Unit 6 A World of Mystery新编大学英语第二版第一册课文翻译
全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程 第1册 Unit 6 Romance 课堂笔记
Before Reading >> Love SongDo you have a favorite love song? What is its name? Who is the singer? Can you sing it or hum the tune?Before Reading >> Saint Valentine’s DayI. St. Valentine’s StoryNew Words in the Storypriest牧师Claudius 克劳迪亚斯ceremony 典礼，仪式jailer看守监狱的人，狱卒Rome 罗马volunteer 自愿behead斩首，砍…的头St. Valentine’s StoryValentine was a priest living in Rome during the third century. At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. He wanted to have a big army and expected men to volunteer to join. However many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. This made Claudius very angry. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius banned marriage even engagement from his empire. But Valentine would keep on performing marriage ceremonies secretly. He was caught by the soldiers at a wedding, and was thrown into prison and beheaded.Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his jailer when he was in prison. Before he was taken to his death on February 14, 269 A.D., he signed a farewell message to her, “Love from your Valentine.” That note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine’s Da y.Questions and Answers1. When did Valentine live?(He was living during the third century.)2. What was Valentine?(He was a priest.)3. What did he do to help young lovers?(He kept performing marriage ceremonies secretly for the young lovers in s pite of Claudius’s ban.)4. When was he killed?(He was killed on February 14, 269 A.D..)5. Is there any day like Saint Valentine’s Day in China?(The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the Chinese Lovers’ Day. The most popular story mentioned in connection with this festiv al is that of “the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl”.)II. Valentine Traditions- In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. “Wear your heart o n your sleeve” now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.- If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have.- In Wales, wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favorite decorations on the spoons. The decoration meant “You unlock my heart!”III. Birds and LoveEuropeans also believe that Feb. 14th is the day when birds begin to choose their mates. Chaucer, Shakespeare, and numerous other poets mention the tradition in their works. In accordance with the tradition, it is believed that a young girl will be able to tell what type of man she will marry based upon the first bird tha t she sees on Valentine’s Da y.- If a young girl sees a blackbird, she will marry a clergyman or priest.- If a young girl sees a robin redbreast, she will marry a sailor or nautical man.- If a young girl sees a goldfinch (or any yellow bird), she will marry a rich man.- If a young girl sees a sparrow, she will marry a farmer or country gentleman.- If a young girl sees a bluebird, she will marry a happy man.- If a young girl sees a crossbill, she will marry an argumentative man.- If a young girl sees a dove, she will marry a good man.- If a young girl sees a woodpecker, she will have no husband.Before Reading >> Public Libraries in the U.S.Public libraries in the U.S. are free to the public. One can get a library card at a local library by filling in a form and showing the librarian a valid ID and something to prove one lives in the neighborhood (e.g., a used and stamped envelope with one’s name as the addressee (收信人), one’s phone bill, gas bill, etc.). Besides borrowing books, people go to libraries to borro w videotapes, use the computers there, and attend book readings by authors and other cultural events. Libraries are regarded as community centers.Before Reading >> Group DiscussionDo you think that cyber love is believable and reliable? Why or why not?Global Reading >> Part Division of the TextGlobal Reading >> Further UnderstandingI. For Part 1 Questions and AnswersRead Part 1 carefully and answer the following questions.1. What do you think is the reason that John Blanchard came to the Grand Central Station?(To meet somebody not seen before.)2. Who do you think he was waiting for?(His lover or girlfriend.)3. Why did he straighten his uniform?(To make himself more attractive.)II. For Part 2 Sentence CompletionRead Part 2 carefully and supply the missing information.1. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind.2. With time and effort he located her address.3. I’d always be haunted by the f eeling that you had been taking a chance on just my beauty, which would disgust me.4. She was a girl he had never seen, yet whose written words had been with him and sustained him unfailingly.III. For Part 3 Multiple ChoiceRead Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question.1. Who was coming toward Blanchard? _______. (B)A. A middle-aged womanB. A young beautiful ladyC. A worn-out soldierD. A lively and naive pupil2. The young lady was dressed in ________. (D)A. the red suitB. the yellow suitC. the blue suitD. the green suit3. How old was the “supposed” Hollis Maynell? ________. (C)A. Over 20B. Over 30C. Over 40D. Over 504. While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his __________. (A)A. disappointmentB. happinessC. excitementD. enjoyment5. Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her? __________. (D)A. It was a jokeB. It was a sense of humorC. It was April Fool’s DayD. It was some kind of testIV. For Part 4 Questions and AnswersRead Part 4 carefully and answer the following questions.1. What did Miss Maynell want to find out through the test?(The true nature of a heart.)2. How do you understand Houssaye’s remark “tell me whom you love, and I will tell you who you are”?(I can judge you by the person you love. And the saying is equal to a Chinese proverb: 物以类聚，人以群分。
全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程1 Unit6课件
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Part I Pre-reading Task Listen to the recording two or three times and then think over the following questions: 1. What do you know about Michael Jackson? 2. How does he feel about Ben? Why? 3. Do you think the song Ben reveals something about the relationship between man and animals? If so, what is it? 4. Is the song related to the theme of the unit — animal intelligence? How?
Tale of a Whale Why would an animal want to cooperate with a human? Behaviorists would say that animals cooperate when they learn it is in their interest to do so. This is true, but I don't think it goes far enough. Gail Laule, a consultant on animal behavior, speaks of Orky, a killer whale, she knew. "Of all the animals I've worked with, he was the most intelligent," she says. "He would assess a situation and then do something based on the judgments he made." Like the time he helped save a family member. When Orky's mate, Corky, gave birth, the baby did not thrive at first, and keepers took the little whale out of the tank by stretcher for emergency care. Things began to go wrong when they returned the baby whale to the tank. As the workers halted the stretcher a few meters above the water, the baby suddenly began throwing up through its mouth. The keepers feared it would choke, but they could not reach the baby to help it. Apparently sizing up the problem, Orky swam under the stretcher and allowed one of the men to stand on his head, something he'd never been trained to do. Then, using his tail to keep steady, Orky let the keeper reach up and release the 420-pound baby so that it could slide into the water within reach of help.
