Like a flash of lightning, the meteor shot across the sky.

流星像一道闪光划过天空。

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Television news is like a lightning flash. It makes a loud noise, lights up everything around it, leaves everything else in darkness and then is suddenly gone.

电视新闻就像一道闪电一样，瞬间发出很大声响，照亮旁边的一切，照不到的一切都在黑暗中，然后忽然，就消失了。

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When he caught sight of the count, there was a flash like lightning in his eyes.

他喊道。当他看见伯爵的时候，他的眼中闪出了电光。

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