To his surprise, he had found himself praising Stanley to Croft.是什么意思？

To his surprise, he had found himself praising Stanley to Croft.

使他吃惊的是, 自己在克洛夫特面前居然不知不觉还说了史坦利两句好话.

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

surprise

vt. 使惊奇，突袭，意外发现；n. 惊喜，惊奇，意外的事；

例句
A nasty surprise awaited them in Rosemary Lane.
在罗斯玛丽巷，一起严重的意外事件正等待着他们。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

found

vt. 创办，成立，建立；v. 发现( find的过去式)，找到，到达，发觉；n. 不另外收费的供应品[服务等]，（工资以外）另行供给的膳食[住宿等]；adj. （文艺作品等）找到的，拾得的，拣到的，自然形态的，〈英〉（对房客等）不另加费供应的，已包括在价款[租金等]之内的；

例句
I went round the streets and found his new abode.
我走街串巷找到了他的新住所。

himself

pron. （反身代词）他自己，（用以加强语气）他亲自，他本人；

例句
He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave.
在军事法庭上他对自己擅离职守表示服罪。

praising

v. 称赞( praise的现在分词 )，赞美，颂扬，崇拜；

例句
Many of them made a point of praising the film's pithy dialogue.
他们中很多人特别赞扬了影片精炼的对白。

Stanley

n. 斯坦利（男子名）；

例句
The NHL Stanley Cup was won by the Montreal Canadians, who defeated the Boston Bruins four games to one.
蒙特利尔加拿大人队以 4 比1战胜波士顿棕熊队，夺得了国家冰球联盟斯坦利杯。

croft

n. <英>（住宅附近的）小田地，（尤指佃户经营的）小农地；

例句
...a remote croft near Loch Nevis.
内维斯湖附近一个偏僻的小农场