Unit-6-A-World-of-Mystery新编大学英语第二版第一册课文翻译
Unit 6 A World of MysteryThe Bermuda Triangle[1] On 5th December 1945, Flight 19, which consisted of five US Navy planes, took off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida in fine weather. There was a total of fourteen men on board the planes. The planes were in good condition; they had the best equipment on board including compasses and radios, and they also carried life rafts. The planes could float on water for ninety seconds. One and a half hours after the take-off, a radio message from one of the planes was heard at the control tower at Fort Lauderdale.[2] "I don't know where we are."[3] After that the planes could no longer speak to the control tower, but they could speak to and hear each other, and the control tower could hear them.[4] "The magnetic compass is going crazy."[5] "We're completely lost."[6] No other messages were heard after that. Nobody else heard from the planes or saw them again. Three hundred planes and many boats searched the area, but not one trace of Flight 19 was found. Then one of the planes that was sent to look for them also disappeared completely.[7] These planes had disappeared in a very mysterious part of the world in the western Atlantic Ocean where lots of strange events have taken place. The mystery started long before 1945, and since that year many other ships and planes have also disappeared in this area. It is called the Bermuda Triangle. It is a large, triangular area of the ocean with the island of Bermuda at its northern tip.[8] Planes and ships disappear in other parts of the world, but there are more disappearances in the Triangle than in other areas. For years now scientists and others have been puzzled by this mystery. There have been many attempts to explain why people, planes and ships disappear in such high numbers here .[9] One writer, John Spencer, believes that the ships and planes have been carried off from the sea and sky by flying saucers or UFOs from another planet. Since there are millions of other planets in the universe, Spencer believes there must be other intelligent creatures somewhere in the universe. These creatures are interested in collecting humans and their equipment so that they can examine them carefully.[10] Another theory is that the geography of the area is responsible for the disappearances of the ships and planes. Bermuda lies on an earthquake belt. Underwater earthquakes result in large waves appearing suddenly. These waves are so big that they can break a ship into pieces. In the air, a similar thing can happen to airplanes because ofsudden strong winds.[11] As with Flight 19, many boats and planes have reported that their magnetic compasses stop working properly in the Bermuda Triangle. Normally a magnetic compass points towards magnetic north . However, the Bermuda Triangle is one of the two places on Earth in which a compass points towards true north. Therefore, there is something strange about the magnetic properties of the area.[12] Many people have found these explanations difficult to believe. However, the most recent theory has a scientific basis and is more believable. The discovery of methane gas on the seafloor of the Bermuda Triangle started a scientist, Dr. Mclver, thinking about an explanation for the mysteries. Sometimes large amounts of the gas escape from the seafloor and rise into the air. This could produce large waves on the surface which would make a ship sink. When the gas mixes with air, it could also cause a ship's engine to stop or it could start a fire. Similarly, as the mixture rises into the air, it could cause an airplane's engine to stop or explode. The explosions would break a ship or a plane into tiny pieces.[13] This latest theory has yet to be proved but seems to offer a better explanation as to why Flight 19 and all the other planes, ships and people have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.百慕大三角1 1945 年12 月5 日，佛罗里达州的劳德代尔堡，天气晴好，由5 架美国海军飞机组成的第19 飞行小队从这儿起飞。
新编大学英语4(第二版)Unit 1-Unit 6单元 课文翻译及课后答案详解
课内阅读参考译文及课后习题答案(Book 4)Unit 1享受幽默—什么东西令人开怀？1 听了一个有趣的故事会发笑、很开心，古今中外都一样。
这一现象或许同语言本身一样悠久。
那么，到底是什么东西会使一个故事或笑话让人感到滑稽可笑的呢？2 我是第一次辨识出幽默便喜欢上它的人，因此我曾试图跟学生议论和探讨幽默。
这些学生文化差异很大，有来自拉丁美洲的，也有来自中国的。
我还认真地思考过一些滑稽有趣的故事。
这么做完全是出于自己的喜好。
3 为什么听我讲完一个笑话后，班上有些学生会笑得前仰后合，而其他学生看上去就像刚听我读了天气预报一样呢？显然，有些人对幽默比别人更敏感。
而且，我们也发现有的人很善于讲笑话，而有的人要想说一点有趣的事却要费好大的劲。
我们都听人说过这样的话：―我喜欢笑话，但我讲不好，也总是记不住。
‖有些人比别人更有幽默感，就像有些人更具有音乐、数学之类的才能一样。
一个真正风趣的人在任何场合都有笑话可讲，而且讲了一个笑话，就会从他记忆里引出一连串的笑话。
一个缺乏幽默感的人不可能成为一群人中最受欢迎的人。
一个真正有幽默感的人不仅受人喜爱，而且在任何聚会上也往往是人们注意的焦点。
这么说是有道理的。
4 甚至有些动物也具有幽默感。
我岳母从前经常来我们家，并能住上很长一段时间。
通常她不喜欢狗，但却很喜欢布利茨恩—我们养过的一条拉布拉多母猎犬。
而且，她们的这种喜欢是相互的。
布利茨恩在很小的时候就常常戏弄外祖母，当外祖母坐在起居室里她最喜欢的那张舒适的椅子上时，布利茨恩就故意把她卧室里的一只拖鞋叼到起居室，并在外祖母刚好够不到的地方蹦来跳去，一直逗到外祖母忍不住站起来去拿那只拖鞋。
外祖母从椅子上一起来，布利茨恩就迅速跳上那椅子，从它那闪亮的棕色眼睛里掠过一丝拉布拉多式的微笑，无疑是在说：―啊哈，你又上了我的当。
‖5 典型的笑话或幽默故事由明显的三部分构成。
第一部分是铺垫（即背景），接下来是主干部分（即故事情节），随后便是妙语（即一个出人意料或令人惊讶的结尾）。
新视野大学英语(第二版)第1册Unit6_SectionB_教师版
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1. He did not divide his time with outside interests, unless, of course, you consider his monthly game of golf. Key: spend part of his time on
