Usually John would be late for meetings.But this time,________ to my surprise,he arrived on time.
问题描述：
Usually John would be late for meetings.But this time,________ to my surprise,he arrived on time.
答
通常情况下,约翰总是会晚去会议.但这次,令我们十分吃惊的是,他准时到了.
首先呢,to one's +名词 ：令某人...的是..
若想加深程度,可以说：to one's great+名词（surprise、astonishment..）
或者much to one's +名词（surprise、astonishment..）
这是个固定搭配.