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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。
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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。
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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。
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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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