And then to my surprise, it happened suddenly.

然而出乎我意料的是，事情发生得如此突然。

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She glared some more--and then to my surprise, her face softened.

她继续瞪着我，接着出乎我的意料，米勒太太的脸庞变得柔和起来。

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Maria looked at the picture, and then to my surprise she burst into shouts of laughter.

玛丽亚看那张画，接着让我吃惊的是，她突然哈哈大笑。

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Then, I didn't get any response for like three months and then to my surprise I got a hand-written letter, in kind of a trembling handwriting; I still have it.

直到三个月后,我才收到回信,这竟然是一封手写的回信,爵士用他颤抖的手亲笔写的,我依然珍藏着

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"Then, to my surprise, I discovered world music, which at first seemed very peculiar to me, " he said.

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Then my father went on a winter holiday to Cuba (my mother remarked on this with some surprise and maybe approval) and came back with a lingering sort of flu that caused the visits to lapse.

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It was no surprise, then, when about six years later, my little brother (who I will continue to refuse to admit is a grown-up) also signed up to join the Navy.

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