"fall off your chair" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 大吃一驚（直譯：從椅子上掉下來）

Definition

這個表達表示非常吃驚或震驚，好像某事極其出乎意料，讓你都快從椅子上掉下來。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於非正式語境，描述極度驚訝或震驚。常見用法有 'almost'，如 'I almost fell off my chair.' 一般是比喻的，不是字面意思。

Examples

When I heard the news, I fell off my chair.

聽到消息時，我簡直要**從椅子上掉下來**。

The joke was so funny I almost fell off my chair.

笑話太好笑了，我差點**從椅子上掉下來**。

You will fall off your chair when you see the price.

你看到價格一定會**大吃一驚**。

I nearly fell off my chair when he told me his story.

他跟我講他的故事時，我差點**從椅子上掉下來**。

Honestly, I would have fallen off my chair if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes.

說真的，如果不是親眼看到，我肯定**從椅子上掉下來**了。

You’ll fall off your chair laughing when you hear what happened next.

你聽到接下來的事情會笑得**從椅子上掉下來**。