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discreetly inquiry replacement die of care for stay up straighten out
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vt. (up) 使紧张;上满发条 n. [C]一排人 a. 谨慎的,慎重的 ad. 谨慎地,慎重地 n. [C]询问,打听 n. [C]替换的人/物;[U]替代
2. The youngest child is twenty, a boy, a high-school graduate and like a lot of his friends, is content to do enough odd jobs to stay in grass and food. Key: continue to support himself with drugs and food
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vt. 敬佩;钦佩
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第二版全新版大学英语综合1Unit6课后答案
第二版全新版大学英语综合1Unit6课后答案全新版大学英语综合教程是上海外语教育出版社出版的'一本图书，全新版大学英语综合教程1是第一册，给大一新生们用的。
下面是店铺分享的Unit6课后答案，欢迎大家阅读!Unit 6VocabularyⅠ1.1) Fertile2) Reflected3) Overseas4) Slim5) Split6) Sustained7) Glow8) Thrust9) Keen10) Bud11) Previous12) Whichever2.1) The sickly smell of carpets and furniture in the bedroom disgusts me.2) Mary stopped corresponding with Henry after the death of her mother.3) A radio transmitter is best located at an isolated place far from cities.4) I was so absorbed in the game on TV that I didn’t hear Martin come in.5) The rough surface of the basketball helps players grip the ball.3.1) to broaden; make their way2) disgusts; take a chance on3) the grand; and overseas; reflectedⅡ1. 1) frightened 2) afraid/ frightened2. 1) alike/similar 2) similar3. 1) alive 2) living4. 1) sleeping 2) asleepⅢ1. 1) disappointed 2) disappointment 3) disappointing 4) disappoint5) disappointingly 6) disappointing2. 1) attractive 2) attract 3) attraction 4) attractively 5) unattractively6) unattractiveComprehension ExercisesⅠCloze1. Text-related1) Identifying 2) gripped 3) margins 4)corresponding 5) overseas 6)little 7)hesitate8)grateful 9) made my way 10) going my way2. Theme-related1)first 2)ring 3)Nor 4) another 5) threw 6) deliberately 7) reasoned 8) himself9) restaurant 10) matterⅡTranslation1.1) Before I went off to university, my grandfather gave me a few words of wisdom which impressed me deeply.2) Never tell my parents about my injuries and I’ll be very grateful to you (for it).3) At the meeting some of our colleagues put forward sensible suggestions about improving our working environment.4) The management has/have agreed to grant the workers a 10% pay rise in response to union pressure.5) It was very thoughtful of the hostess to give the house a thorough cleaning before we arrived.2. Not rich himself, Uncle Li never hesitates to help others. Previous to/Before his retirement, through Project Hope he located the addresses of two country kids who grew up in poor families but had a keen desire to study. From then on he sent them money regularly. Later the two made their way to college, and even got a chance to study overseas.【2017年第二版全新版大学英语综合1Unit6课后答案】。
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新编大学英语综合教程1-unit6Unit 6 A World of MysteryIn-Class Reading The Bermuda Triangle百慕大三角1 1945年12月5日，佛罗里达州的劳德代尔堡，天气晴朗，由五架美国海军飞机组成的第19飞行分队从这里起飞。
机上共有14名机组人员。
飞机状况良好；机上装有当时最好的设备，包括罗盘和无线电设备，还携带有救生筏。
飞机可以在水上漂浮90秒钟。
飞机起飞一个半小时后，劳德代尔堡的指挥塔台听到了从其中一架飞机传来的无线电信息。
2 “我不知道我们现在所处的位置。
”3 之后飞机再也无法和指挥塔台通话，但是飞机之间可以通话，而且指挥塔台也能听到他们的通话。
4 “磁罗盘简直疯了。
”5 “我们完全迷失了方向。
”6 从这之后没有收到其他任何信息。
再也没有其他任何人收到过这些飞机的消息或看到过它们。
300架飞机和许多船只搜索了该地区，但没有找到第19飞行分队的任何踪迹。
而且其中一架被派去搜寻的飞机也彻底失踪了。
7 这些飞机是在西大西洋上一个非常神秘的地方失踪的，在这里已经发生了许多奇怪的事件。
这种神秘现象在1945年之前很久就已经出现了，而且自那一年以来，又有许多其他船只和飞机在这一地区失踪。
这一地区被称为百慕大三角，是大西洋上一个巨大的三角形海域，其北端是百慕大岛。
8 飞机和船只在世界的其他地方也会失踪，但是百慕大三角内发生的失踪事件要比其他地区多。
多年来科学家们和其他人士对这一神秘现象感到困惑不解。
人们做了许多努力，试图解释为什么有这么多的人、飞机和船只在这里失踪。
9 作家约翰·斯宾塞认为，这些船只和飞机被来自另一行星上的飞碟或不明飞行物从海上和空中劫走了。
他的看法是，既然宇宙里有数百万其他行星，那么在宇宙中的某些地方肯定存在其他有智慧的生物。
这些生物喜欢收集人类及其设备，以便仔细观察研究。
10 另一种理论认为，该地区的地理状况是造成船只和飞机失踪的罪魁祸首。
新编大学英语第二版第一册课后答案下载
新编大学英语第二版第一册课后答案下载《新编大学英语第二版》共分十分单元，每单元的话题与《新编大学英语》主教材完全一致。
以下是要与大家分享的新编大学英语第二版第一册，供大家参考!新编大学英语(第二版)浙江大学编著出版社：外语教学与研究出版社出版日期：xx-01-01第二版的《新编大学英语》由三部分组成：1)《新编大学英语》学生用书(配有磁带和光盘)，教师用书;2)《新编大学英语》视听说教程学生用书(配有磁带和光盘)，教师用书(配有教师用磁带);3)《新编大学英语》网络课件培养他们表达、传播本国文化的能力。
大规模的调查与研究分析说明：根据学生的反映，学会日常的常规性的口头表达并不难。
每单元由四部分组成，均围绕一个主题展开：a) Viewing, Understanding and Speaking: 含一部趣味性强、表达思想完整的录像短剧，并配有四项旨在提高学生口头表达能力的练习;光盘带有语音识别功能，可帮助学生改进语音语调，掌握有关表达方式;b) Listening, Understanding and Speaking: 主要于原教材的Listening-Centered activities 部分，包括听力材料和相关的语言活动;c) More Listening: 含四段补充听力材料，每段材料都配有练习。
使用这部分材料时，可以不按顺序自由选择;d) Testing Yourself: 本单元的小测验，含两到三篇测试材料，测试学生的听力技能。
视听说教学可以在网上进展，也可以利用光盘进展。
《新编大学英语》网络课件(NCE Online)，不仅为使用《新编大学英语》及其视听说教程提供了最大方便，学生可以按不同的学习风格、不同的喜好选择不同的词汇范围及不同的游戏。
1)《新编大学英语》教程单元测试(Quizzes)，2)视听说教程单元测试(Quizzes)，学完第6单元后，学生可以开始利用阶段测试作为自我评估。
全新版大学英语(第一册)第二版电子教案Unit6PPT课件
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Birds and Love
Europeans also believe that Feb. 14th is the day when birds begin to choose their mates. Chaucer, Shakespeare, and numerous other poets mention the tradition in their works. In accordance with the tradition, it is believed that a young girl will be able to tell what type of man she will marry based upon the first bird that she sees on Valentine’s Day.
