Unit 10 Section A The bermuda triangle phenomenon I Background Knowledge 1. the bermuda Triangle It should be d out that U.s. Board of Geographic Names does not recognize the Bermuda Triangle as an official name. The" Bermuda or Devils Triangle"is an imaginary area located off the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States. which is noted for a high incidence of unexpected losses of ships, small boats, and aircraft. The apexes(Ji s )of the triangle are generally accepted to be Bermuda, Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico. For more information http://www.historynavymil/faqs/faq8-1htmandhttp://www.bermuda-triangle.org 2. Florida Florida is Spanish for flower. It gained the Admission to Statehood on March 3, 1845 as the 27th state, now with an area of 65, 758 sq. mi. and a coastline of 1350 miles. Florida is not the southernmost state in the United States. Hawaii is farther south. For more information, please seehttp://www.myflorida.con 3. the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's four oceans(after the Pacific Ocean, ut larger than the Indian Ocean and the arctic Ocean) 4. Bermuda Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists headed for Virginia Now Bermuda has developed into a highly successful offshore financial center. For basic facts about Bermuda, web at http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bd.html The website http://www.bermuda-online.org/providesmoredetailedinformationandonlineresourcesabout Bermuda 5. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is close to the deepest submarine depression in the North Atlantic Ocean. For oreinformationpleasecheckoutthewebsitesathttp://www.topuertorico.organd http://www.gotopuertorico.com/ 6. the gravevard of the Atlantic Over 600 ships have been wrecked along this treacherous stretch of coast since the 16th century, and a few remain visible at times on the beaches. David Stick's graveyard of the Atlantic Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast gives detailed accounts of these and other tragedies that were a daily occurrence. For more information, check out the websites at http://www.nps.gov/caha/graveyard.htm http://www.tarheeltales.com/graveyardoftheatlantichtm 7. Christopher Columbus(1451-1506) A Genoese(热那亚的) navigator and explorer for Spain, Christopher Columbus explored Caribbean islands, cost of central America, South America, etc in the 15th and 16th centurie 8. U.S. Navy
Unit 10 Section A The Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon I. Background Knowledge 1. the Bermuda Triangle It should be pointed out that U.S. Board of Geographic Names does not recognize the Bermuda Triangle as an official name. The “Bermuda or Devil’s Triangle” is an imaginary area located off the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States, which is noted for a high incidence of unexpected losses of ships, small boats, and aircraft. The apexes (顶点) of the triangle are generally accepted to be Bermuda, Miami, Fla., and San Juan, Puerto Rico. For more information about the Bermuda Triangle, please visit http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq8-1.htm and http://www.bermuda-triangle.org/. 2. Florida “Florida” is Spanish for flower. It gained the Admission to Statehood on March 3, 1845 as the 27th state, now with an area of 65, 758 sq. mi. and a coastline of 1350 miles. Florida is not the southernmost state in the United States. Hawaii is farther south. For more information, please see http://www.myflorida.com/ 3. the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world’s four oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, but larger than the Indian Ocean and the Arctic Ocean). 4. Bermuda Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists headed for Virginia. Now Bermuda has developed into a highly successful offshore financial center. For basic facts about Bermuda, check out the web page at http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bd.html. The website at http://www.bermuda-online.org/ provides more detailed information and online resources about Bermuda. 5. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is close to the deepest submarine depression in the North Atlantic Ocean. For more information, please check out the websites at http://www.topuertorico.org/ and http://www.gotopuertorico.com/. 6. the Graveyard of the Atlantic Over 600 ships have been wrecked along this treacherous stretch of coast since the 16th century, and a few remain visible at times on the beaches. David Stick's Graveyard of the Atlantic, Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast gives detailed accounts of these and other tragedies that were a daily occurrence. For more information, check out the websites at http://www.nps.gov/caha/graveyard.htm and http://www.tarheeltales.com/graveyard_of_the_atlantic.htm. 7. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) A Genoese (热那 亚的) navigator and explorer for Spain, Christopher Columbus explored Caribbean islands, cost of central America, South America, etc. in the 15 th and 16 th centuries. 8. U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy was founded on 13 October 1775, and the Department of the Navy was establishedon30April1798.Formoreinformationpleaseseehttp://www.navy.mill 9. Charles ber Charles berlitz is the grandson of Maximilian Berlitz, founder of the famous language His book, The Bermuda Triangle, published in 1974, popularized the idea of a deadl of the ocean into which planes and ships ventured at their peril. Among the theories advanced by Berlitz to explain the number of losses in the area are: (1)A large magnetic vortex through which a craft and its occupants could slip into a different point in time and space.(2)The action of the aliens from outer space or from inside the earth. (3)The activation of man-made power complexes on the seabed left by a previous civilization, perhaps the lost city of Atlantis Thewebpageathttp://www.gpgwebdesign.comau/wtoutatrace.covr.htmprovidesalistofhis books 10. Atla It is said that over 11,000 years ago there existed an island nation located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, which was the domain of poseidon, god of the sea. When Poseidon fell in love with a mortal woman, Cleito, he created a dwelling at the top of a hill near the middle of the island and surrounded the dwelling with rings of water and land to protect her The city of Atlantis sat just outside the outer ring of water and spread across the plain covering a circle of ll miles(17 km). This was a densely populated area where the majority of the population lived Beyond the city lay a fertile plain 330 miles(530 km)long and 110 miles(190 km) wide urrounded by another canal used to collect water from the rivers and streams of the mountains The climate was such that two harvests were possible each year, one in the winter fed by the rains and one in the summer fed by irrigation from the canal. Besides the harvests, the island provided all kinds of herbs, fruits, and nuts. An abundance of animals, including elephants, roamed the sland For generations the Atlanteans lived simple, virtuous lives. But slowly they began to change. Greed and power began to corrupt them. When Zeus(E i)saw the immorality of the Atlanteans he gathered the other gods to determine a suitable punishment Soon, in one violent surge it was gone. The island of Atlantis, its people, and its memory were swallowed by the sea Formoreinformationaboutthislegendaryislandspleaseseehttp://www.atlan.org II. Text Analysis Induction(归纳法) Specific details( Para. 1) A general introduction about the triangle and the public responses to it(Paras. 2-3) More specific details( Paras. 4-5) General explanations of the mystery and further efforts to be made( Paras. 6-9) The whole essay is written in a typical inductive or specific-general pattern Induction(归纳法) A general introduction of the Devils Triangle 1. On July 3, 1947, a U.S. Army airplane disappeared 100 miles off Bermuda without broadcasting any word of difficulty; and an immediate search failed to turn up a single piece of the missing
