中式英語之鑑:驚喜的

367. 叔叔給他帶來了令他驚喜的禮物---一雙嶄新的皮鞋。

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[誤] His uncle has brought him a surprising gift---a pair of completely new shoes.

[正] His uncle has brought him a pleasantly surprising gift---a pair of brand new shoes.

注：surprising 只能表達“令人吃驚的”，所以要忠實體現原文意思需要在前面加 pleasantly；“嶄新”的地道說法是 brand new。