The lo in the expression probably originated from the shortening of the word look, commonly seen in Middle English texts. Its presence in literature can be traced to at least as early as the 18th century. The literal meaning of the expression is look and see, and it is always used as if in the imperative.
Örnek Cümleler
Bak şu işe.
Lo and behold.
Şansa bak ki,
Lo and behold, there in Reseda, CA was Rondoron who wanted swap his or her
Ne çıksa beğenirsin.
Lo and behold.
Ve işte bakın ne oldu.
And lo and behold, look what happened.
Ve işte bakın ne oldu,
And lo and behold, look what happened.
Ve, eksi 6 A eşittir 3 kalır.
And then lo and behold, we have minus 6A is equal to 3.
Ve işe bakın, hıçkırık kayboldu.
And lo and behold, the hiccups went away.
İnsanlar videolarını koymaya başladılar.
And lo and behold, people started uploading their videos.
Bakarsak dengelenmiş bir eşitliğimiz yok.
And lo and behold, we don't have a balanced equation.
Bir de gördüm ki, ben Sheila'yla odadayken,
I walk out into the room, and lo and behold to me, while I was in the room with Sheila,
Ve bilin bakalım ne oldu, bunu yapabileceğimizi gördük.
And lo and behold, we found that we could do it.
Ama üç gün sonra, örtü zarar görmemiş bir halde bulundu.
But lo and behold, three days later, the tunic was discovered unharmed.