When I mentioned to my daughter than I was preparing a talk on this subject, she reacted with some surprise and asked in a slightly humorous tone: "Are you still qualified to talk on that subject?"

当我跟女儿提起正在准备这次演讲时，女儿反映出些许惊讶，接着就用略带揶揄的口吻说：“你还有资格讲这个吗？”

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Mary Anne came back and expressed surprise that the koala had let go and asked why I was all wet.

玛丽∙安正好回来。她很惊讶树熊已经放开我，还问我为什么浑身透湿。

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But one day when we met a shabby beggar on our way... The beggar asked us for money, quite to my surprise, he just ignored it and walked away.

但是有一天，我们在路上遇到一个可怜的乞丐……那个乞丐向我们要钱，特别让我吃惊的是，他毫不关心地走开了。

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Moreover, the president was caught by surprise in that deposition and asked questions about matters that the Jones lawyers already knew the answers to.

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The light was not great throughout all of those exchanges and it was no surprise when umpires Rudi Koertzen and Asad Rauf asked the question to the batsmen.

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Afterward, I called her back and asked whether it was much of a surprise and at what point she knew why we were calling.

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