surprise
The announcement that she was leaving the post was a surprise to us all.
她即将离职的消息令我们所有人都感到意外。
shock
It will be a terrible shock if their income is cut.
如果他们的收入被削减，那将是一个可怕的冲击。
kicker
The kicker is that even after six rounds of interviews, she still wasn't a finalist for the job.
关键是，即使经过六轮面试，她仍然没有进入这份工作的决赛。
a rude awakening
She'll be in for a rude awakening when she has to pay her own bills.
当她必须支付自己的账单时，她会猛然惊醒。
eye-opener
His unauthorized biography was a real eye-opener.
他未经授权的传记真是让人大开眼界。
news to me
Sarah is leaving? Well that's news to me.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/surprise
