Eide,speaking to reporters, is calling for patience to allow the process to be completed, saying he is not surprised by the slow pace of the vote count.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

Tolstoy draws a highly realistic and believable portrait of somebody who is surprised to discover that he's mortal.

托尔斯泰刻画了一个高度真实可信的,一个对自己的必死感到惊讶的人的形象。

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Tolstoy's Ivan Ilyich is surprised to discover that he's going to die.

托尔斯泰笔下的Ivan，Ilyich发现自己要死时。

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That amount of time is starting to come down. We were also quite surprised when we first started looking at vaccines that they were such a life-saving advance.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

"I think it is safe to say he was surprised,". Less than a year after taking office, Mr.Obama is joining an elite group of recognized peacemakers that includes Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King,Jr.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09