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d.Speaker 2: From Washington, DC, here39。s Clark Jacobs with Mystery World.Speaker 1: Consider these three facts: First...Over the last twenty years, hundreds of cargo ships many as big as a soccer field have mysteriously disappeared or been destroyed in the North Atlantic and near the tip of South America and South Africa. Second...The Bermuda Triangle, roughly the area between southern Horida, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda, has been the site of many ship and aircraft disappearances over the last hundred years, and Third...in the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of central Japan, there is a region known as The Devil39。s Sea given its name in 1955 after ten ships vanished, and the area has been named a danger zone by the Japanese government. For years, scientists have struggled to explain these events. Many speculated that bad weather or machine problems were responsible, and on Mystery World, we considered the possibility of visitors from space as the cause. But now there is evidence that may shed new light on the disappearances. Satellites set up by the European Space Agency have recently identified enormous waves far out in the oceans. These monster are often nearly thirty meters high, or about the size ora twelvestory building. They often rise unexpectedly, like giant walls of water from the sea, crashing down with great force, and then, they disappear. Speaker 2: Though waves this size have been a part of folklore for centuries, people believed that they were extremely rare, occurring only once every ten thousand years. The satellite data, though, proves that they are more mon than once thought. Scientists now also suspect that these waves may have been responsible for many of the unexplained disappearances of lowflying aircraft and ships over the years. So, how and why do waves like these form? In analyzing the recent satellite images collected by the European Space Agency, scientists have noted that monster waves appear to form most often in places where waves of different strengths e together from different directions. At the southern tip of Africa,for example, where the Atlantic and indian Oceans meet, it is quite mon for waves to crash into each other. Combined with the strong ocean currents in the region, waves may then grow to enormous height. This theory may explain the occurrence of monster waves in similar locations around the globe such as at the tip of South America. To understand why monster waves might form in places like the North Sea, where there are no fast moving ocean currents, scientists have turned to studying the weather and its effect on the ocean. They hope that by studying weather patterns, they may be able to predict where monster waves are likely to develop. Even though scientists are beginning to understand more about monster waves, there is still a lot to learn. And now that it is clear that these waves are more mon than once thought, efforts should be made to improve ships39。safety and to minimize the loss of life. For Mystery World, this is Clark Jacobs in Washington.Track 543D. Listen to the whole conversation. Circle whether the phrase describes Ashley (A), Jesse 0), or someone else (S).Jesse: Excuse me ... urn, Ashley, is that you7Ashley: Yes, it is. You must be Jesse. Nice to meet you.Jesse: Same here.Ashley: Urn. have a seat .... Did did you have any trouble finding this place7Jesse: Nope, not at all. Your directions were perfect.Ashley: Well, you were right on time. You know, I like meeting people here because it39。s easy to find. The prices are good ... and the food39。s pretty good, too.Jesse: Great! I39。m starving ...Ashley: So, Jesse .... ! guess i39。ll ask the usual question: What do you do for a living?Jesse: I work for the city. I39。m a firefighter .... I39。ve been at the station downtown for five years. How about you?Ashley: I39。m a pilot.Jesse: Really! For a mercial airline7Ashley: Yes. I fly for Paragon Airlines : typically I39。m assigned the longhaul flights.Jesse: That sounds tough.Ashley: !t is in some ways ... urn, I love it, though. I39。ve always loved flying. And this job with Paragon is, well .... it39。s stable and it gives me the flexibility to do other things. Like running. You see, I get several days off between flights, so it gives me plenty of time to train.Jesse: What are you training for .... ifyou don39。t mind me asking?Ashley: Not at all ... I39。m going to run my first marathon in the fall. Wish me luck! ... I just hope I can finish.Jesse: You look like you39。re in great shape ... i bet you39。ll do fine.Ashley: Enough about me. What do you like to do for fun?Jesse: I run, too, actually, but not longdistance. I could never do a marathon. I guess ... well, let39。s see ... 1 also like adventure sports like skydiving and mountain climbing.Ashley: You39。re very uninhibited, I can see!Jesse: Oh, and my other interest is a girl named Corky. She39。s my dog I39。ve had her for almost ten years.Ashley: Oh ... l love dogs, too. I39。ve got two myself. They39。re beagles. What kind of dog is Corky?Jesse: Cocker spaniel ... You know, you39。re easy to talk to.Ashley: You, too. Not at all like my last ... oops, ! probably shouldn39。t be saying that.Jesse: Saying what? You said I wasn39。t like your last 7Ashley: My last date. Let39。s not even go there. We both know the unwritten rules of dating you39。re not supposed to talk about ... let39。s see, previous dates or boyfriends, no politics allowed ...Jesse: ... urn, no religion .... your salary that39。s off the list too ... All the juicy topics, right? .., So ... anyway .... Go ahead, tell me about your last date.Ashley: Are you sure you want to hear about it?Jesse: Sure. We all have our horror stories. You go first then I39。ll tell you mine.Ashley: OK, fair enough. Well, there isn39。t much to say. My date was thirty minutes late. He talked the whole time