英语听力：自然百科 神秘百慕大 bermuda triangle—16

 Unfortunately, the two airplanes were extremely similar, and even up till nowadays, they are still flying these airplanes, and there were literally¹ thousands of these airplanes made.

 

 

Greg Little’s hunch² that this could be the ill-fated 1948 airliner³ might still be correct. But he can’t be certain. Geon Quasar knows that a final identification of the plane might prove impossible.

 

“We need an identifying feature on it to that actual aircraft, not just a model or a make-type. We have to have the registration⁴ number found on something, even a personal fact found after all, this time, a watch, cigarette case, her passenger on there.”

 

A month-long journey that began in the depths of the Bermuda Triangle and ends in the heart of England has confirmed one thing for Greg.

 

“In the investigation⁵ of mystery, what typically happens is all you do has uncovered more mystery, sooner or later that flight will be identified, but there is a lots of others, and the search is gonna continue no matter what.”

 

Our investigations⁶ reveal nothing unusual about the seas and skies of the Bermuda Triangle. But despite these findings, there will always be believers in the myth.

 

“The universe is not only stranger than we imagine. It’s stranger that we can imagine. Most people, including scientists, can’t really imagine this is happening.”

 

“This is going on and it’s unexplained and people do have to change their attitudes, so they can probe more deeply into this, and be receptive to a theory that perhaps right now seems impossible.”

 

One truth remains⁷. There is no concrete proof of any supernatural occurrences in the region. And even if science has the final say, this busted⁸ myth may prove too alluring⁹ to be given up.

 

“You can argue and scream and so forth¹⁰ in pointless statistics and say here is a rational explanation instead the other. But on the other hand, if people are still buying books, watching television shows about the Bermuda Triangle, then for all intentions and purposes, the idea that the Bermuda Triangle is particularly dangerous still exists, and I suspect it probably will for a long time, because it’s just so gosh-darn interesting.”

 

Back to our fiction, its mysteries will continue to drive our imaginations as we long to find the truth behind the Bermuda Triangle.

1 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

2 hunch   

n.预感，直觉

参考例句：

• I have a hunch that he didn't really want to go.我有这么一种感觉，他并不真正想去。
• I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together.我有预感和苏珊共事会很融洽。

3 airliner   

n.客机，班机

参考例句：

• The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
• The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。

4 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

5 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。

6 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 busted   

adj. 破产了的，失败了的，被降级的，被逮捕的，被抓到的 动词bust的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• You are so busted! 你被当场逮住了！
• It was money troubles that busted up their marriage. 是金钱纠纷使他们的婚姻破裂了。

9 alluring   

adj.吸引人的，迷人的

参考例句：

• The life in a big city is alluring for the young people. 大都市的生活对年轻人颇具诱惑力。
• Lisette's large red mouth broke into a most alluring smile. 莉莎特的鲜红的大嘴露出了一副极为诱人的微笑。

10 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。