surprise

サプライズ、思いがけないこと

予想していなかったこと。うれしいことを指す場合が多い。

やさしい英語で： Something you did not expect, often something pleasant.

• I have a surprise for you.
• Her visit was a lovely surprise.
• The children planned several surprises for their teacher.

使い方： a surprise for someone (We have a surprise for you.)

よく使う表現： a pleasant surprise, a birthday surprise, a lovely surprise, a complete surprise

うんち

ペットや幼児が意外な場所にしたうんちを、冗談めかしていう言葉。

やさしい英語で： Solid waste left by a pet or small child where you do not expect it.

• The puppy left a surprise on the rug.
• I stepped in a nasty surprise behind the sofa.
• We found another little surprise under the table.

類義語： poop, mess

よく使う表現： a nasty surprise, leave a surprise

驚かせる

予想外のことが起きて、相手に驚きを感じさせる。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel amazed because something happens that they did not expect.

• The price surprised me.
• Her strength surprised everyone.
• Does it surprise you that he won?

使い方： it surprises someone that… (It surprises me that nobody noticed.)

類義語： amaze, astonish

よく使う表現： surprise someone, surprise everyone

びっくりさせる、驚かせる

相手が予想していなかったことを、その人のために、またはその人にする。

やさしい英語で： To do something for or to someone that they did not expect.

• Let us surprise Mum tonight.
• He surprised me with flowers.
• They surprised their friends by visiting without warning.

使い方： surprise someone with something (We surprised Dad with a cake.); surprise someone by doing something (She surprised us by arriving early.)

よく使う表現： surprise someone, surprise someone with

驚く

予想していなかったことが起きて、驚きを感じる。

やさしい英語で： To feel amazed when something unexpected happens.

• She does not surprise easily.
• After years in nursing, he rarely surprises.
• Do experienced detectives surprise as readily as beginners?

類義語： be surprised

よく使う表現： surprise easily, surprise readily

サプライズ、じゃーん

喜ばせたり驚かせたりするため、隠していたものを見せるときの掛け声。

やさしい英語で： You say this when revealing something you have kept secret to make someone happy or amazed.

• Surprise! We made you a cake.
• Surprise! Your sister is here.
• Surprise! I got us tickets for tonight.

よく使う表現： surprise surprise, surprise happy birthday