If the birds have not flown for three years, they will soar into the clouds. If they have not sung for three years, their songs will take everyone by surprise.

三年不蜚，蜚将冲天；三年不鸣，鸣将惊人。

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To take in surprise criticism more productively, we need a game plan.

想要很好的接受出其不意的批评，我们需要一个策略。

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The best flirtatious moments will always take you by surprise.

那精彩的瞬间总能带给你惊喜。

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MIT So, at MIT things are very different, and keep an open mind, explore new areas -- take advantage of being at this amazing place for science and technology and you may surprise yourself in what you really enjoy learning about.

所以在，一切都很不一样-,你们要保持开放的胸怀，探索新领域,要利用好在这个科学技术圣地的优势,你也许会对你真正对什么感兴趣而感到惊讶。

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Well, the reason for thinking otherwise, the reason for not being utterly dismissive of this suggestion, is that when people get ill, terminally ill, it often seems to take them by surprise.

其他的想法产生的原因，人们没有完全摒弃这个假设的原因，是当人们得病，病入膏肓时，这通常让人措手不及。

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Earlier Syria's ambassador to Lebanon warned Damascus could take a "surprise" decision to retaliate.

BBC: White House warns Syria over 'weapons to Hezbollah'

While hotel fees for newspapers are rare, there are a lot of other fees that take travellers by surprise.

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"The number of sites of disorder was something we hadn't experienced in the city before - and that did take us by surprise, " he said.

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