In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. “Wear your heart on your sleeve” now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.
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大学_《新编大学英语》第二版第一册课后翻译答案
《新编大学英语》第二版第一册课后翻译答案《新编大学英语》第二版第一册课后翻译答案《新编大学英语》(第二版)继续采用以学生为中心的主题教学模式，调整了难度与梯度，完善、优化了教材结构，开发了配套的视听说教程与快速阅读教程，辅以完备的多媒体及网络资源，着力培养学生的语言综合应用能力。
《新编大学英语》(第二版)围绕与校园、社会生活相关的主题，选取思想性强、语言规范的__展开读、写、说、译技能的综合训练。
注重教学双方的互动性，强调语言应用能力与文化素养的综合培养。
《新编大学英语视听说教程》提供生动有趣的录像短剧及丰富的听力材料。
从不同角度帮助学生提高听说技能，培养交际能力。
《新编大学英语快速阅读》通过有针对性的系统训练帮助学生掌握基本阅读技能，培养良好的阅读习惯，提高阅读效率。
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《新编大学英语》第二版简介p13我累了，昨晚我不该那么晚睡觉1.Im tired,I should not have gone to bed so late last night.我和鲍勃不是很熟，不过我们偶尔一起出去喝一杯2.I dont/didnt know Bob very well,but we go/went out for an occasional drink together我们应该都火车站接她.3.We are supposed to meet her at the train station.你可以清楚的看到有人快淹死，而你却没有采取行动救他们4.You could clearly see people drowning,but/and yet you took no action to save them.包括周末在内，仅仅还有12天时间可以用来买圣诞礼物5.Including weekends,there are only twelve more days to buy Christmas presents.如果不立即采取行动，许多野生动物就会因饥饿而死亡6.Without immediate action,many kinds of wild animals would die from hunger.P47那首歌总是会让她回想起在芝加哥度过的那个晚上1.That songs always reminded her of the night spent in Chicago.街角处刚好有一位警察，我便向他问路2.There happened to be a policeman on the corner,so I asked him the way.由于天气恶劣，今天所有去纽约的航班都延误了3.All flights to New York today are delayed because of the bad weather.谁有责任谁就必须赔偿损失4.Whoever is responsible willl have to pay for the damage. 我找不到我的支票簿，我准是把它留在家里了5.I can not find my checkbook ,i must have left it at home.到足球比赛快开始时，暴风雨已经停了6.By the time ,the football match was going to start ,the storm had already stopped.p68一个年轻人来到票务柜台，问是否有人把他的公文包交到了柜台1.A young man came to the check-in counter and asked if his briefcase had been turned in他朝我身后的行李传送带瞥了一眼，然后大声喊道，他看到公文包正穿过传送带尽头的那个口子.2.He looked over my shoulder at the conveyer belt and shouted that he had seen his briefcase going through the opening at the end of the conveyor belt.不幸的是，已经把他的公文包装到一架班机上了3.Unfortunately,his briefcase had already been loaded on one of the flights.我向他保证一找到公文包就给他打电话4.I assured him that we would calll him as soon as we found his briefcase.让我们吃惊的是，这个年轻人说他已经在自己的车里找到了公文包5.To our great surprise ,the young man said that he had already found his briefcase in his car .P81除非你有经验，否则你得不到这份工作1.You wont get the job unless you have got the experience.我把大部分的时间都花在研究中美文化的差异上了2.Most of my time is spent studying the differences between Chinese and American cultures.这句话意思极清楚，决不会引起误解3.The statement/sentence is so clear that it cant cause any misunderstanding.他希望能够给予她比现在更多的帮助4.He wishes he could give her more help than what he does now .穿上外套，否则你会感冒的5.Put on your coat ,or you will catch a cold .他的收藏品中加了一张毕加索的画6.She has added a picture of Picasso to her collection.我没意识到以前曾来过这7.I am not aware of ever having been here before.如果你继续对每个人这么粗鲁，你很快就会发现自己什么朋友都没了8.You will soon find yourself without any friends at all if you keep on being so rude to everybody.P103首先你得意识到在一个陌生环境中感觉紧张是很正常的1.First,you must be aware that feeling nervous is very normal in a strange environment./It is quite normal to feel nervoust in a strange environment.我们的思维比大部分人的讲话速度要快好几倍2.Our thoughts can race a long several times faster than most people speak为了使别人注意你，你必须学会怎样做一个良好的、体谅的听众.3.In order to get others attention, you must learn how to be a good and sympathetic listener.其中必不可少的一点是你得尽量扩大视野4.One of the essential points is that you should try to broaden your horizens.幽默感会有所帮助，有时讲个和自己有关的小笑话也会使谈话轻松起来5.The sense of humor is of use/help.Telling a joke about yourself sometimes can lighten the conversation.只有当你愿意交谈并认真的听的时候，你才能成功的与周围的人交朋友6.Only when you are willing to talk and listen attentively,can/will you succeed in making friends with the people around you.P117房间里热极了，请把窗户打开1.Its far too hot in the room,open the window,please!半夜里那嘈杂声把我们弄醒了2.The noise woke us up in the middle of the night.他不该对我说的话表示生气，那仅仅是个玩笑而已3.he should have been angry at what I said.It was nothing more thana joke我们邀请了所有的朋友去野餐，但是由于下雨只来了其中五位.4.We invited all our friends to the picnic but it rained and only five of them showed up.她视婚姻为严肃的事情5.She views marriage as a serious matter.令我失望的是，这部电影并不像我期待的那么好6.To my disappointment ,the movie didnt live up to my expectations.P153我过去常去看电影，但现在再也没有时间了1.I used to go to the cinema/movies a lot,but I neer have the time now.两个工人互相合作修理破裂的管子2.The two workers cooperated with each other to fix the broken pipe.