I contemplated the startling turn of events.

我回想着事情出人意料的变化。

This is a startling turn, given their past contributions.

考虑到他们过去的贡献，这确实是惊人的转变。

" What? " said Harry, completely distracted by this startling news.

“什么？”哈利说，他完全被这令人惊讶的消息吸引住了。

Their work makes a rather startling assertion: the trait we commonly call talent is highly overrated.

他们的研究得出了常令人惊奇的结论--我们通常称为天分的特征被高估了。

The juxtaposition of these two remarks was startling.

这两句话连在起使人听了震惊。

And then she said something really startling.

之后她说的话很令我震撼。

Well, when the body is at rest, we know that the brain use up a startling 20% to 25% of the body's overall energy.

众所周知，当身处于休息状态时，大脑消耗的量在身量中的占比常惊人，高达 20%~25% 之多。

As you can imagine, Ivan found that pretty startling.

你可以想象，Ivan 发现这很令人吃惊。

Then an alarm clock goes off, startling both women.

之后闹钟响了 吓坏了两女人。

With judicious use of a fictional narrative he then draws the story forward, bringing in some startling new evidence for how HIV was able to spread so widely.

然后，他审慎而明智地采用种小说般的叙述方式将故事向前推进，针对 HIV 如何够如此广泛传播提出了些惊人的新证据。

Critics called it " startling, " " weird, " " sensational, " " the most remarkable picture ever shown" !

评论家称之为令人震惊的、诡异的、绝妙的、有史以来最棒的电影！

Clearly, this is startling, and interesting to think about and talk about.

很显然，这很让人吃惊，说起来和想起来也是挺有趣的。

As you're reading and listening to others, you may stumble upon a startling realization.

当你在阅读和倾听的时候，你可会偶然有惊人的发现。

These are startling numbers that barely bring home the fact that this year there's 85 percent more fires than there were a year before.

今年的火灾比年前增加了85% 。

Closures groups near the rock sample, brought even more startling discoveries.

小组全力投入在岩石样本旁，但也带来了更惊人的发现。

It's one of the most startling transformations of the whole animal kingdom.

这是整动物王国最令人震惊的转变之。

As with preceding years, 2019 has seen climate records broken with startling results.

与前几年样，2019年的气候打破了记录，结果令人吃惊。

And that contrast would be startling by itself.

这种对比本身就会令人吃惊。

Looking at those numbers was startling. So I got a calculator out.

看到这些数字令人无比震惊。在此我拿出了计算器。

This startling disparity in wealth is according to a report from the charity Oxfam.

慈善机构牛津饥荒救济委员会（Oxfam）发布了这份关于财富严重不平均的报告。