A bolt from the blue, he said.

他说是飞来横祸。

In comparison, something that is a bolt from the blue is unexpected and usually bad.

相比之下，出其不意的事情通常是不好的。

News of unexpected illness or a sudden death can also be a bolt from the blue.

突发疾病或猝死的消息也可能是晴天霹雳。

So, the news that she was leaving to take a new job was a bolt from the blue.

所以，她要离职去找新工作的消息是晴天霹雳。

With its godlike dazzling golden beams, its discovery in Jinsha Sichuan, came like a bolt from the blue.

它闪耀着神圣的金光，于四川金沙遗址出土，仿若晴空霹雳。

This is not like a bolt from the blue.

这并不像晴天霹雳。