这是一种残忍的做法，应该马上停止3.this is a cruel practice which should be stopped immediately.你的工作哪一方面最困难，哪一方面最有益4.What aspect of your job/work is(the)most difficult,and what aspect is(the)most rewarding?有些人认为他很粗野，但情况并非如此5.Some people think he is rude,but thats not the case.我会尽我所能帮忙，但我所能做的也有限6.Ill help as much as I can,but there is a limit to what I can do.P190他的努力工作使他得到了一大笔奖金1. Her hard work resulted in a big bonus for her.孩子们正在观察飞机起飞和降落2. Children were watching the planes take off and load.我总是一上船就晕船3. As soon as Im on board a ship I always feel sick.博物馆向公众开放的第一天，总共有0人前来参观4. A total of 0 people visited the museum on the first day when it was open to the public.委员会有科学家和工程师组成5. The committee consists of scientists and engineers.工作没有完成，我不敢回家6. I wouldnt dare to go home with the job unfinished.P221我们正在考虑卖房子1. We are considering selling the house.我建议他先等一会，然后再做决定2. I suggest he wait a while before he makes an decisions.明天约翰很可能会来参加聚会3. John is very likely to come to the party tomorrow.我们想知道他不接受这份工作的.原因4. Wed like to know the reason why she didnt accept the job.你本不应该回到那栋还在燃烧的大楼，你有可能会被严重烧伤5. You shouldnt have gone back t the burning building,you might have been badly/seriously burnt.我从来没有想过会有问题6. It/The thought had never crossed my mind that there might have be a problem.P257第二次世界大战结束于1939年1. World warⅡtook place in 1945.我爷爷喝酒喝得厉害2. My grandfather drinks a great deal.到65岁的时候，他仍在工作3. He was still working by the age of 65这个老师知道他所有学生的名字.4. The teacher knows all his students by name.警察最终成功破解了这个疑案5. The police have finally succeeded in solving the mystery.他喜欢各种体育运动，特别是篮球6. He likes all kinds of eports,but most of all,basketball.打电话和面对面说话不一样7. Talking on the phone is different from talking face to face.他们因为有共同的兴趣爱好而相爱8. They fell in love with each other because they had common interests.P291演讲的主题已提前一星期宣布，而主讲人的名字则没有1. The topic of the speech is announced a week in advance,but the name of the apeaker ia not.居然还有学生在考试之前踢足球，这似乎令人难以置信2. It seemed incredible that some students still played football before the exams.Auden先生是一个快乐的人，他从帮助别人中获得乐趣3. Mr.Auden is a happy man who derives pleasure from helping others两位美国人共同获得了去年的诺贝尔医学奖.4. Two Americans shared last years Nobel Prize for Medicine.首先我欢迎你参见此次会议5. First of all Id like to welcome you to the meeting.我不习惯于这样的奢侈，这是在浪费金钱6. Im not accustomed to such luxury.Its a waste of money.考试结果将于周五下午张贴出来7. The results of the exam will be put up on Friday afternoon.一些残酷的动物实验是以科学的名义进行的8. Some cruel experiments on animals are carried out in the name of science.最好的减肥方法是不吃含高脂肪的食物1. The best way to lose weight is to avoid eating fatty foods.交通不便曾是导致饥饿的主要原因2. One of the main causes of hunger used to be lack of transportation.浪费的包装会抬高食品的价格3. Wasteful packaging will add to the price of food/food price.没有农业的发展，经济改革就不会成功4. Economic reform would not be successful without the development of agriculture.明年农民们将种植更多的经济作物以取代粮食作物5. The farmers will grow more cash crops next year instead of grains目前，世界上还有某些地方的农民仍然在利用动物做劳力.6. At present,there are still places in the world where farmers make use of animal labor.。
新编大学英语综合教程1unit6
Unit 6 A World of MysteryIn-Class Reading The Bermuda Triangle百慕大三角1 1945年12月5日，佛罗里达州的劳德代尔堡，天气晴朗，由五架美国海军飞机组成的第19飞行分队从这里起飞。
机上共有14名机组人员。
飞机状况良好；机上装有当时最好的设备，包括罗盘和无线电设备，还携带有救生筏。
飞机可以在水上漂浮90秒钟。
飞机起飞一个半小时后，劳德代尔堡的指挥塔台听到了从其中一架飞机传来的无线电信息。
2 “我不知道我们现在所处的位置。
”3 之后飞机再也无法和指挥塔台通话，但是飞机之间可以通话，而且指挥塔台也能听到他们的通话。
4 “磁罗盘简直疯了。
”5 “我们完全迷失了方向。
”6 从这之后没有收到其他任何信息。
再也没有其他任何人收到过这些飞机的消息或看到过它们。
300架飞机和许多船只搜索了该地区，但没有找到第19飞行分队的任何踪迹。
而且其中一架被派去搜寻的飞机也彻底失踪了。
7 这些飞机是在西大西洋上一个非常神秘的地方失踪的，在这里已经发生了许多奇怪的事件。
这种神秘现象在1945年之前很久就已经出现了，而且自那一年以来，又有许多其他船只和飞机在这一地区失踪。
这一地区被称为百慕大三角，是大西洋上一个巨大的三角形海域，其北端是百慕大岛。
8 飞机和船只在世界的其他地方也会失踪，但是百慕大三角内发生的失踪事件要比其他地区多。
多年来科学家们和其他人士对这一神秘现象感到困惑不解。
人们做了许多努力，试图解释为什么有这么多的人、飞机和船只在这里失踪。
9 作家约翰·斯宾塞认为，这些船只和飞机被来自另一行星上的飞碟或不明飞行物从海上和空中劫走了。
他的看法是，既然宇宙里有数百万其他行星，那么在宇宙中的某些地方肯定存在其他有智慧的生物。
这些生物喜欢收集人类及其设备，以便仔细观察研究。
10 另一种理论认为，该地区的地理状况是造成船只和飞机失踪的罪魁祸首。
百慕大位于地震带。
全新版大学英语第二版综合教程6 第1单元课后练习答案
Part six Paras 40-47 Nash’s recovery from illness
Text analysis on P18
3. From the second part on, the writer uses subheadings to show readers the different stages of Nash’s life story chronologically.
xt analysis on P18
4. This is called flashback. The writer is well aware that winning a Nobel prize should be a great event to anyone. To mention it before anything else would certainly attract the readers’ attention the moment they begin to read the essay.
