The strain was pushing the high-strung foreign minister over the edge.

该紧张局面正使得这位容易焦躁的外交部长开始抓狂。

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It is this third city that accounts for New York's high-strung disposition, its poetical deportment, its dedication to the arts, and its incomparable achievements.

正是这第三座城市造就了纽约敏感的性情、诗意的举止、对艺术的执着和无与伦比的成就。

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Gemini also rules the nerves, so natives of this sign are often excitable and high-strung.

双子座掌控着神经系统，因此这个星座的人经常是容易兴奋且十分敏感的。

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The three guys who make up The High Strung grew up together in Michigan and have been best friends since they were kids.

NPR: The High Strung: 'Real Stone'

But occasionally, the result is more like The High Strung on "Gravedigger, " which seems to condense the entirety of The Who's Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy into a single song.

NPR: Digging Up the Past, in More Ways Than One

In order to better chronicle their growth and evolution as musicians, members of The High Strung see merit in the '60s trend for bands to release records roughly every six months.

NPR: The High Strung: 'Real Stone'