But the S.& P. action hit a nerve.

然而，标普的行动却触动了神经。

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I had a feeling I hit a nerve this afternoon.

我下午好像弄得很不愉快。

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Maybe she wouldn't say anything at all, which would mean I'd really hit a nerve.

也许她压根什么都不说，那就意味着我真的是哪壶不开提那壶了。

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The idea of a bendy bus killer seemed to hit a nerve.

BBC: The shifting arguments for London's New Bus

It hit a nerve in New York state and Cleveland, too.

CNN: Quake reported in eastern Canada

Investors in U.S. Treasurys will closely watch the Federal Reserve's policy statement this week, and any talk of reining in central-bank bond purchases could hit a nerve.

WSJ: What's News