II. Words with multiple meanings on P26
1. in a given period of time
2. Given the extent of cultural diversity in the United States
3. the needs of any given customer 4. even if he is sometimes given to drinking rather more than he should
The Nobel prizes are internationally recognized as the most prestigious awards in each of these fields. The prizes were established by Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel, who set up a fund for them in his will. The first Nobel prizes were awarded on December 10, 1901, the fifth anniversary of Nobel’s death.
新编大学英语综合教程课文翻译第一册
Unit 1 Personal Relationships1-1 The gift of life【1】炸弹落在了这个小村庄里。
在可怕的越南战争期间，谁也不知道这些炸弹要轰炸什么目标，而它们却落在了一所由传教士们办的小孤儿院内。
【2】传教士和一、两个孩子已经丧生，还有几个孩子受了伤，其中有一个小女孩，8岁左右，她的双腿被炸伤。
【3】几小时后，医疗救援小组到了。
救援小组由一名年轻的美国海军医生和一名同样年轻的海军护士组成。
他们很快发现有个小女孩伤势严重。
如果不立即采取行动，显然她将因失血过多和休克而死亡。
【4】他们明白必须给小女孩输血，但是他们的医药用品很有限，没有血浆，因此需要一种相配的血型。
快速的血型测定显示两名美国人的血型都不合适。
几个没有受伤的孤儿却有相配的血型。
【5】这位医生会讲一点越南语，护士会讲一点法语，但只有中学的法语水平。
孩子们不会说英语，只会说一点法语。
医生和护士用少得可怜的一点共同语言，结合大量的手势语，努力向这些受惊吓的孩子们解释说，除非他们能输一些血给自己的小伙伴，否则她将必死无疑。
接着问他们是否有人愿意献血来救小女孩。
【6】对医生和护士的请求，孩子们（只是）瞪大眼睛，一声不吭。
此时小病人生命垂危。
然而，只有这些受惊吓的孩子中有人自愿献血，他们才能够得到血。
过了好一会儿，一只小手慢慢地举了起来，然后垂了下去，一会儿又举了起来。
【7】"噢，谢谢。
" 护士用法语说。
"你叫什么名字？"【8】"兴，" 回答道。
【9】兴很快被抱到一张床上，手臂用酒精消毒后，针就扎了进去。
在整个过程中，兴僵直地躺着，没有出声。
【10】过了一会儿，他发出了一声长长的抽泣，但立即用那只可以活动的手捂住了自己的脸。
【11】"兴，疼吗？" 医生问。
【12】兴默默地摇了摇头，但一会儿忍不住又抽泣起来，并又一次试图掩饰自己的哭声。
医生又问是否是插在手臂上的针弄疼了他，兴又摇了摇头。
新编大学英语第一册第六单元课件2
Comprehension Questions
• • • Where is the Bermuda Triangle located (Para. 7) Answer: The Bermuda Triangle is located in the western Atlantic Ocean, with the island of Bermuda at its northern tip (apex).
on board
在船（或飞机、火车等）交通工具上 e.g. Everybody on board (the train) was getting anxious when he finally appeared in the doorway. I was the first passenger on board (the plane), so I took a window seat in order to have a better view of the clouds. Have you ever been on board an air bus?
taketake-off n. 起飞 e.g.
Sir, could you please fasten your seat belt before our take-off ? antonyms of take off (起飞)：land, touch down I passed the time by watching planes take off and touch down.
Unit 6 A World of Mystery新编大学英语第二版第一册教案
Unit 6 A World of MysteryUseful InformationWe humans have found countless mysteries of the universe with which to occupy our minds over the centuries. We not only ask questions about what something is but we also want to know why it is. Ancient people invented elaborate mythological explanations to account for the mysterious things they saw. Both the sky with its heavenly bodies and seemingly never-ending vastness and the seas with their great depths and power were, and still are, capable of filling people with feelings of awe and wonder.As ancient humans looked at the sky above them, one sight that intrigued them most was the Milky Way. They, of course, didn’t know that the strange, broad, luminous band of light across the sky is in reality composed of countless stars and planets located so far from the earth that they cannot be seen individually by the naked eye. To the ancient Chinese it appeared as a luminous river, which they referred to as the River of Heaven or the Silver Stream. It was also the center of one of the oldest and best-known folk stories in China, ―The Cowherd and the Girl Weaver.‖ Even though today we know what the Milky Way is, it remains equally mysterious in many ways because it is so remote from us. It is no wonder that for those individuals who believe in UFOs, it seems a likely place from which they could have arisen. After all, we know so little about heavenly bodies. Who can say that there is or isn’t life on other planets?The power of the ocean is awesome. We hear of tidal waves that crash onto land, destroying everything in their path; we read accounts of lost ships over the centuries; we read legends about mysterious creatures such as mermaids who were once thought to inhabit the seas. Now, in the 21st century as we fly across the Pacific, we can’t help but feel a bit lonely and concerned as we think of that vast body of water below us.Humans have explored the mysterious whenever possible. The moon was a goal once thought unattainable for exploration, but it finally happened. Now the planet Mars is a current target for exploration. It is easy for us to forget the centuries when brave people risked their lives to explore the North and South Poles or, earlier than that, to find sea passages that would make trade between Europe, the Americas and Asia easier. Finding a northern passage to Asia was a dream of many explorers. Although he died in the effort, John Franklin is credited with having proved the existence of the Northwest Passage, a Canadian Arctic waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Only modern technology has been able to solve the mystery of why John Franklin and his crew died. Also, despite all of our modern technology, the power of the extremely cold temperatures and ice in the far north still makes it extremely dangerous for sea navigation.The Bermuda Triangle, a section of the North Atlantic Ocean off North America in which many ships and airplanes are said to have mysteriously disappeared over the years, still remains mysterious to many people. While there are plausible theories today, theyhave yet to be proved. This vaguely triangular-shaped area of ocean has countless stories and some people actually believe its mystery will never be satisfactorily explained. Even if it is, there will still remain many things in this world of mystery that will keep us asking, ―Why?