解$:(1) S=\frac {1}{2}AC· BD $
$ 4\sqrt {3}=\frac {1}{2}×2\sqrt {6}× BD $
$ BD=\frac {4\sqrt {3}}{\sqrt {6}} $
$ BD = 2\sqrt {2} $
答:对角线$ BD $的长为$ 2\sqrt {2} 。$
$(2) $四边形$ EFGH $是矩形,面积$ =\frac {1}{2}×4\sqrt {3}=2\sqrt {3} $
答:四边形$ EFGH $的面积为$ 2\sqrt {3} 。$