【句子】But this time, she was taken aback by what was on display.【Desperate Housewives S02E03】

【发音技巧】But this不完全爆破；taken aback连读；what was类似不完全爆破的处理；was on连读；

【翻译】但是这一次，她被上演的一幕给惊呆了。

今天我们学习这个短语，叫做take aback，意思是：“使某个人感到震惊、惊讶”；

to startle, astonish sb.

eg: It took us all aback a bit to learn that John was moving to England next month.

当我们知道约翰下个月要搬到英格兰的时候，我们都感到很惊讶。

eg: He was taken aback by her caustic remark.

听到她的刻薄的言论，他惊呆了。

eg: I was rather taken aback by her honesty.

她的坦诚让我挺惊讶的。

eg: She was completely taken aback by his anger.

他突然发火，把她吓了一跳。

eg: Derek was taken aback when a man answered the phone.

一个男人接了电话，吓了德里克一跳。

eg: I'm sure the news of the merger takes everyone aback, but please believe me that this is in the best interest of the company.

我相信，大家看到合并的消息的时候，都感觉到非常震惊，但是请大家相信我，这是为了实现公司的最大利益。

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Bill was taken aback by the girl's directness.

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