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单词的区别和用法

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请老师讲解一下“surprised”和“astonished”的区别和用法,谢谢了!
解题思路: “surprised”和“astonished”的区别
解题过程:
surprise 是通用词,它的含义是使人一愣。这种吃惊可能包含着高兴也可能包含害怕或忧虑。
In spite of this, some people including myself-were surprised by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture.
尽管如此,最近举办的现代雕塑展览会却使一些人——包括我在内——吃了一惊。
I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Herbert was as fat as ever.
我按响了门铃,毫不觉得奇怪地看到赫伯特仍然和以往一样胖。

astonish 在现代英语中通常表示某事使人震惊得难以置信。
The successful laying of the Atlantic cable astonished everybody: its later breaks astonished no one; but after it was finally in operation. many said that no future invention could surprise them.
在大西洋底下成功地铺设了电缆,这使得大家都感到骇然; 后来有几处电缆折断了,谁也不感到惊奇。不过在这些电缆终于投入工作之后,许多人都说,未来的任何发明再也不会使人吃惊了。
He was astonished at what he found. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woolen goods,
他所看到的使他大为震惊,箱子里的一堆毛织品上面躺着一个人
最终答案:略