The U.S. Navy was founded on 13 October 1775, and the Department of the Navy was established on 30 April 1798. For more information please see http://www.navy.mil/. 9. Charles Berlitz Charles Berlitz is the grandson of Maximilian Berlitz, founder of the famous language schools. His book, The Bermuda Triangle, published in 1974, popularized the idea of a deadly region of the ocean into which planes and ships ventured at their peril. Among the theories advanced by Berlitz to explain the number of losses in the area are: (1) A large magnetic vortex through which a craft and its occupants could slip into a different point in time and space. (2) The action of the aliens from outer space or from inside the earth. (3) The activation of man-made power complexes on the seabed left by a previous civilization, perhaps the lost city of Atlantis. The web page at http://www.gpgwebdesign.com.au/wtoutatrace.covr.htm provides a list of his books. 10. Atlantis It is said that over 11,000 years ago there existed an island nation located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, which was the domain of Poseidon, god of the sea. When Poseidon fell in love with a mortal woman, Cleito, he created a dwelling at the top of a hill near the middle of the island and surrounded the dwelling with rings of water and land to protect her. The city of Atlantis sat just outside the outer ring of water and spread across the plain covering a circle of 11 miles (17 km). This was a densely populated area where the majority of the population lived. Beyond the city lay a fertile plain 330 miles (530 km) long and 110 miles (190 km) wide surrounded by another canal used to collect water from the rivers and streams of the mountains. The climate was such that two harvests were possible each year, one in the winter fed by the rains and one in the summer fed by irrigation from the canal. Besides the harvests, the island provided all kinds of herbs, fruits, and nuts. An abundance of animals, including elephants, roamed the island. For generations the Atlanteans lived simple, virtuous lives. But slowly they began to change. Greed and power began to corrupt them. When Zeus (宙斯) saw the immorality of the Atlanteans he gathered the other gods to determine a suitable punishment. Soon, in one violent surge it was gone. The island of Atlantis, its people, and its memory were swallowed by the sea. For more information about this legendary island, please see http://www.atlan.org/. II. Text Analysis Induction (归纳法) Specific details (Para. 1) A general introduction about the triangle and the public responses to it (Paras. 2-3) More specific details (Paras. 4-5) General explanations of the mystery and further efforts to be made (Paras. 6-9) The whole essay is written in a typical inductive or specific-general pattern. Induction (归纳法) A general introduction of the Devil’s Triangle: 1. On July 3, 1947, a U.S. Army airplane disappeared 100 miles off Bermuda without broadcasting any word of difficulty; and an immediate search failed to turn up a single piece of the missing
2. On January 30, 1948, a British airliner vanished over the triangle with 3 1 passengers and crew aboard. A year later, the missing airliner's sister plane disappeared in the same mysterious way 3. A 500-foot coal ship disappeared on March 4, 1918. Investigations revealed no evidence of bad eather, no messages for help, no wreckage and no sign of the 309 men aboard 4. Stranger yet are the numerous"ghost"ships that have been found floating crewless within the triangle. On one weird occasion in 1881, the cargo steamer Ellen Austin discovered a small sailing ship, sails waving uselessly in the wind (Paras. 4-5) Specific details: More mysterious facts recorded III. Language Points take off( of a plane,etc.) leave the ground and begin to fly(飞机等)起飞 t's exciting to feel the plane taking off.感受飞机起飞的一瞬是激动人心的。 