7 Days, 7 Ways to Express Surprise – 「驚き」の１週間コーデ
久しぶりの再会。突然の大雪。思いがけないプレゼント。斬新な芸術。２１世紀のパンデミック。この世は驚きに満ちている。色とりどりの驚きを、どんな言葉で伝えたらいいだろう？
そんなあなたに「驚き」の言い回し１週間コーデを、目を見開いてお届け！
Monday
I pushed my front door open to go out and was really surprised. I didn’t realise It was storming! It took me much longer than usual to get to work. It looks like a bad start of the week.
予期せぬことへの驚きを表す最も一般的な表現。
Tuesday
I was shocked to see our new recruit this morning. That was Ian, who would bully me at middle school.
動揺を伴う大きな驚きを表します。
Wednesday
The whole office staff are amazed and making a huge fuss of Ian, as his attitude towards work and colleagues seems quite remarkable. I feel a bit uncomfortable.
目を見張るくらい仰天、あるいは感銘を受けている様を表します。
Thursday
I got a call from my boss and he told to team up with Ian for the next project. I was too stunned to resist. I’m not sure if I can cope with it.
驚きと動揺で身動き取れなくなっている様を表します。
Friday
I’ve been actually astonished at how good he is, but I’m still not very convinced with the idea of me and him working together.
驚きのレベルとしては surprised < amazed < astonished くらいです。
Saturday
Ian phoned me and asked me out for a Sunday lunch. He suggested we should get to know each other. My jaw dripped. He doesn’t remember me at all.
one’s jaw drops
驚きで開いた口が塞がらない様子を表すイディオムです。
Sunday
We met in a café, had lunch. I started telling him over coffee about our past and how traumatic it had been for me. He was flabbergasted. I feel much better now.
flabbergasted
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary で発音や用例をチェック
あまりの衝撃に唖然としている様を表します。astonished の上を行きます。
さて、いかがでしたでしょうか？
驚きの程度は色々ですが、必ずしも厳密に使い分ける必要はありません。僕らも「超びっくりした」なんて気軽に言うじゃないですか。語義やルールに正確であること大切ですが、言葉を操る上では、おおらかさも必要だと思います。
それでは、I wish you happy learning!
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