Flashes of light were followed by an explosion.

阵阵闪光后就是一声爆炸的巨响。

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There was an explosion and the whole sky lit up.

一声爆炸照亮了整个天空。

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James Bell suffered second-degree burns in an explosion.

詹姆斯·贝尔在一次爆炸中被二度烧伤。

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But an explosion in space cost him the chance to reach the moon -- and nearly cost the crew their lives.

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In other cases, the virus propagates in such high numbers that release is literally an explosion of the cell.

在另一些时候,病毒的数量相当大,那么释放病毒就会使细胞的爆裂

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And unfortunately some chemicals there that fell together there and ended up causing bit of an explosion, which was a sad event.

很不幸,有些化学药品跌落在了一起,结果引起了爆炸，十分遗憾。

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"There is a risk of an explosion in the Middle East, " he added a moment later.

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Hall, of Elyria, Ohio, was killed in an explosion while serving in Garmsir, Afghanistan.

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And some weeks earlier, an explosion was barely avoided during demolition work near an electrical junction.

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