I spotted a shooting star which, to my astonishment, was bright green in colour.

我看见了一颗划过长空的流星，让我惊讶的是，它是鲜绿色的。

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My first reaction was it must be a shooting star!

我第一个反应就是“一定是流星！”

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Afterwards, I asked my dad, "Daddy was that a shooting star?"

然后因为不太确定问了爸爸：“爸爸刚刚是不是有流星啊？”

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