小词详解 | startle

startle 英 [ˈstɑːtl] 美 [ˈstɑːrtl]

• As in the past, this era promises startling economic and geopolitical change.
  与过去一样，这个时代昭示着惊人的经济和地缘政治变革。
  ——《经济学人》
• Sadly, there is now a pile of evidence, sometimes startling, that air pollution also plays a role in heart attacks and strokes.
  不幸的是，目前已经有大堆的证据，有些甚至令人震惊，表明空气污染在心脏病发作和中风中也发挥了一定的作用。
  ——《纽约时报》

• 我一进办公室，发现一条恶狗坐在里面，把我吓了一跳。
  It startled me to find a savage dog sitting in my office.
• 那个沉默寡言的女孩正在聚精会神地看书，被他刺耳的嗓音吓了一跳。
  The reticent girl was concentrating on her book and his strident voice startled her.

I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of.
我希望你能活出最精彩的自己。我希望你能见识到让自己眼前一亮的事物。我希望你能感受到以前从未有过的感觉。我希望你能遇见一些想法不同的人。我希望你能过着自己引以为豪的生活。

• frighten: make (someone) afraid or anxious
• alarm: make (someone) feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger
• scare: cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten