1·If the birds have not flown for three years, they will soar into the clouds. If they have not sung for three years, their songs will take everyone by surprise.
三年不蜚，蜚将冲天；三年不鸣，鸣将惊人。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
2·They reduced the odds that a predator would take us by surprise or that we'd overlook a nearby source of food.
这样一来，我们被对手突袭的机会减小了，也不会错过触手可及的食物。
3·How it happens will take you completely by surprise.
这件事情的发生会让你呆若木鸡。
4·The best flirtatious moments will always take you by surprise.
那精彩的瞬间总能带给你惊喜。
5·But it's a deed to be reserved for a forlorn hope; I'd not take Linton by surprise with it.
但是为了一个可怜的希望，还是值得活下来——我不愿突然打击林惇。
6·Thanks to these sentries, it is increasingly difficult for the Sun to take us by surprise.
多亏这些卫士，太阳越来越难以对人类造成恐慌。
7·Their aim, says Eduardo Braniff of Imagination USA, which does “experiential” marketing, is to “intervene in a consumer’s life” and take people by surprise.
爱德华多•布拉尼夫（Eduardo Braniff）供职于做“体验”销售的美国想象力公司（Imagination USA），他称这种店铺的目的是“弹入消费者的生活”并以使人吃惊的手段吸引住他们。
8·If life is short, we should expect its shortness to take us by surprise.
如果生命是短暂的，我们会期待它短暂的让我们措手不及。
9·On a wild night our regime nt take the fort by surprise.
在一个狂风暴雨之夜，我团出其不意地攻占了那个要塞。
10·The officers have decided how they will take the city by surprise.
军官们已决定了突袭这座城市的办法。