“晴天霹雳”常见的英文表达有 “a bolt from the blue” 或 “a thunderbolt out of a clear sky” ,这两个短语都形象地传达了事情突然且意外,如同在晴朗的天空中突然打下一道霹雳,让人毫无防备、大为震惊。
例句:
The news of his sudden resignation was like a bolt from the blue for everyone in the company.(他突然辞职的消息对公司里的每个人来说都如晴天霹雳 。)
Her diagnosis with a serious illness came as a thunderbolt out of a clear sky.(她被诊断出患有重病,这如晴天霹雳一般 。)