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The long-threatened storm was upon us...是什么意思？

The long-threatened storm was upon us...

酝酿多时的暴风雨就要向我们袭来。

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the storm was upon us

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；
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He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

storm

n. 暴风雨，暴风雪，[军]猛攻，冲击，骚乱，动荡；vi. 起风暴，下暴雨，猛冲，暴怒；vt. 袭击，猛攻，暴怒，怒骂，大力迅速攻占；
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...a storm that's been battering the Northeast coastline.
在东北海岸肆虐的暴风雨

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；
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There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

upon

prep. 在…上面，当…时候；
例句
...the doctrine of absolute monarchy based upon divine right.
以神权为基础的君主专制学说

us

pron. 我们；
例句
Shakespeare has accustomed us to a mixture of humor and tragedy in the same play.
莎士比亚让我们习见了同一场戏目中的悲喜交错。
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He acknowledged publicly that he might have made a mistake.
他当众承认自己可能犯了个错误。
...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane.
使飞机减速的螺旋形气流涡旋
You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
你只管先往前走。我随后就来。
He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him chastens him early.
24不忍用杖打儿子的,是恨恶他;疼爱儿子的, 趁早管教.
For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
详情请致电414 3925,转分机2253。
Baroness Thatcher's claims seem credible to many.
撒切尔女男爵的主张在很多人看来是可信的。
He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal...
他坐在那儿，听我陈述解雇他的理由。
Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.
一份耕耘，一份收获。
This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
该法令迫使工会推迟罢工。
The right to demand payment from the endorser of a commercial paper when the first party liable fails to pay.
追索权当有支付义务的第一方不能支付时，可以向商业票据的背书人要求支付的权力。
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There was a long, pregnant silence.
当时出现了长时间耐人寻味的沉默。
A stronger European Parliament would, they fear, only reinforce the power of the larger countries...
他们担心一个更加强大的欧洲议会只会增强大国的力量。
That, in turn would increase pressure for higher wages and that, in turn, would impact on inflation and competition.
那样就会增加工资上涨的压力,而那样又会对通货膨胀和竞争产生影响。
The arrival of letters from the Pope did nothing to diffuse the tension.
教皇的来信并没有缓解紧张的气氛。
To them, the monarchy is the special symbol of nationhood.
在他们看来，君主制是独立国地位的特殊象征。
'Oh!' Kenny blinked. 'Has everyone gone?'...
“啊！”肯尼眨了眨眼睛，“人都走了吗？”
The rough rock walls were like the sides of a deep canal...
凸凹不平的石墙就像一条很深的运河的河岸。
If something awful happens to you at least you can write about it.
如果你遭遇了不幸，至少你有东西可写。
The electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democratic party may decline...
自由民主党的选举运势可能会下降。
The audience responded with thunderous applause.
观众报以雷鸣般的掌声。