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AUFOinMyYard•Atleast90percentofUFOsightingscanbeidentifiedasconventionalobjects,althoughtime-consuminginvestigationsareoftennecessaryforsuchidentification.NewWordsLearningPassageA•emanate:•Tocomeorsendforth,asfromasource:•发出，散发：散发或发射出，如从一个发射源：•eg:lightthatemanatedfromalamp;发自灯泡的光；•astovethatemanatedasteadyheat;•散发出稳定热量的炉子•TherumoremanatedfromChicago.•谣言来自芝加哥。•accelerate:•VtVi•加速;催促,促进;增加(数量)•eg:acceleratedcement•快凝水泥•Hedecidedtoacceleratehisadvertising.•他决定增加广告的数量。•asubstanceusedtoaccelerateafire.•用以加大火势的物质•frantic:•1)Highlyexcitedwithstrongemotionorfrustration;frenzied:•发狂似的：由于强烈的情感或巨大的挫折而高度兴奋的；发狂的：•franticwithworry.•焦急得发狂•2)Characterizedbyrapidanddisorderedornervousactivity:•狂暴的：有急速并纷乱或紧张的行为特点的：•madeafranticlast-minutesearchforthelostkey.•对丢失的钥匙做最后的紧张万分的寻找•illuminate:•1)Toprovideorbrightenwithlight.•照明，照亮：给予光亮或用光使发亮•eg:Thestreetswereilluminatedforthecelebration.•街道灯火通明以示庆祝。•2)Tomakeunderstandable;clarify:•解释，说明：使某物能被理解；说清楚：•eg:“Cleverlymadeattackscanoftenservetoilluminateimportantdifferencesbetweencandidates,aswellasentertainthevoters”•“灵活的攻击往往能突出竞选者之间的重大区别，同时又能取悦于选民.•fearsome:1)Causingorcapableofcausingfear:•令人恐惧的：引起（或能够引起）恐惧的.•eg:“TheDevilisafearsomeenemy•“魔鬼是可怕的敌人”•afearsomemonster•可怕的怪物•2)极大的•Johnhadafearsomesincerity.•约翰为人极为诚恳。•3)Fearful;timid.•恐惧的；怯懦的•alittlefearsomebeast•胆怯的小动物•hover:•1)Toremainfloating,suspended,orflutteringintheair:•（在空中）滑翔，悬浮，盘旋：•eg:gullshoveringoverthewaves.•在浪尖盘旋的海鸥•2)Toremainorlingerinornearaplace.•在某处或其附近逗留；徘徊：•eg:hoveringaroundthespeaker'sdesk.•在演讲台边徘徊。•3)•Toremaininanuncertainstate;waver:•踌躇，犹豫不决；动摇：•eg：hoveredbetweenangerandremorse.•在愤怒与懊恨之间傍徨protrude:•vt.,vi.•伸出;吐出;凸出;突出•protrudeone'stongue•吐舌头•Hisbellyprotrudes.•他的肚子凸出。•Ababywithprotrudingteeth.•difficultsentences:•Myheartskippedabeat:•Iwasstartledatthesight,whichmademypulsebecomeabnormal.•Inthewakeofthehoveringenigma:•FollowingthepathofthemysterioushoveringUFO,…PassageB•ominous:•1)Menacing;threatening:•不吉祥的：恐吓的；威胁的：•eg:ominousblackclouds;ominousrumblingsofdiscontent.•不祥的黑云；有威胁的不满之声•2)Oforbeinganomen,especiallyanevilone.•预示的：预兆的或成为预兆的，特别是坏的预兆的•swallow:•1)Toputupwith(somethingunpleasant):•忍受（不快的事）：•swallowedtheinsultsandkeptonworking.•忍受侮辱继续工作•2)Torefrainfromexpressing;suppress:•压抑：避免表达；抑制：•swallowone'sfeelings.•压抑情绪•3)Toconsumeordestroyasifbyingestion;devour:•吞噬：象消化食物一样耗尽或毁灭；吞没：•abuildingthatwasswallowedupbyfire.•被火焰吞没的建筑•4)Totakeback;retract:•彻回；收回：•swallowone'swords.•收回前言•groggy:adj.•1)脚步不稳的;踉踉跄跄的;头昏眼花的•2)(因生病,震惊,缺少睡眠等)软弱的;酒醉的•eg:Thelastattackofinfluenzahasleftmerathergroggy.•上次患流行性感冒后使我至今软弱无力。•incredulous:•1)Skeptical;disbelieving:•怀疑的；不相信的：•incredulousofstoriesaboutflyingsaucers.•对有关飞碟的故事表示怀疑•2)Expressiveofdisbelief:•表示怀疑的：•anincredulousstare.•充满疑问的注视•nagging:•1)唠叨不休的,责备的,挑剔的•2)恼人的•naggingcriticism•吹毛求疵的批评•anaggingwife•一个好唠叨的妻子