She looked at me flatly, expecting surprise.

她直率地看着我，期望看到我惊讶。

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A surprise like a party or a gift or a phone call that is unexpected somehow feels better than you were expecting.

一个意想不到的惊喜，比如一场聚会、一份礼物或一个电话，可能会比你预期的感觉要好。

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Expecting the food to begin moulding after a few days, Mrs Davies' surprise turned to shock as the fries and burger still had not shown any signs of decomposition after two weeks.

本来以为几天后套餐就会发霉，令戴维斯夫人吃惊的是，两周后的薯条和汉堡依然没有腐烂的迹象。

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But Deborah Bergamini, a parliamentarian and member of Berlusconi's PDL party, is expecting a "surprise" result on February 25.

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Remember that the Eurostar station at St Pancras International does passport checks prior to departure, which can surprise travellers expecting the customs process to take place at arrival.

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Also, the company's outlook that its revenue will expand 6%-10% in dollar terms in the fiscal year that started on April 1 took investors by surprise as they were expecting more.

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