The lightning flash lasted a split second, and then disappeared.

闪电一闪而后就消失了。

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The sound of thunder nearly always follows the lightning flash although they happen together.

虽然闪电和雷鸣是同时发生的，但人们却总是先看见闪电，然后再听到雷声。

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There was a flash of lightning and the house was plunged into darkness.

雷电闪过，房子陷入一片黑暗之中。

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The power went out Friday around midnight after a large green lightning flash in the driving snow that plunged us into darkness.

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Somewhere in these flashing mirrors, we mistake the flash-lit celebrity, the lightning-strike story, for confirmed reality.

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