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A：John's father got married again.  

约翰的父亲又结婚了。

B：Married whom?  

他娶了谁？

A：If I tell you., you must be completely taken aback.  

我要是告诉你，你一定会大吃一惊。

B：Come on. Tell me what happened.  

快点说吧。说给我听发生了什么事情。

A：He married a girl who is only eighteen!  

他娶了一位十八岁的女孩。

B：Is that true? But anyhow, it's none of our business, isn't it?  

真的吗？但不管怎样，这不关我们的事，对吧？

注释:

be taken aback：大吃一惊

讲解：aback是副词，指“突然地”“淬不及防地”。Take sb aback意思是“把某个人弄得措手不及”，常用于被动语态中，则是be taken aback。