be surprised when the whole thing freezes up?
试图在没有人际关系的情况下管理国会,就像试图在没有机油的情况下管理一辆汽车一样。当整个事情冻结时,我们应该感到惊讶吗?
They managed to find time... to tell me that there was no chance of my being accepted for service and that really I should be surprised to still be alive.
他们设法找到时间……告诉我,我没有机会被录用,而且我还活着,真应该感到惊讶。
I am a little surprised. You have a lot of military kids coming in and out. It would be nice to see someone challenge it and have the same opportunities I had.
我有点惊讶。有很多军人的孩子进进出出。如果有人能像我一样有机会挑战它,那就太好了。
I am driven by two main philosophies know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.
我被两种主要的哲学所驱动,比我昨天知道的更多地了解这个世界,减少别人的痛苦。你会惊讶地发现这让你走了多远。
You're surprised by something, but you don't really know what surprised you; you recognize someone, but you don't really know what cues cause you to recognize that person.
你对某事感到惊讶,但你并不知道是什么让你感到惊讶;你认出了某人,但你并不知道是什么线索让你认出了那个人。
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They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods.
他们似乎突然间找到了幸福,好像他们在冬天的树林里捉到了一只蝴蝶。
You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.
当别人尊重你的时候,你不应该感到惊讶,你应该有所期待。
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
做最好的打算,做最坏的打算,做好大吃一惊的准备。
When I decided to go into politics I weighed the costs. I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when virulent criticism came I wasn't surprised. I was better able to handle it.
当我决定从政时,我权衡了一下代价。我会受到批评。但我还是去了。因此,当恶毒的批评来袭时,我并不感到意外。我能更好地处理这件事。
I'm not surprised by hardly anything anymore.
我对几乎任何事情都不再感到惊讶了。
People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books.
人们听到这个通常会很惊讶,但我不怎么读儿童读物。