Startled by the intense beam he generated when he rigged the diode to his bike generator, he recalls saying to his partner, "Good God,a child could read by the light of a single diode."

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

That would be an entirely orthodox image and we wouldn't be startled by its presence.

这将是一个完全正统的形象,我们不会被它的存在吓一跳。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

In Cairo,many were startled by the development, with some commenting that Mr.Obama had only been in office for under a year, and that it was "unusual for such a young president" to win the peace prize.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09