‖PreparationPart Two Reading-Centered ActivitiesIn-Class ReadingI. Pre-ReadingDirections: Study the map and work in groups to answer the following questions.1) Where is the Bermuda Triangle?2) What is the Bermuda Triangle known for?II. Passage ReadingThe Bermuda TriangleNew Wordsbelievable* / / adj. that can be believed 可相信的，可信任的e.g. I) His description of the crime (犯罪活动) was believable.II) What I like about the book is that the characters (人物) are all believable.compass4 / / n. a device for determining directions by use of a needle 指南针，罗盘e.g.I) Don’t go into the heavy forest without a compass.II) They had to find their way back to the camp using a map and a compass.consist4 / / v.1) be made up (of something) 由……组成，由……构成e.g. I) The jury (陪审团) consisted of eight men and four women.II) It’s a simple dish to prepare, consisting mainly of rice and vegetables.2) be based on or depend on something 在于，存在于e.g. I) The beauty of air travel consists in its speed and ease.II) Happiness does not consist in how many possessions you own.disappearance* / / n. passing from view消失，失踪e.g. I) The disappearance of the planes remains a mystery.II) Bill’s sudden disappearance surprised even his closest friends.earthquake4 / / n. sudden, violent movements of the earth’s surfac e 地震e.g. I) The earthquake damaged many houses.II) The western area of North America suffers from earthquakes.explode4 / / v.1) (cause to) burst with a loud noise 爆炸, 使爆炸e.g. I) The police exploded the bomb where it could cause no damage.II) A bomb exploded at one of London’s busiest railway stations this morning.2) suddenly increase greatly in number, amount, or degree 激增，迅速扩大e.g. I) Country music's popularity has exploded.II) The rapidly exploding population in some countries is a serious problem for their governments.fort6 / / n. a strong building that is used for military defense 堡垒，城堡e.g. I) Enemy soldiers attacked the fort.II) The fort gave protection for everyone.gas4 / / n.1) a substance in an air-like form that is neither solid nor liquid气体e.g. I) Oxygen(氧气), hydrogen(氢气) and nitrogen(氮气) are all gases.II) Oxygen is a gas that exists in large quantities in the air.2) a clear substance like air that is burned for heating or cooking 煤气e.g. I) I prefer cooking on stoves that use gas instead of electricity.II) The explosion was caused by a gas leak from the water heater.magnetic4 / / adj.1) capable of attracting iron 磁的，有磁性的e.g.I) Let’s see if this metal is magnetic or not.II) The magnetic attraction of the north pole (北极) is evident in the movement of the needle of a compass.2) capable of attracting people 有吸引力的，有魅力的e.g.I) Susan’s magnetic personality made everyone like her.II) To be a successful businessman you must be enthusiastic and magnetic.methane / / n. a colorless gas without a smell, which is often used as fuel甲烷，沼气e.g. I) Methane can be a dangerous gas.II) Methane is the main constituent(成分) of natural gas.mixture4 / / n.1) something that is made by combining two or more substances 混合物e.g. I) That salad is a mixture of fruits on lettuce (生菜).II) Put the mixture into a baking dish and cook for half an hour.2) a combination of two or more different things, feelings, or types of people 混合e.g. I) The town is a mixture of the old and the new.II) He looked at her with a mixture of admiration and curiosity.mysterious4 / / adj. strange, not easily understood 神秘的，难以理解的e.g. I) I found the whole affair of his death rather mysterious.II) Several people reported seeing mysterious lights in the sky.normally4 / / adv. usually 通常, 正常情况下e.g.I) We don’t normally have people over for dinner.II) Normally, I prefer to have my shower before my breakfast.planet4 / / n. a large, spherical mass of matter, such as the earth or Mars, that moves in a circular path around the sun or another star行星e.g. I) Earth is the planet that we live on.II) People have long wondered whether there is life on other planets.property4 / / n.1) a special quality that a substance, etc. has 性质，特性，性能e.g. I) Oil has the property of floating on water.II) Sound quality is a very important property of a stereo system (立体声音响系统).2) something that belongs to somebody 财产，资产，所有物e.g. I) Their job is to protect private property.II) ―Is this your property?‖ the policeman asked, pointing to a small brown suitcase.puzzle4 / / v. cause someone to feel confused because they cannot understand something 使迷惑，使为难e.g. I) I was puzzled by the difficult homework assignment.II) The fact that none of his letters had been answered rather puzzled him.n. something that is difficult to understand or explain 难题，令人费解的事e.g. I) The meaning of the poem has always been a puzzle.II) In 1953 the intricate(错综复杂的) puzzle of DNA's structure was solved in a Cambridge laboratory.raft◆ / / n. a type of flat boat 筏，筏子e.g. I) life raft 救生筏，充气救生船II) They floated the raft down the river.III) The boys inflated (给…充气) the rubber raft and fished from it.responsible4 / / adj.1) being the cause of or to blame for something 作为原由的，应受归咎的e.g. I) Social changes are responsible for many of our modern problems.II) We can’t simply say that poverty (贫穷) is solely responsible for crime.2) having a duty to be in charge of or to look after someone or something需负责任的，承担责任的e.g. I) Susie is responsible for feeding the family dog.II) The school is responsible for the safety of the children between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.saucer4 / / n. a small curved plate which you put a cup on 茶托, 碟子e.g. I) The saucer broke when I dropped it.II) Susan placed her cup on her saucer and carried them into the living room.flying saucer n. a large round spacecraft from another planet, which some people believe they have seen 飞碟，碟状物e.g. I) The little girl saw a movie about flying saucers from outer space.II) He said that he had been kidnapped(绑架) by a flying saucer in 1967.seafloor / / n. the bottom of a sea or ocean 海底e.g. I) The seafloor appeared strange and mysterious.II) Seafloor minerals contain about 100,000 times as much carbon as the atmosphere.similarly4 / / adv. in a similar way 相似地，类似地，同样e.g. I) She was late and I was similarly delayed.II) This idea is similarly expressed in a poem by Dylan Thomas.theory4 / / n.1) an idea or set of ideas that try to explain something 学说，理论e.g. I) Your skills are good, but your knowledge of theory is weak.II) Darwin spent more than twenty years working on his theory of evolution (进化).2) an idea or opinion that someone thinks is true but for which they have no proof 意见，看法e.g. I) I have my own theory about why he resigned (辞职).II) Detectives are working on a theory that he knew his murderer.trace4 / / n. a mark or sign that shows that somebody or something existed or happened 痕迹，踪迹e.g. I) I could see the traces of tears on her cheeks.II) The child’s body showed the traces of having been beaten.v.1) find someone or something that has disappeared by searching for them carefully查出，追踪e.g. I) I can’t trace that letter you sent me.II) Police are trying to trace a young woman who was seen near the accident.2) find the origins of when something began or where it came from 追溯，追究e.g. I) Rita decided to trace her family roots.II) The style of these paintings can be