One evening, I was sitting out in my backyard in North Carolina, and suddenly, these silent sparks rose up all around me, and I began to wonder: How do these creatures make light, and what's with all this flashing?
一天晚上，我坐在外面的院子里， 当时我在北卡罗来纳州， 突然间，这些悄无声息的星星 就在我身边升起了！ 我当时开始想： 这些小家伙是怎么制造光的呢？ 这样一闪一闪的又是怎么回事呢？