to one's surprise或或 to the surprise of sb.意为“使某人吃惊的是……”
它对全句进行解释或说明,表示说话人对上文的看法或态度,一般放在句首。
例如:
To our surprise,the boy won the prize. 使我们惊奇的是这个男孩获奖了。
注:有时为了强调产生某种情感的程度,可在to后面的名词前加great, deep等形容词或在to前加副词much。
如:
To their great joy, the sailors saw land at last.
水手们终于见到陆地了,他们兴奋不已。
Much to my surprise, she failed in the examination.
使我非常奇怪的是,她考试没及格。
To my surprise, the door was unlocked.使我吃惊的是,门没有锁。
to my surprise = to the surprise of me = much to my surprise