荧光灯闪了几下，接着屋子里豁然大亮，刺得人睁不开眼。Fluorescent lights flickered, and then the room was brilliantly, blindingly bright.用18瓦的荧光灯灯泡有同样的亮度，而用电量却减少75％。With an 18-watt fluorescent bulb you get as much light but use 75% less electricity...

“荧光灯”的英语可以翻译为：[计] fluorescent lamp，[医] fluorescent lamp ...