We took off so smoothly that the passengers could hardly feel it 我们的飞机起飞时非常平稳,乘客们几乎都毫无感觉。 search for examine or go over carefully in order to find搜寻,探求,寻觅 For over 100 years, men have been searching for gold in the hills 百多年来,人们一直在这山中寻找金子 Many people spend years searching for peace of mind, often with little success 许多人多年追求平静超脱的心境,但往往收效甚微 without trace without any mark,sign,etc无影无踪地,了无痕迹地 He has disappeared without trace..他已销声匿迹了 The children were lost without trace in the forest.孩子们在森林里失踪了,没有留下痕迹。 tell of ention; describe讲述,述说,告诉 He told of having seen a strange creature in the lake.他讲述了看到湖中怪兽的事 He told us of having found a perfect place for the camp.他告诉我们他找到了一个最佳宿营地。 go so far as to make such a strong statement or take such strong action as to说或做到…强 烈程度 I would go so far as to say it's positively neurotic.我甚至会说这绝对是神经病 He went so far as to say that he would give up his life for the poor girl 他甚至说他愿意为这可怜的姑娘献出生命。 turn up l. discover发现,挖掘 The farmer turned up an ancient coin while ploughing the field那农民犁地时挖出一枚古币。 Just how do you intend to turn up the necessary proof? 只是你究竟打算怎样去找必要的证据呢? 2 happen without effort on one' s part发生,出现,到来 It's no good waiting for something to turn up, you have to take actions 守株待兔没用,你得采取点行动。 " In case anything turned up" was his favorite expression."万一有什么事"是他的口头禅。 attribute sth. to regard sth. as belonging to, caused by or produced by sb./sth.把…因于 把.咎于
plane. 2. On January 30, 1948, a British airliner vanished over the triangle with 31 passengers and crew aboard. A year later, the missing airliner’s sister plane disappeared in the same mysterious way. Back 3. A 500-foot coal ship disappeared on March 4, 1918. Investigations revealed no evidence of bad weather, no messages for help, no wreckage and no sign of the 309 men aboard. 4. Stranger yet are the numerous “ghost” ships that have been found floating crewless within the triangle. On one weird occasion in 1881, the cargo steamer Ellen Austin discovered a small sailing ship, sails waving uselessly in the wind… (Paras. 4 - 5) Specific details: More mysterious facts recorded III. Language Points take off (of a plane, etc.) leave the ground and begin to fly （飞机等）起飞 It's exciting to feel the plane taking off. 感受飞机起飞的一瞬是激动人心的。 We took off so smoothly that the passengers could hardly feel it. 我们的飞机起飞时非常平稳，乘客们几乎都毫无感觉。 search for examine or go over carefully in order to find 搜寻，探求，寻觅 For over 100 years, men have been searching for gold in the hills. 一百多年来，人们一直在这山中寻找金子。 Many people spend years searching for peace of mind, often with little success. 许多人多年追求平静超脱的心境，但往往收效甚微。 without trace without any mark, sign, etc 无影无踪地，了无痕迹地 He has disappeared without trace. 他已销声匿迹了。 The children were lost without trace in the forest. 孩子们在森林里失踪了，没有留下痕迹。 tell of mention; describe 讲述，述说，告诉 He told of having seen a strange creature in the lake. 他讲述了看到湖中怪兽的事。 He told us of having found a perfect place for the camp. 他告诉我们他找到了一个最佳宿营地。 go so far as to make such a strong statement or take such strong action as to 说或做到……强 烈程度 I would go so far as to say it's positively neurotic. 我甚至会说这绝对是神经病。 He went so far as to say that he would give up his life for the poor girl. 他甚至说他愿意为这可怜的姑娘献出生命。 turn up 1. discover 发现，挖掘 The farmer turned up an ancient coin while ploughing the field.那农民犁地时挖出一枚古币。 Just how do you intend to turn up the necessary proof? 只是你究竟打算怎样去找必要的证据呢？ 2. happen without effort on one's part 发生，出现，到来 It's no good waiting for something to turn up; you have to take actions. 守株待兔没用，你得采取点行动。 "In case anything turned up" was his favorite expression. "万一有什么事"是他的口头禅。 attribute sth. to regard sth. as belonging to, caused by or produced by sb./sth. 把... ...归因于， 把... ...归咎于
