と思いきや

うたげさんが小ちいさいから同級生どうきゅうせいと思おもいきや、驚おどろくことに先生せんせいだった。

Because Utage-san is small, I thought she was a classmate, but to my surprise she was the teacher.

彼かれは日本にほんに１０年ねんも住すんでいるから、日本語にほんごがペラペラだと思おもいきや、少すこしも話はなせなかった。

He has lived in Japan for ten years, so I thought he would speak fluent Japanese, but he couldn't speak it at all.

いよいよ晴はれるだろうと思おもいきや、たちまち雨あめが降ふり出だしてしまった。

I thought that the weather would finally clear up, but it suddenly started raining.

今日きょうも残業ざんぎょうするかと思おもいきや、４時じになったと同時どうじに上司じょうしが「みんな、毎日まいにちお疲つかれさん、今日きょうは早はやめに帰かえって、ゆっくりしてくれ」と言いってくれたから定時ていじ前まえに帰かえることができた。

I thought I would have to work overtime again today, but as soon as it hit 4:00, my boss said, 'Hey guys, thanks for working hard every day, go home early today and relax,' so I was able to leave before the regular time.

木村きむらくんのピアノの先生せんせいは優やさしいと思おもいきや、見学けんがくしてみたらめちゃくちゃ怖こわくて厳きびしいということが分わかった。

I thought that Kimura-kun's piano teacher was nice, but when I went to observe the class, I found out that she is very scary and strict.

家いえを建たてるのは簡単かんたんかと思おもいきや、建たてる前まえに土地とちの調査ちょうさや測量そくりょうなど色々いろいろしないといけなかったから思おもっていたより面倒めんどうだった。

I thought building a house would be easy, but it was more trouble than I expected because I had to do things such as survey and inspect the land before building.

「やっぱり、今度こんども失敗しっぱいしたか...」と思おもいきや、見事みごと合格ごうかくだった。

Despite having thought, 'As expected, I failed again,' I passed with flying colors.

納豆なっとうはまずそうに見みえるから、間違まちがいなくまずいと思おもいきや、実際じっさいは、そうではなかった。

I thought for sure that natto would be gross since it looks unappetizing, but that was not the case.

娘むすめは部屋へやがとても静しずかだからきっと寝ねていると思おもいきや、意外いがいにも勉強べんきょうしていた。

I thought that my daughter was sleeping because it was very quiet, but to my surprise she was studying.

今日きょうは定時ていじで帰かえれると思おもいきや、やはり定時ていじの直前ちょくぜんに新あらたな仕事しごとを任まかされてしまった。

Despite having thought that I could return home at the regular time today, as expected, just before that I was requested to do some new work.

姉あねは二年にねんも日本にほんで留学りゅうがくしたので日本語にほんごが話はなせるのかと思おもいきや、全まったく話はなせなかった。

I thought that my older sister would be able to speak Japanese due to her 2 year study abroad in Japan, but she couldn't speak at all.

十分じゅっぷんも待まった末すえにようやく電車でんしゃが来きたと思おもいきや、その電車でんしゃはここで折おり返かえすそうだ。

After waiting a whole ten minutes, I thought the train had finally come, but apparently it turns back here.

確実かくじつにボールがゴールに入はいったかと思おもいきや、背せが高たかい相手あいてチームにブロックされてしまった。

Despite having thought that the ball had definitely gone in the goal, it was blocked by the tall opposing team.

非常ひじょうによく似にているので兄弟きょうだいと思おもいきや、実際じっさいには、単たんなる友達ともだちと知しって驚おどろきました。

I thought they were brothers because they were remarkably similar, but I was shocked to learn that they were just friends.

今度こんどの実習先じっしゅうさきの看護師かんごし達たちは怖こわいと思おもいきや、見みた目めとは裏腹うらはらに非常ひじょうに優やさしい人達ひとたちでした。

I thought the nurses at my new placement would be scary, but contrary to their looks, they were extremely kind.

時間じかんに余裕よゆうを持もって問題もんだいを全すべて解とき終おわったと思おもいきや、裏うらのページにもまだ沢山たくさんの問題もんだいが残のこっていました。

Having plenty of time, just when I thought that I had solved all of the problems, there were still lots of questions that remained on the reverse page.