be unprecedented 破天荒

“破天荒”，中文词语，意思是“以前从来没有出现过的事，或第一次出现的事”，可以翻译为“occur for the first time; be unprecedented; never happened before”。旧时文人常用“破天荒”来表示突然得志扬名。

例句：

村里出了个大学生，这可是破天荒的大事儿。

For the first time in its history, this village had someone admitted into a college.

续集破天荒地与第一部一样精彩。

For once the sequel is as good as the original.