However, before he could put any inclination into effect, the young man saw from amid the trees a bright light shining, the rays from which radiated like needles through the sad plumy foliage of the yews.

然而，还没来得及付诸行动， 年轻人就看到树林中有光在闪耀， 光线像样从紫杉郁郁枝叶中放射出来。

They can be followed by a kilonova, an emission of bright light resulting from the  radioactive decay of chemical elements.

它们可能被跟随颗千新星，这是种由化学元素放射性衰变产生明光线发射。