It was a shock to discover (that) he couldn't read.

得知他不识字真令人震惊。

《牛津词典》

It was a shock to discover the truth about his sordid past.

他以往的丑行被发现时，人们感到震惊。

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It came as a shock to hear an old friend speak so honestly about Ted.

听到一位老朋友如此坦诚地谈论特德真是令人震惊。

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The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy on September fifteenth was a shock to the system, but not the only one.

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This is why there's sort of--often sort of a sticker shock when people go to a university psychology department where they say, "Look. Hey. Where is--So I'm in Psych... How could I take classes on Freud?

这也就是为何,当人们进入大学的心理学系时,会出现“贴纸休克“现象的原因了,他们会问，“对不起，麻烦问一下。,我要怎样才能报上讲弗洛伊德的课程？

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So it was like a big shock to me because after five years, I thought I know the language.

所以，这对我来说，就是一个很大的打击，因为五年的学习以后，我以为我掌握这门语言了。

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Simon Moss, from Unison, said the move had come as a shock to staff.

BBC: England

As the mother of boys, this does not exactly come as a shock to me.

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Such a move would be a shock to Arab states but, perhaps, a useful one.

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