It was like a bolt out of the blue.

当时就感觉像是晴天霹雳。

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But the Haiti earthquake was absolutely like a bolt out of the blue, " she said.

但是，海地地震绝对是晴天霹雳。” 她说。

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Their only daughter died of the traffic accident. It was like a bolt out of the blue.

他们唯一的女儿死于交通事故，说来真是晴人霹雳。

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Maybe the concept came to you in a flash, the proverbial bolt out of the blue.

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Lisburn councillor Stephen Martin said the news had "come as a bolt out of the blue".

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