吉林大学：《大学英语泛读》课程电子教案（PPT课件）14 The Bermuda Triangle

14.The Bermuda Triangle Charles Berlitz 日

14. The Bermuda Triangle Charles Berlitz

Contents Background Information ■Outline Understanding of the Text Reading Comprehension ■( Question for Consideration

Contents ◼ Background Information ◼ Outline ◼ Understanding of the Text ◼ Reading Comprehension ◼ Question for Consideration

Bermuda Triangle Where is the Bermuda Tangle? ■Why is it famous? Why is it mysterious? OACH

Bermuda Triangle ◼ Where is the Bermuda Triangle? ◼ Why is it famous? ◼ Why is it mysterious?

It is an area of the Western Atlantic between Bermuda and Florida,roughly triangular in shape,which is bounded by imaginary lines

◼ It is an area of the Western Atlantic between Bermuda and Florida, roughly triangular in shape, which is bounded by imaginary lines

■It is sometimes called“the Graveyard of the Atlantic",also one of the greatest mysteries of the world

◼ It is sometimes called “the Graveyard of the Atlantic”, also one of the greatest mysteries of the world

Since 1945 in this place,more than a hundred planes and ships have disappeared and over a thousand people have been lost,without a single body or a piece of wreckage from the vanishing ships or planes having been found.It is as if these planes,ships and people had never existed. Disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle have continued to the present day with apparently increasing frequency,in spite of the fact that the seaways and airways are travelled, searches are more thorough and records are more carefully kept.Many theories have been put forward to account for the incidents that happen in this area,but so far not an explanation is satisfactory QACH

◼ Since 1945 in this place, more than a hundred planes and ships have disappeared and over a thousand people have been lost, without a single body or a piece of wreckage from the vanishing ships or planes having been found. It is as if these planes, ships and people had never existed. Disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle have continued to the present day with apparently increasing frequency, in spite of the fact that the seaways and airways are travelled, searches are more thorough and records are more carefully kept. Many theories have been put forward to account for the incidents that happen in this area, but so far not an explanation is satisfactory

Outline It is a long and scientific described article,not story.So it may be a little difficult for us to grasp the main idea of the text.In order to have a clear picture of the whole article,we'd better divide the whole text into several parts. Part One:pl~p2 Part Two:p3≈pl0 Part Three:pl1~the end

Outline It is a long and scientific described article, not story. So it may be a little difficult for us to grasp the main idea of the text. In order to have a clear picture of the whole article, we’d better divide the whole text into several parts. Part One: p1~p2 Part Two: p3~p10 Part Three: p11~ the end

Text The Bermuda Triangle is thought to be one of the most mysterious places in the world.Planes and ships and people have suddenly vanished without any trace in this area.What causes these mysterious happenings? There is a place in the Atlantic Ocean where ships and airplanes seem to disappear more often than anywhere else on Earth.It seems to form a triangle between Miami,Bermuda,and the ocean east of Puerto Rico.This place is called the Bermuda Triangle.Over 100 planes and ships have been lost there since 1945.Over 1,000 people have disappeared

Text The Bermuda Triangle is thought to be one of the most mysterious places in the world.Planes and ships and people have suddenly vanished without any trace in this area. What causes these mysterious happenings? There is a place in the Atlantic Ocean where ships and airplanes seem to disappear more often than anywhere else on Earth. It seems to form a triangle between Miami, Bermuda, and the ocean east of Puerto Rico. This place is called the Bermuda Triangle.Over 100 planes and ships have been lost there since 1945. Over 1,000 people have disappeared

It is almost as if the lost pranead gone into a hole in the sky, as if the ships had been suddenly sucked down into a huge whirlpool.The strangest thing is that nothing is ever found:no bodies in the water or washed up on the beach. 658】

It is almost as if the lost planes had gone into a hole in the sky, as if the ships had been suddenly sucked down into a huge whirlpool. The strangest thing is that nothing is ever found: no bodies in the water or washed up on the beach

The biggest single loss happened in December of 1945.Five Navy planes from Florida were flying together.There were 14 men in them.They radioed back to their base that their flying instruments were not working.They said they did not know where they were.The base radioed back to them to follow the sun west.They answered that they could not see the sun,even though the weather was good.They also said that the ocean didn't look as it should.Finally they said they could not hear the base.But the base tower could still hear them talking about strange "White water."The last thing the tower heard was:"Don't come after us.It looks like..."Then there was silence

The biggest single loss of planes happened in December of 1945. Five Navy planes from Florida were flying together. There were 14 men in them. They radioed back to their base that their flying instruments were not working. They said they did not know where they were. The base radioed back to them to follow the sun west. They answered that they could not see the sun, even though the weather was good. They also said that the ocean didn’t look as it should. Finally they said they could not hear the base.But the base tower could still hear them talking about strange “White water.” The last thing the tower heard was:”Don’t come after us. It looks like…”Then there was silence