三、該結構在句中的位置

該結構通常位于句首，但有時也可位于句末，甚至句中。如：

He broke it, greatly to my annoyance. 他打破了那東西，這使我非常氣惱。

I learned to my sorrow that he was killed in the accident. 我獲悉他在事故中喪生而深感悲痛。

I discovered to my horror that my passport was missing. 使我驚恐的是，我發現我的護照不見了。

The work was done to his own satisfaction, but in my opinion it was badly done. 這工作他做得很滿意，但在我看來，卻是做得很糟。

四、該結構的變體

該結構通常的變體是“to the+情感名詞+of sb”。如：

To the surprise of everybody the man was the girl’s father. 使大家吃驚的是，這個人就是這個女孩的父親。

He fell in the water, much to the entertainment of the children. 他掉進水里，逗得孩子們樂不可支。

To the delight of his proud parents, he has made a full recovery. 令他自豪的父母高興的是，他完全恢復了。