raw nerve

So in 2008, when Aluminum Corporation of China put forward a plan to mine bauxite there, it struck a raw nerve.

因此，2008年，当中国铝业（aluminum corporation of china）提出要在那里开采铝土矿时，触动了越南人敏感的神经。

Gaga's May 23 tweet, two days ahead of a sellout concert in Bangkok, struck a raw nerve with some Thais who said the zany artist had dented the country's reputation.

5月23日，即嘎嘎小姐曼谷售票演唱会举办前两天，她在推特上发布的消息触动了部分泰国人敏感的神经，他们称，歌手的可笑举动有损泰国声誉。

My remarks about divorce had unwittingly touched a raw nerve.

我关于离婚的言论无意间触到了别人的痛处.

His criticisms clearly touched a raw nerve.

他的批评明显地触及到了痛处。

Any talk of raising the cost of college tuition touches a raw nerve with students.

任何有关提高大学学费的讨论都会触动学生们的神经。

I could tell they feared they had touched a raw nerve.

看得出来，他们觉得自己触及到了一根敏感神经。

The decision touched a raw nerve in Silicon Valley because it is in the midst of a bout of soul-searching about the workplace.

该决定触到了硅谷的痛处，因为硅谷正对工作场所问题做深刻的反思。

Her remarks about his failure to get the job he wanted touched a raw nerve.

她说起他没能得到想要的那份工作令他难堪。

You hit a raw nerve when you mention his first wife

你曾提到他的前妻刺到了他的痛处

You hit a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife.

你曾提到他的前妻刺到了他的痛处.

The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.

提到约翰就真的让人心痛。

You touched a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife.

你谈起他的第一个妻子，这就触到了他的痛处。

A possible contribution from China to the eurozone bail-out has hit a raw nerve in Washington for precisely this reason.

正是出于这个原因，中国有可能为欧元区纾困提供资金的消息，触到了华盛顿的痛处。