Language Point 6

and then flash! (Para. 1)
flash: vi. 1. (of an idea) to come suddenly
These lines from Shakespeare just flashed into my mind.

我突然记起了莎士比亚的这几行诗句。
2. appear or pass suddenly
The car flashed by so quickly that I could not see the car number.

汽车飞驰而过，我根本看不到车牌号。
The policeman flashed his I. D. card at me, but I could not read his name.

警察只是向我亮了一下他的证件，可我根本看不清他的名字。