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Raise your eyebrows

發佈時間: 2018/10/24

Raise your eyebrows

日前,有網民拍下一家三口在巴士車廂內脫鞋,並將雙腳放在座位上,行徑令人訝異。

英文可以用raise one's eyebrows指「令人訝異」。當看到令人訝異的事情,我們會登大雙眼、揚起眉毛,表示驚訝、鄙視或者不贊成。例句︰This bold advertisement has caused a few raised eyebrows.(這個大膽的廣告令人驚訝。)We all raised our eyebrows when we first heard the news.(當我們第一次聽到這個消息時,大家都表示驚訝。)

要表達「驚訝」,還可以用surprise。例如,The news surprised everyone.(這消息讓所有人都感到意外。)It didn't surprise me that he finally rejected the offer.(他最終拒絕了這個提議並不讓我感到驚訝。)

此外,也可以用astonish描述「驚訝」。例句︰What astonished me was that I was not invited to the party.(讓我感到驚訝的是我沒有被邀請到派對。)These skincare products are expensive but they all give astonishing results.(這些護膚品價格昂貴,但它們都能產生驚人的效果。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

撰文: Ally Dean's List級英文老師
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