He is a lightning rod for controversy.

他是个富有争议的人物.

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He was deeply interested in science and natural history and his experiments with electricity and lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod.

他对科学和自然史非常感兴趣，且他对电和闪电的实验直接推动了避雷针的发明。

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Ben Franklin, one of America's founding fathers, didn't just invent the lightning rod.

美国的开国元勋之一本·富兰克林不仅仅只发明了避雷针。

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"Bilingual education connects to a lot of lightning rod issues in the national discourse, " Linquanti said.

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But none of this means that the court will cease to be a lightning rod.

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Last year, the Patz case became a lightning rod in the divisive race for district attorney.

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