First, a channel, or path, is formed that connects the cloud and the ground.

首先，会形成一个通道或一条路径，将云层和地面连接起来。

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When the negatively and positively charged streams meet, a complete channel connecting the cloud and the ground is formed.

当带负电和带正电的粒子流相遇时，就会形成一条连接云层和地面的完整通道。

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The formation of the channel is initiated when electrons surge from the cloud base toward the ground.

当电子从云层底部涌向地面时，通道就开始形成了。

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