She attributed her great age to a carefully planned diet. 她认为她的高寿是精心安排饮食的结果 We attribute Edisons success to intelligence and hard work 我们把爱迪生的成功归因于他的天分和勤奋工作。 take place, happen发生 There s a wedding going on at the church.教堂里正在举行婚礼。 What's going on here?这儿出了什么事? on the contrary exactly the opposite, instead恰恰相反,相反地 It doesn 't seem ugly to me, on the contrary, I think it,'s rather beautiful 我并不觉得它丑,恰恰相反,我认为它相当美 He is not busy, on the contrary, he is out of work.他不忙,相反,他失业了 to the contrary: (saying the opposite)to the opposite effect Unless I hear anything to the contrary, I shall assume that the arrangements haven 't changed.除非接到更改的通知,否则我就假定一切安排 不变 If you dont hear something to the contrary I'll meet you at 7 o'clock outside the cinema. u hR 没有听到取消的通知,我们就7点在电影院外见 to date so far, up to now到目前为止,迄今 To date, we,ve received 40 bookings for the holiday, so we're doing quite well 到目前为止,我们已收到40份度假预定申请,所以情况相当不错 He left three weeks ago and we haven t had one single letter from him to date. 他于三周前离开这里。迄今为止,我们还未收到他一封信 up to date(up-to-date): newest; modern an up-to- date system现代制度 We want our methods to be up to date.我们希望我们的方法是最新的。 on display being displayed展览,陈列 A collection of photographs was on display in the hall..大厅里有图片展览 We were amazed by the rich variety of commodities on display 我们对陈列出来的丰富多彩的商品感到惊异 expand on/ upon develop or give more of( a story, an argument,etc.)(对故事、论据等进行) 补充 I'm quite satisfied with your explanation, so there's no need to expand on it 我对你的解释十分满意,因此不需要详细阐述了 ou mentioned the need for extra funding. Would you expand on that? 你提到需要额外的资金,你愿就此展开谈谈吗? from time to time now and then; occasionally不时,有时 From time to time he got up from the sofa and walked about the room 他时不时地从沙发上站起来,在房间里踱来踱去 We usually eat at home but from time to time we go out for lunch 我们通常在家吃饭,偶尔出去吃午餐 set off cause sth. to take place引起,启动 The instrument sets off an effect in the atoms of this substance, which causes it to produce power
She attributed her great age to a carefully planned diet. 她认为她的高寿是精心安排饮食的结果。 We attribute Edison's success to intelligence and hard work. 我们把爱迪生的成功归因于他的天分和勤奋工作。 go on take place; happen 发生 There's a wedding going on at the church. 教堂里正在举行婚礼。 What's going on here? 这儿出了什么事？ on the contrary exactly the opposite; instead 恰恰相反，相反地 It doesn't seem ugly to me; on the contrary, I think it's rather beautiful. 我并不觉得它丑，恰恰相反，我认为它相当美。 He is not busy; on the contrary, he is out of work. 他不忙，相反，他失业了。 Compare: to the contrary: (saying the opposite) to the opposite effect Unless I hear anything to the contrary, I shall assume that the arrangements haven't changed. 除非接到更改的通知，否则我就假定一切安排 不变。 If you don't hear something to the contrary I'll meet you at 7 o'clock outside the cinema. 如果你 没有听到取消的通知，我们就7点在电影院外见。 to date so far; up to now 到目前为止，迄今 To date, we've received 40 bookings for the holiday, so we're doing quite well. 到目前为止，我们已收到40份度假预定申请，所以情况相当不错。 He left three weeks ago and we haven't had one single letter from him to date. 他于三周前离开这里。迄今为止，我们还未收到他一封信。 Compare: up to date (up-to-date): newest; modern an up-to-date system 现代制度 We want our methods to be up to date. 我们希望我们的方法是最新的。 on display being displayed 展览，陈列 A collection of photographs was on display in the hall. 大厅里有图片展览。 We were amazed by the rich variety of commodities on display. 我们对陈列出来的丰富多彩的商品感到惊异。 expand on/upon develop or give more of (a story, an argument, etc.) （对故事、论据等进行） 补充 I'm quite satisfied with your explanation, so there's no need to expand on it. 我对你的解释十分满意，因此不需要详细阐述了。 You mentioned the need for extra funding. Would you expand on that? 你提到需要额外的资金，你愿就此展开谈谈吗？ from time to time now and then; occasionally 不时，有时 From time to time he got up from the sofa and walked about the room. 他时不时地从沙发上站起来，在房间里踱来踱去。 We usually eat at home but from time to time we go out for lunch. 我们通常在家吃饭，偶尔出去吃午餐。 set off cause sth. to take place 引起，启动 The instrument sets off an effect in the atoms of this substance, which causes it to produce power
