他用一根绳索抓住了盗贼，但吃惊地发现那盗贼是个男孩。

He caught the thief with a cord but was surprised to find it was a boy.

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这使他大为吃惊，但并没有使他气馁。

This greatly surprised him, but did not discourage him.

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现在他可以喝酒，可以咒骂了——但令他吃惊的是，他发现自己并不想这么做。

He could drink and swear, now—but found to his surprise that he did not want to.

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But the most important criterion--this probably won't shock you, theological acceptability.

但最重要的标准，这可能不会让你吃惊，即神学可接受性。

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as you hear it a second time it startles less.

但听到第二声的时候，就没那么吃惊了。

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But still, the amount of words we know is staggering.

但我们所掌握的词量依然令人吃惊

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