A flash of lighting is seen in Piraeus, near Athens during a rainstorm. Photo: Elina Liberta/ AP
Lightning is a bright flash of electricity produced by a thunderstorm. Lightning kills and injures between 75 and 100 people every year - more than hurricanes or tornadoes. The highest death toll from a lightning strike was in 1971 when a passenger airline flying over the Amazon rainforest was hit by lightning, causing it to crash, killing 91 people on board.
閃電是由雷雨產生的一種強放電現象。每年因閃電而受到死傷的人數達75到100，超過了颶風或龍卷風的受害人數。死亡人數最高的一次是1971年，當時一架客機飛越亞馬遜雨林時受閃電襲擊墜毀，導致飛機上91死亡。
今日短語
所謂突然一陣靈感 a flash of inspiration 就是說一個人頭腦里突然冒出一個創新或革新的想法或閃念。
例句
John's new travel book was a huge success after the flash of inspiration he got while sitting on the bus.
The idea for my song came to me in a flash of inspiration!
請注意
另一個短語 a flash in the pan 意思是曇花一現，指短時間的走紅或暴熱。
Susan had a number one hit with her song, but after that we never heard from her again. People said she was just a flash in the pan.
