Black and purple clouds were swirling across it, and as another thunderclap sounded outside, a fork of lightning flashed across it.

黑色和紫色云团在上面翻滚，随外面又响起一阵雷声，一道闪电在天花板上划过。

Every head in the Great Hall swiveled toward the stranger, suddenly brightly illuminated by a fork of lightning that flashed across the ceiling.

礼堂里人都转过头去望人，突一道闪电划过天花板。

Then you lean the bamboo over a fire, with the top propped up by a forked stick and the bottom sitting on the ground.

后你把竹子靠在火上，顶部用一个棍子支撑，底部放在地上。

In fact, they are the only animal in  the world that have forked, or pronged, horns that shed every year.

事实上，它们是世界上唯一一种每年都会脱落或角动物。

But, finding that the big, forked animal doesn't scare, he prudently beats a retreat, and sets himself up to reconnoiter on some overhanging branch, scrutinizing every movement you make with ludicrous solemnity.

但是，发现那头大动物并没有吓到它，他谨慎地撤退了，后在一些悬垂树枝上站起来侦察，以可笑严肃性仔细检查你一举一动。