2. On January 30, 1948, a British airliner vanished over the triangle with 31 passengers and crew aboard. A year later, the missing airliners 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 Il. 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 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 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 He went so far as to say that he would give up his life for the poor gil冬神经病。 I would go so far as to say it's positively neurotic.我甚至会说这绝对是神经病 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 只是你究竞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a attribute sth to regard sth. as belonging to, caused by or produced by sb/sh.把……归因于, 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