64.四大“惊喜”。shock,amaze,astonish,surprise
(1)shock:休克;震惊;震动;打击。程度最强,一般指“令人震惊的坏事”。如:
Everyone was shocked by his dirty words.
大家因为他的脏话而震惊。
(2)amaze:使吃惊。一般指“令人惊讶的好事”。如:
The film we saw last night amazed us.
我们昨天晚上看的电影令我们惊讶。
(3)astonish:使惊讶;使害怕。程度较强,特指“遇到不可理解的意外而吃惊”。如:(https://www.daowen.com)
His father was astonished by his son's behaviour.
他父亲对他儿子的行为感到吃惊。
(4)surprise:使惊奇。程度最弱。指由于意外或突然而感到惊讶。如:
To our surprise,the boy finished the job on time.
令我们吃惊的是,这个男孩准时完成了工作。