英语听力：自然百科 神秘百慕大 bermuda triangle—5

 Its two passengers are conducting an investigation¹ into what they call electronic fog, a vapor² that they think causes disappearances³ within the Triangle. Pilot Bruce Gernon needs to land the aircraft as soon as possible.

 

The plane touches down safely. Did the supposed electromagnetic properties of the Triangle create the aircraft's electrical problems?

 

It was probably just a coincidence that we were happening to go toward the storms when this happened. I'll check it out. I'm sure it's a mechanical problem. Well it did seem all that had happened to me again just when I was ready to do something interesting.

 

David Pares checks the readings he recorded during the experiment.

 

As far as the fly went, we had't a light of thunderstorms. We were headed towards the warm core areas of the thunderstorms. It looked very good for the setup.

 

He believes the isolated⁴ storm clouds needed for the formation of electronic fog were in place. But today's sun and the speed of the solar wind conspire⁵ against him.

 

So we had one half of the equation. We didn't have the other half. Put the two together, and you are gonna have electronic fog encounters of the aircraft.

 

Mainstream⁶ science continues to deny that electronic fog exists. As logic⁷ and common sense continue to debunk⁸ the causes of the Triangle disappearances, others challenge whether anything has vanished at all. Greg and Laura Little believe that the truth is out there.

 

I think all of the planes and boats are somewhere. They're not in another dimension. They didn't go back in time. They are somewhere. They may be in deep water and totally torn apart. They may never be found. A lot of them are in shallow areas or under sands. It's just that nobody's looked.

 

The couple is on a mission to discover hard evidence of wrecks⁹ that have been labeled as victims of the Devil's Triangle.

We like to be able to find a specific plane and say this mystery is solved.

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 vapor   

n.蒸汽，雾气

参考例句：

• The cold wind condenses vapor into rain.冷风使水蒸气凝结成雨。
• This new machine sometimes transpires a lot of hot vapor.这部机器有时排出大量的热气。

3 disappearances   

n.消失( disappearance的名词复数 )；丢失；失踪；失踪案

参考例句：

• Most disappearances are the result of the terrorist activity. 大多数的失踪案都是恐怖分子造成的。 来自辞典例句
• The espionage, the betrayals, the arrests, the tortures, the executions, the disappearances will never cease. 间谍活动、叛党卖国、逮捕拷打、处决灭迹，这种事情永远不会完。 来自英汉文学

4 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

5 conspire   

v.密谋，（事件等）巧合，共同导致

参考例句：

• They'd conspired to overthrow the government.他们曾经密谋推翻政府。
• History and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision.历史和地理因素共同将希腊推至作出抉择的紧要关头。

6 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

7 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。

8 debunk   

v.揭穿真相，暴露

参考例句：

• let's debunk some of the most common falsehoods.让我们来揭穿一些最常见的谬误吧。
• Sequences of maps can also debunk misconceptions.一系列的地图，也有助于厘清错误概念。

9 wrecks   

n.沉船( wreck的名词复数 )；（事故中）遭严重毁坏的汽车（或飞机等）；（身体或精神上）受到严重损伤的人；状况非常糟糕的车辆（或建筑物等）v.毁坏[毁灭]某物( wreck的第三人称单数 )；使（船舶）失事，使遇难，使下沉

参考例句：

• The shores are strewn with wrecks. 海岸上满布失事船只的残骸。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• My next care was to get together the wrecks of my fortune. 第二件我所关心的事就是集聚破产后的余财。 来自辞典例句