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一道闪耀， 线像一样从紫杉的枝叶中放射出来。

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

它们可能被跟随一颗千新星，这是一种由化学元素的放射性衰变产生的明线发射。