traced back to early medieval(中世纪的) influences.triangle4 / / n. anything which has three straight sides三角，三角形e.g. I) We studied triangles in geometry (几何学).II) The sculpture (雕塑品) is shaped in the form of a triangle.triangular* / / adj. relating to a figure with three straight sides三角（形）的e.g. I) The triangular scarf looked pretty on her dress.II) In cross section a pyramid (金字塔) is triangular.UFO / / n. abbreviation for unidentified flying object: an object seen in the sky which is thought to be a spacecraft from another planet 不明飞行物，飞碟e.g.I) I don’t believe UFO’s exist.II) Several UFO sightings have been reported in the Pennine foothills.underwater / / adj. situated, used or done below the surface of the water 水面下的e.g. I) underwater cameras 水下摄影机II) She could swim underwater for 30 seconds.III) The underwater world is beautiful.Phrases and Expressionsas to on the subject of, concerning 至于，关于e.g. I) John had been given no directions as to what to write.II) What can you tell us as to the whereabouts (下落，去向) of the runaway cat?consist of be made up of 由……组成，由……构成e.g. I) The United States consists of fifty states.II) The team consists of four Europeans and two Americans.on board on a ship, airplane, train, etc. 在船（或飞机、火车等）上e.g. I) He has never been on board a ship before.II) All the passengers were safely on board.result in have as a result, cause 结果是，导致e.g. I) The fire resulted in damage to their property.II) There has been an accident on the motorway (高速公路), resulting in long delays.take place occur, happen 发生，进行，举行e.g. I) The dance will take place on Saturday night.II) The wedding will take place at St Andrew’s church.Notes1. Here the word ―flight‖ means ―a group of airplanes working as a unit (飞行队)‖.2. It is a large, triangular area of the ocean with the island of Bermuda at its northern tip.句中with the island of Bermuda at its northern tip 是用with 引导的独立结构。
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Unit 6 A World of MysteryThe Bermuda Triangle[1] On 5th December 1945, Flight 19, which consisted of five US Navy planes, took off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida in fine weather. There was a total of fourteen men on board the planes. The planes were in good condition; they had the best equipment on board including compasses and radios, and they also carried life rafts. The planes could float on water for ninety seconds. One and a half hours after the take-off, a radio message from one of the planes was heard at the control tower at Fort Lauderdale.[2] "I don't know where we are."[3] After that the planes could no longer speak to the control tower, but they could speak to and hear each other, and the control tower could hear them.[4] "The magnetic compass is going crazy."[5] "We're completely lost."[6] No other messages were heard after that. Nobody else heard from the planes or saw them again. Three hundred planes and many boats searched the area, but not one trace of Flight 19 was found. Then one of the planes that was sent to look for them also disappeared completely.[7] These planes had disappeared in a very mysterious part of the world in the western Atlantic Ocean where lots of strange events have taken place. The mystery started long before 1945, and since that year many other ships and planes have also disappeared in this area. It is called the Bermuda Triangle. It is a large, triangular area of the ocean with the island of Bermuda at its northern tip.[8] Planes and ships disappear in other parts of the world, but there are more disappearances in the Triangle than in other areas. For years now scientists and others have been puzzled by this mystery. There have been many attempts to explain why people, planes and ships disappear in such high numbers here .[9] One writer, John Spencer, believes that the ships and planes have been carried off from the sea and sky by flying saucers or UFOs from another planet. Since there are millions of other planets in the universe, Spencer believes there must be other intelligent creatures somewhere in the universe. These creatures are interested in collecting humans and their equipment so that they can examine them carefully.[10] Another theory is that the geography of the area is responsible for the disappearances of the ships and planes. Bermuda lies on an earthquake belt. Underwater earthquakes result in large waves appearing suddenly. These waves are so big that they can break a ship into pieces. In the air, a similar thing can happen to airplanes because ofsudden strong winds.[11] As with Flight 19, many boats and planes have reported that their magnetic compasses stop working properly in the Bermuda Triangle. Normally a magnetic compass points towards magnetic north . However, the Bermuda Triangle is one of the two places on Earth in which a compass points towards true north. Therefore, there is something strange about the magnetic properties of the area.[12] Many people have found these explanations difficult to believe. However, the most recent theory has a scientific basis and is more believable. The discovery of methane gas on the seafloor of the Bermuda Triangle started a scientist, Dr. Mclver, thinking about an explanation for the mysteries. Sometimes large amounts of the gas escape from the seafloor and rise into the air. This could produce large waves on the surface which would make a ship sink. When the gas mixes with air, it could also cause a ship's engine to stop or it could start a fire. Similarly, as the mixture rises into the air, it could cause an airplane's engine to stop or explode. The explosions would break a ship or a plane into tiny pieces.[13] This latest theory has yet to be proved but seems to offer a better explanation as to why Flight 19 and all the other planes, ships and people have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.百慕大三角1 1945 年12 月5 日，佛罗里达州的劳德代尔堡，天气晴好，由5 架美国海军飞机组成的第19 飞行小队从这儿起飞。
机上共有14 名机组人员。
飞机状态(状况)良好：机上装有当时最好的设备，包括罗盘和无线电设备，还携带有救生筏。
飞机可以在水上漂浮90 秒钟。
飞机起飞90 分钟后，劳德代尔堡的指挥塔台听到了从其中一架飞机传来的无线电信息。
2 “我不知道我们现在所处的位置。
’3 这之后飞机再也无法和指挥塔台通话，但是飞机之间可以通话，而且指挥塔台也能听到他们的谈话。
4 “磁罗盘简直疯了。
”5 “我们完全迷失了方向。
”6 这之后没有收到其他任何信息。
再也没有其他任何人收到过这些飞机的消息或看到过它们。
300 架飞机和许多船只搜索了该地区，但没有找到第19 飞行小队的任何踪迹。
而且其中一架被派去搜寻的飞机也彻底失踪了。
7 这些飞机是在西大西洋上一个非常神秘的地方失踪的，在这里已经发生了许多奇怪的事件。
这种神秘现象在1945 年之前很久就已出现，而且自那一年以来，又有许多其他的船只和飞机在这一地区失踪。
这个地区被称为百慕大三角，是大西洋上一个巨大的三角形海域，其北端是百慕大岛。