每天三分钟学英语 第142期:外国人说surprisingly时不是要给你惊喜

 情景对话：

Phil: She's surprisingly graceful¹ for being² 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 limbs³. 他肢体很不协调因为他的四肢很长。

1 graceful   

adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的

参考例句：

• His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
• The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

2 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

3 limbs   

肢( limb的名词复数 )； 大树枝； 肢体

参考例句：

• For a while, she lost the use of her limbs. 好一会儿她四肢都动弹不得。
• The prisoner's limbs flailed violently because of the pain. 那囚犯因为疼痛，四肢剧烈地抖动着。