How, my name like a thunderclap piercing the ear!

怎么样，我的大名如雷贯耳吧！

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And now, like a thunderclap, had come this horrible news.

可现在，晴天霹雳一样传来这样可怕的消息。

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And now, like a thunderclap, had come this horrible news.

现在，好比晴天霹雳，这个可怕的消息突然降临。

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Brad Smith, who lives 45 miles north of West in Waxahachie, told KWTX that he and his wife heard what sounded like a thunderclap.

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The name itself resounds like a thunderclap.

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The news came like a thunderclap.

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