Text UFOs: Facts or Fiction?

1. Text UFOs: Facts or Fiction? The existence of UFOs( Unidentified Flying Objects) is a source of controversy that often divides people into two separate groups: those who believe that UFOs are the spaceships of intelligent beings from other planets, and those who disagree and believe these sightings have some other explanation. Those in the second group say these sightings could be due to the effects of a distant planet, a weather disturbance, or airplane lights, for example. Another possible explanation is that the people who report the sightings could be imagining what they saw or making up stories to get attention. Over the years there have been many reports of people seeing mysterious objects in the sky. Sometimes these objects are described as having unusual bright lights. Some people even

2. claim they have been taken on board spaceships by alien creatures. Those who insist they have indeed been abducted by aliens have very strange stories to tell. Most of them share the same experiences such as being approached by creatures with large heads on small bodies with slits for eyes. These people say they have been led onto the spaceships against their will and given examinations and tests. After they are returned home, they might experience anxiety with occasional flashbacks and unusual dreams. One such mystery happened in 1975 in Arizona. Travis Walton, then twenty-two, was traveling in a truck with a group of men when they suddenly spotted a bright object. They stopped and when Walton got out to get a better look, a beam of light came down and hit him. His friends were so frightened that they drove off. They saw the light take off into the sky and decided to return with flashlights. They couldn’t find any signs

3. of Walton, so they reported him missing.

4. controversy n. 论争, 辩论, 论战n-sies 争论；论战；争吵 without controversy 无可争议 disturbance disturb 打扰，扰乱+ - ance 名词后缀n 1)干扰；打扰；骚动；动乱 There has been a disturbance in the street; sb. has been hurt. 街上发生了一阵骚乱，有的人被打伤了。 2)干扰素；引起干扰的事物

5. alien creatures 外星人 abduct vt. 绑架；诱拐 The police think the boy has been abducted. 警察认为那个孩子已被绑架了。 slit n. 1)长口子 2)裂缝，裂口 flashback n. 急转, 闪回, 倒叙 spot vt, vi -tt- 1)（用眼睛）挑出，察出，认出

6. 2)染上斑点；点上污点 3)安置；配备 2. n 1)斑点；污点；圆点 She had spots on her face when she was ill. 当她生病的时候，她脸上有斑点。 2)地点；场所 This is a nice spot for a house. 这里是建房的好地方。 the spot where he was murdered .他被谋杀的地点 3)点；局部 4)污迹 5) 粉刺 6心境；情绪 I have a soft spot for my old school.

7. 我对母校怀有眷恋之情。 7)困境，窘境，逆境 We're really in a spot! 我们真的陷入窘境了！ 8)少量， 一点点 9)广播节目中安排的位置