五雷轰顶

tā tīng dào zhè xiāo xi yóu rú wǔ léi hōng dǐng yī xià zi tān dǎo zài shā fā shang

她听到这消息犹如五雷轰顶，一下子瘫倒在沙发上。

The news struck her like a thunderbolt and he collapsed suddenly on the sofa.

ér zi zài chē huò zhōng lí nàn de xiāo xi duì tā yóu rú wǔ léi hōng dǐng

儿子在车祸中罹难的消息对他犹如五雷轰顶。

The news that his son had got killed in a traffic accident was (like) a bolt from the blue to him.

yóu yú wǒ duì yī shēng cán kù de yù yán háo wú zhǔn bèi tā de huà duì wǒ yóu rú wǔ léi hōng dǐng

由于我对医生残酷的预言毫无准备，他的话对我犹如五雷轰顶。

Unprepared for the doctor's grim prognosis, I heard his words fall heavily on my ears.

yī xiǎng dào nà xiē shàng le tā chē de kě lián rén wǒ zhēn shi wǔ léi hōng dǐng

一想到那些上了他车的可怜人，我真是五雷轰顶。

It makes me furious to think about those poor people who got into his taxi.