that can be made into electricity 这种仪器使这种物质的原子产生反应,从而产生一种可以发电的新能量。 The owner accidentally set off the fire bell, and two fire engines arrived 主人偶然碰响了火警铃,结果来了两辆救火车 make contact with succeed in speaking to or meeting sb/sth.接触,联系,结识,会晤 We have succeeded in making radio contact with the ship 我们已与船只成功地取得了无线电联系。 The insurance salesman tried to make contact with wealthy people 经营保险业的人千方百计地与富人接触。 Words and phrases the triangle has claimed the lives of some 1,000 sailors and pilots.(Para. 2) claim the life of kill The war claimed the life of a UN interpreter yesterday.昨天,联合国的一位翻译死于那场战斗 Heart disease is the biggest killer, claiming 180,000 lives a year.心脏病是最大的杀手,每年夺 去18万人的生命 Whatever the truth may be, planes and ships regularly disappear in the triangle.(Para. 4) whatever: determiner pron 1)no matter what Whatever problems you have, you can al ways come to me for help.不论你碰到什么问题,你都 可以来找我帮忙 Whatever you do, I'll always love you.无论你做什么,我都爱你 Ke° p calm, whatever happens.不论发生什么,都保持镇静 Please note the word order whatever comes first in its clause, even if it is the object of the verb. Whatever you want is fine with me.无论你要什么我都觉得可以 Prisoners have to eat whatever they're given.囚犯只好给什么就吃什么。 Afier a second crew was assigned, the ship was again lost in a fog bank.(Para. 5) in a fog bank in a mass of fog bank. n a mass of snow clouds. mud etc The banks of dark clouds promised a heavy storm.一块块乌云预示着大风暴的来临。 These include the swifi Gulf Stream current,.(Para. 6) Gulf Stream current: a current of warm water which flows northeastward in the atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico toward Europe IV. Writins 写作模式(分析建议类) While we watch man' s ability to do sth. increase with each passing day, he is often at a loss what to do in the face of such challenges/ puzzles/problems as…(议论的主题)2)The mystery of .. for example, has cast much doubt on what we have long been proud of or firmly convinced of. 3)With a constant emergence of. in the future, in fact, man will have to be faced with more and more of such challenges/probl 4)If taken seriously/objectively, however, these challenges can shed new light on. 5)Fc thing, they can help as it is the nature of man to. (r 16) For another, they can remind
that can be made into electricity. 这种仪器使这种物质的原子产生反应，从而产生一种可以发电的新能量。 The owner accidentally set off the fire bell, and two fire engines arrived. 主人偶然碰响了火警铃，结果来了两辆救火车。 make contact with succeed in speaking to or meeting sb./sth. 接触，联系，结识，会晤 We have succeeded in making radio contact with the ship. 我们已与船只成功地取得了无线电联系。 The insurance salesman tried to make contact with wealthy people. 经营保险业的人千方百计地与富人接触。 Words and Phrases …the triangle has claimed the lives of some 1,000 sailors and pilots. (Para. 2) claim the life of: kill The war claimed the life of a UN interpreter yesterday. 昨天，联合国的一位翻译死于那场战斗。 Heart disease is the biggest killer, claiming 180,000 lives a year. 心脏病是最大的杀手，每年夺 去18万人的生命。 Whatever the truth may be, planes and ships regularly disappear in the triangle. (Para. 4) whatever: determiner & pron. 1) no matter what Whatever problems you have, you can always come to me for help. 不论你碰到什么问题，你都 可以来找我帮忙。 Whatever you do, I'll always love you. 无论你做什么，我都爱你。 Keep calm, whatever happens. 不论发生什么，都保持镇静。 (Please note the word order: whatever comes first in its clause, even if it is the object of the verb.) 2) anything that Whatever you want is fine with me. 无论你要什么我都觉得可以。 Prisoners have to eat whatever they're given. 囚犯只好给什么就吃什么。 After a second crew was assigned, the ship was again lost in a fog bank. (Para. 5) in a fog bank: in a mass of fog bank: n. a mass of snow, clouds, mud, etc. The banks of dark clouds promised a heavy storm. 一块块乌云预示着大风暴的来临。 These include the swift Gulf Stream current,... (Para. 6) Gulf Stream current: a current of warm water which flows northeastward in the Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico toward Europe IV. Writing 写作模式（分析建议类） 1) While we watch man’s ability to do sth. increase with each passing day, he is often at a loss what to do in the face of such challenges/ puzzles/problems as … (议论的主题) 2) The mystery of …, for example, has cast much doubt on what we have long been proud of or firmly convinced of . 3) With a constant emergence of … in the future, in fact, man will have to be faced with more and more of such challenges/problems. 4) If taken seriously/objectively, however, these challenges can shed new light on ... 5) For one thing, they can help …, as it is the nature of man to...(分析 I) 6）For another, they can remind