A man went to visit a friend and was amazed to find him playing chess with his dog。He watched the game in astonishment for a while。“I can hardly believe my eyes！”he exclaimed，“That's the smartest dog I've ever seen。”
“Nah，he's not so smart。”the friend replied，“I've beaten him three games out of five。”
一个人去拜访朋友，他很惊讶朋友在和狗下棋。他吃惊地看了一会儿他们下棋，而后大叫到：“我不能相信我的眼睛！这可是我见过的最聪明的狗。”
他的朋友回答说：“他可没那么聪明。我们下了五盘棋我就赢了三盘。”
1.astonishment n。惊讶，惊愕
To my astonishment，the man lifted the rock effortlessly。（使我吃惊的是，那汉子毫不费劲地把石块举了起来。）
2.exclaim v。（由于兴奋，痛苦，愤怒等）呼喊，惊叫
She exclaimed in astonishment at the size of the bill。（她看到帐单上的数目吓得叫起来。）
1.in astonishment 惊奇地
I looked round in astonishment。（我惊愕地环视四周。）