to one’s n. 短語完全歸納

◆to one’s advantage 對……有利

The present world situation is to our advantage. 目前世界形勢對我們有利。

You will find it to your advantage to go to the country for a change. 你會發現到鄉間去換換空氣對你是有好處的。

◆to one’s amazement 令某人好笑的是

To my great amusement his false beard fell off. 使我感到極其好笑的是，他的假胡子掉了下來。

◆to one’s annoyance 令某人煩惱的是

He broke it, greatly to my annoyance. 他打破了那東西，這使我非常氣惱。

To his annoyance, he discovered they hadn’t waited. 他發現他們沒有等他而感到十分煩惱。

To her great disappointment and annoyance, she failed in the English examination again. 使她極為失望和苦惱的是，她的英語考試又沒有及格。

◆to one’s astonishment 令某人吃驚的是

To my astonishment it had completely disappeared. 使我驚訝的是它消失得無影無蹤。

To his no small astonishment the woman began to laugh. 使他吃驚不小的是這個女人竟開始笑了起來。

◆to one’s delight令某人高興的是

To our great delight the day turned out fine. 使我們感到十分高興的是，天氣轉晴了。

To his delight his novel was accepted for publication. 使他大為高興的是，他的小說被接受出版了。

◆to one’s disappointment 令某人失望的是

To his great disappointment, she wasn’t on the train. 令他大大失望的是她不在那列火車上。

To my great disappointment I failed to get the job. 我得不到那份工作，大為失望。

◆to one’s embarrassment 令某人困窘的是

To her embarrassment, she couldn’t remember his name. 令她感到困窘的是，她記不起他的名字了。

◆to one’s entertainment 使某人覺得好玩的是

He fell in the water, much to the entertainment of the children. 他掉進水里，逗得孩子們樂不可支。

◆to one’s face 當著某人的面

I am so angry that I’ll tell him to his face what I think of him. 我氣得要當面把我對他的想法告訴他。

◆to one’s heart’s content 盡情地

He is retired now and plays golf to his heart’s content. 他現在退休了，可以盡情地打高爾夫球了。

On Halloween the children ate candy to their hearts’ content. 萬圣節前夕孩子們吃糖果吃了個夠。

◆to one’s horror 使某人恐懼的是

To her horror she saw him fall. 她看見他跌下而驚恐萬分。

I discovered to my horror that my passport was missing. 使我驚恐的是，我發現我的護照不見了。

◆to one’s indignation 令某人憤慨的是

To my deep indignation, he pretended not to know about it. 使我十分憤慨的是，他假裝不了解此事。

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