to surprise someone unexpectedly
让某人出乎意料地惊讶 (ràng mǒu rén chū hū yì liào de jīng yà)
"Her sudden question caught me off guard."
"她突然的问题让我措手不及。" (Tā túrán de wèntí ràng wǒ cuò shǒu bù jí.)
to pursue what you love doing as a career or goal
to give someone the necessary information about something
to come together to support someone or something
to ask several people for information about something
to fail to understand each other during a discussion
to stop giving reasons for not doing something