我们可以用短语as quick as a flash来形容一个人做事情像闪电般一样快。
　　例句：
　　John knew the answer so he put up his hand as quick as a flash.
　　The customers are complaining. We need to get more food on the shelves as quick as a flash.
　　注意：
　　另一个含有单词flash的短语a flash in the pan的意思是“昙花一现”。
　　例句：
　　Our football team were champions last year, but that won’t happen again. It’s just a flash in the pan.
　　常识补充：
　　The official land-speed record measured is 763.035 miles per hour, set by Andy Green on 15 October 1997 in the Black Rock Desert.
　　官方纪录的最高陆地驾驶速度是 763.035英里/小时（1227 .985公里/小时）。1997年10月15日，英国人安迪·格林在美国内华达洲的黑岩沙漠里创造了此纪录。

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