e.g. The dead man is still unidentified.

        死者的身份仍未查明。

2.scientific [saIEn5tIfIk] adj. 科学的 =guided by the rules of science

        e.g. Scientific farming can greatly increase the production.

        科学耕种能大大提高产量。

3.aeroplane [5ZErEplein] =(AmE)airplane =heavier-than-air flying machine with one or more engines

        e.g. The aeroplane finally landed safely.

        飞机最终安全降落。

4.captain [5kAptIn] n. 机长，船长 =leader or commander

        e.g. The captain told us there is nothing to worry about.

        机长告诉我们没什么好担心的。

5.newspaperman [`njU:s9peIpEmAn] n. 记者 =journalist

        e.g. Newspapermen enjoy certain privileges.

        记者享有某些特权。

6.continually [kEn5tInjJElI] adv. 不断地，连续地 =again and again; without stopping

        e.g. Language is a living and continually changing thing.

        语言是有生命力又不断变化的东西。

7.receiver [rI5si:vE] n. （电话）听筒 =part of a telephone that is held to the ear

        e.g. From the receiver came out her beautiful voice.

        听筒中传来她美妙的嗓音。

8.truthfully [5tru:WfulI] adv. 诚实地；坦率地 =honestly, frankly

        e.g. He admitted truthfully that it was all his fault.

        他坦率地承认一切都是他的错。

9.account [E5kaJnt] n. 报道；记述；账户 =report, description, narration, statement of money paid or received

        e.g. Don’t always believe newspaper accounts of events.

        不要老是相信报纸的报导。

10.mysterious [mI5stIErIEs] adj. 神秘的；不可思议的 =full of, suggesting, covered in, mystery

        e.g. No one could tell us anything about the mysterious stranger.

        关于那个神秘的陌生人，人们一无所知。

11.grown-up [^rEJn-Qp] n. 成年人 =adult, an mature man

        e.g. Now you are a grown-up, so you should be responsible for your behavior.

        现在你已经是成年人了，你应该为自己的行为负责。

12.shot [FRt] n. 射击；开枪 =firing of a gun

        e.g. At each shot he got nearer to the center of the target.

        他每射击一发便更接近靶心。

13.naturally [5nAtFErElI] adv. 当然；自然地 =of course, as might be expected

        e.g. I naturally answered her letter immediately.

        我当然立即给她回了信。

14.pointed [5pCIntId] adj. 尖的 =sharp, not round

        e.g. We can see the pointed roof of the church from here.

        我们在这儿就能看到教堂的尖顶。

15.mystery [5mIstErI] n. 神秘的事物，谜 =sth of which the cause or origin is hidden or impossible to understand

        e.g. The murder remained an unsolved mystery.

        那件谋杀案仍然是个解不开的谜。

1.in sight 看得见；临近

        e.g. There was no one anywhere in sight.

        哪儿都看不到人。

2.at one time 曾经有一个时期，一度

        e.g. At one time I used to play a lot of sport, but I seem to have lost interest now.

        我一度热衷于体育运动，但现在好像已经失去了兴趣。

3.turn away 改变方向，离开

        e.g. She turned away in horror at the sight of so much blood.

        她看到这么多血吓得转身离开了。

4.take no notice of 不予理睬

        e.g. They took no notice of his success.

        他们无视他的成功。

5.not … at all 丝毫不

        e.g. He wasn’t tired at all.

        他一点儿也不累。

6.turn on 开（灯）

        e.g. Ted turned on the light in his room.

        泰德打开了房间的灯。

7.stay away 不靠近，离开

        e.g. Stay away from dangerous electrical things.

        不要靠近危险的电器。

Notes

    (1) the British machine: the British aeroplane

    (2) in sight: near, able to be seen

    (3) Tripoli, Libya ([`trIpElI 5lIbIE]): capital of Libya which is a country in North Africa

    (4) makes people think of drink: makes people think that the family might be drunk

Translation

1. There are other accounts of flying objects which have been seen from the air or from the ground. And many of those who have told us about them are men like Captain Howard — men of sense and experience, men whose word can be trusted.

        还有其他一些关于空中飞行物的报道，有的是在空中看见的，有的是从地上看见的。曾见过空中飞行物的人中，许多是象霍华德机长那样的人，他们有见识，懂道理，他们的话是可以相信的。

2. He was being watched in the darkness.

        有人正在黑暗中窥视着他。

3. Those who used to laugh at the idea do not laugh so often now.

        那些过去一听到这种想法就嗤之以鼻的人现在也改变态度了。

4. They hit the man in the tree, but he did not fall to the ground like a man who has been shot. He fell gently and slowly like a piece of paper falling through the air.

         他们朝树上的那个人打了一枪，但他没有像一般人那样中枪倒地，而是像一张纸片那样慢慢地从空中飘落下来。

5. In our world, any story of this kind makes people think of drink.

        人们总觉得讲述这一类故事的人一定是喝醉了酒。

6. They were not a drinking family, as someone said.

        有人说这一家人并不酗酒。

7. They did not seem to walk as we walk, but to move through the air above the ground. They stood about four feet high and had pointed ears.

        他们不像我们那样走路，而是离地飘行，他们大约有四英尺高，头上竖着一对尖角般的耳朵。

8. The lights of cars on the roads may sometimes have strange effects up in the air, and people may notice these.

        在地面上行驶的车辆的灯光有时会在空中形成奇怪的夜空景色，人们也许看见的就是这些东西。

9. It is sometimes reported that strange objects have been seen high up in the air.

        有时报道说，人们看见高空中有奇怪的物体。

10. Before the fighters were in sight, the smaller objects entered the big object. The big object became smaller and moved away fast — unbelievably fast.

         我们还没有看到战斗机，那些较小的物体进入大物体内。接着那个大的物体逐渐变小，并很快离去——以难以置信的高速飞走。

11. When it flew away it seemed to be rather like a very big plate in shape.

        飞离时，它的形状很象一个很大的碟子。

12. In some ways it looked like smoke with a light on it; but it was not smoke because it did not change its shape.

        在某种程度上，它看上去像带有亮光的烟雾。但那不是烟雾，因为它不会变形。

13. A lot of reports and books have been written on this subject, and it seems impossible to take no notice of them.

         关于不明飞行物的问题，人们已作过大量的报道，出版了许多书籍，看来已不可能对此置若罔闻了。

14. It appears that shooting these “little men” did not kill them.

         看来击中这些“矮人”并不能把他们杀死。