3分钟学英语 [142]:外国人说surprisingly时不是要给你惊喜

情景对话：

Phil: She's surprisingly graceful for being so uncoordinated. 她竟然肢体不协调还能这么优雅。
Luke: I know. I was hoping to get a funny video of her falling. But I don't think it's going to happen. 对吧。我还希望拍个她摔倒的小视频。不过我觉得可能没戏了。

Someone's surprisingly... 想不到某人…，某人竟然…

例句一：
Nick's surprisingly funny. I've never heard him say a word until today. 想不到Nick很搞笑。以前我从没听见过他说话。

例句二：
Wendy's surprisingly smart. Did you know she went to Harvard? 想不到Wendy很聪明。你知道她以前上的是哈佛吗?

 

Uncoordinated 不协调的

例句一：
I'm really bad at sports. I'm just too uncoordinated to run and catch. 我运动真的很差。我身体特别不协调，跑步和接东西都不行。

例句二：
He's uncoordinated because he has such long limbs. 他肢体很不协调因为他的四肢很长。

 

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