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in the eye of the storm 暴风之眼

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在英语里，我们可以用 in the eye of the storm 来描述某人是一场争论的中心人物。

例句

Greece is in the eye of the storm which has gathered over the world economy and is threatening to tear the eurozone apart.

Our teacher is making us sit our exams again. Johnny was caught in the eye of the storm after he boasted¹ about cheating.

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另一个包含气象学术语的常用英语短语是 lull² before the storm，意思是暴风雨来临之前的宁静时刻。

The shop assistants took advantage of the lull before the storm and tidied up the hat display. They knew the moment the doors opened they would be flooded with bargain-hunters.

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1 boasted
v.有（引以为荣的事物）( boast的过去式和过去分词 )；扬言
参考例句：
The Victorian Age is often boasted of as an age of progress. 维多利亚时代常常被夸耀为进步时代。来自《简明英汉词典》 He boasted that he could speak six languages fluently. 他自夸自己能流利地讲6种语言。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 lull
v.使安静，使入睡，缓和，哄骗；n.暂停，间歇
参考例句：
The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes.药物使辛普森安静了30分钟。 Ground fighting flared up again after a two-week lull.经过两个星期的平静之后，地面战又突然爆发了。

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