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BBC地道英语 – A turn-up for the books

A turn-up for the books:
A surprising or unexpected event.

指 “意想不到的、与预期相反的事情”,多用来谈论好事情、意外的惊喜。

例句
Julie has actually arrived at work on time – that’s a turn-up for the books!
茱莉竟然准时上班了,真是太意外了!

In a turn-up for the books, my team has managed to win their first match of the season after ten losses in a row.
出人意料的是,我支持的队伍在连续输掉十场比赛后,终于赢得了本赛季的第一场比赛。

That’s a turn-up for the books – our boss has given us all a bonus!
真是没想到,我们老板给所有人都发了奖金!

 

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