We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs.
当耍蛇人突然又吹奏起爵士乐和现代流行乐曲时，我们感到非常惊奇。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 42 Not very musical
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 意外地，忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
💡 sudden突然的 + ly ...地 → adv.突然地
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他发觉自己醒了过来，而且高度警觉。
近义：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反义：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
surprised
[[sə'praizd]]
a. 感到惊讶的
近义：astonished, astounded, stunned, startled, gobsmacked, amazed
反义：apathetic, impassible, imperturbable, indifferent, insensible, ardorless
n. 蛇;奸险的人;卑劣的人;蛇形浮动汇率制;
vt. 沿…曲折前进（或延伸）;<美>/<口>拖，拉（木材等）;
vi. 曲折前进（或延伸）;蛇行，悄悄地爬行;
💡 S 蛇形,k蛇张口咬的动作 网友：好好学习 补充：分解 kan 看 se蛇
"The snake coiled up, ready to strike."
那条蛇盘绕起来准备攻击。
近义：meander, slither, span, wimple, wind, worm
n. 比赛;游戏;戏剧;赌博;
vt.& vi. 玩;演奏;演出;参加比赛;
vt. 扮演;担任，充当…的角色;演出;装扮;
vi. 玩耍，游戏;[游戏] 参加游戏;赌博;闹着玩;
💡 联想：只要一玩就“不累
"The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile."
那位批评家对这部戏剧的评论不过是在发泄怒气。
近义：romp, sport, toy, dally, frisk, frolic
反义：sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
adj. 现代的;近代的;新式的;当代风格的;
n. 现代人，现代主义者;时髦人士;[印]现代字体，指印刷中所用的一种字体;
💡 音“摩登
"The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world."
很多人认为君主制在现代世界不合时宜。
近义：mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn