The non-binding revolts have caught companies off guard .
这些不具约束力的反对让各公司措手不及。
Quite frankly they caught us off guard .
坦率地说，这几乎让人猝不及防。
Indeed beijing 's new military hardware has caught u. s.defense intelligence off guard as defense secretary robert gates openly admitted in january .
事实上，一月份，国防部部长罗伯特盖茨公开承认，北京的新的军事硬件已经赶上了美国从而放松了警惕。
Other methods observed by scientists and witnesses include ' corralling ' where groups of orcas circle a lone shark and ram it or stealthily approach the shark from directly below and catch it off guard by attacking its underbelly .
