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[00:05.30]Reading LIFE IN THE FUTURE
[00:10.27]What life will be like in the future is difficult to predict.
[00:15.33]It is,however,possible to use models to make forecasts about future developments.
[00:23.20]One way to catch a glimpse1 of the future
[00:27.56]is to examine some of the major trends in contemporary society.
[00:34.12]TRANSPORTATION
[00:37.04]Current trends indicate that transportation is becoming cleaner,faster and safer.
[00:44.70]Public transportation is already well developed in most urban areas of China.
[00:51.77]New technology is being used to make sure that the cars,
[00:57.34]taxis,buses and trains we use do not pollute the air.
[01:04.60]A good example of how transportation is changing is the new maglev2 train,
[01:11.86]which is environ mentally friendly,
[01:15.81]energy-saving and travels at an amazing 430 km/h.
[01:23.75]To ensure safety,the train is controlled by an advanced computer system.
[01:30.28]Scientists are also developing new fuels
[01:35.24]and engines that will let us travel
[01:38.69]without worrying about whether we are polluting the environment.
[01:44.57]BUS INESS
[01:47.62]It will not be business as usual in the future.
[01:53.79]Many companies and consumers have already begun reforming the way they do business
[02:01.05]E-commerce,or business done on the Internet,is becoming more and more popular
[02:08.71]as people discover the advantages of online shopping.
[02:14.56]The Internet also makes it easier for companies to keep in touch with customers
[02:21.69]and companies in other countries.
[02:25.76]For people who do go out to shops,shopping is no longer just a necessity4.
[02:33.31]It has become a form of entertainment.
[02:37.68]Instead of searching a crowded store for basic goods,such as food and clothes,
[02:45.04]people want to go to a pleasant mall and combine shopping with fun.
[02:51.28]The malls of the future will be like small cities where you can shop,eat,
[02:58.44]see a film and even dance.
[03:02.70]To pay for their purchases,people will use smart cards,
[03:09.26]which contain a tiny chip,instead of cash.
[03:14.30]People in the future will be able to enjoy a longer and healthier life
[03:22.97]and remain active even in old age.
[03:28.01]People now are paying more attention to the importance of a healthy diet
[03:34.67]and an active life.
[03:38.44]They are careful about what they eat and exercise regularly.
[03:44.60]Advances in medical science also allow us to deal with new diseases5,such as SARS.
[03:53.38]Some diseases,for example smallpox,have already been successfully defeated.
[04:01.03]With a better understanding of the human body,
[04:05.68]scientists and physicians will be able to cure more diseases.
[04:13.05]Perhaps more importantly,new discoveries in genetics and biochemistry
[04:20.91]may lead to changes in the way diseases are cured and medicines are made.
[04:28.49]Education and Knowledge
[04:32.64]Homework will always be homework,but the schools of the future
[04:39.30]will probably be quite different from what they are today
[04:44.87]We can study at home by watching educators on TV or on a computer screen.
[04:52.62]In the future,there may be more "schools on the air" and "e-schools".
[04:59.76]Real classrooms will always be popular,
[05:04.90]but distance education will help people study
[05:10.05]whenever they have time and wherever they may be.
[05:15.48]The way we view learning6 and knowledge is also changing.
[05:21.04]Instead of being students only when we are young,we will become lifelong learners.
[05:28.10]It is certain that things will change.
[05:32.07]We cannot be sure whether our dreams will come true,
[05:36.61]but we can at least be hopeful that our efforts to improve the world will be successful.
[05:43.28]If we learn to accept change and appreciate what is new and different,
[05:49.34]we will be well-prepared for whatever the future may have in store.
[05:55.50]Integrating7 skills reading Greeting From the Future
[06:05.45]Dear...
[06:08.51]Life in the year 3044 is very different from life in the 21st century

[06:17.29]We still do many of the thins you did,but we do them differently.
[06:23.82]For example,we now have e-friends to help us and keep us company.
[06:32.46]An e-friend is a machine that looks just like a human being.
[06:39.12]It can walk and talk and can do almost everything we human beings do.
[06:46.18]My e-friend is a lot like me and we have lots of fun together.
[06:53.13]She helps me with my homework and we often go swimming.
[06:59.19]She is programmed to take care of me if anything happens,
[07:04.83]so I always feel safe when we are together.
[07:09.19]She can also send me messages,just like old-fashioned8 e-mail,
[07:15.96]and I can download information from her memory.
[07:20.92]It's great to have an e-friend.
[07:25.07]I am never lonely and I always have someone to talk to.
[07:30.53]We don't think about the world and reality in the same way you did either.
[07:37.06]You used computer programmes to imitate the real world
[07:42.92]and called it "virtual9 reality".
[07:47.49]In the year 3044,we use computer programmes that can imitate the world
[07:55.53]and people so well that we can see them,hear them,touch them,talk to them,
[08:03.68]and feel them they are just like the real world and real people.
[08:10.74]This may sound absurd10 to you,but if you think about it a little,
[08:17.11]it may not seem so strange after all.
[08:21.76]For example,
[08:24.92]if you use a telephone that changes a person's voice into ones and zeroes,
[08:32.65]as a digital phone does,
[08:36.31]you still think that the voice you hear is "real",don't you?
[08:42.27]you can recognise a person's voice on the phone
[08:47.44]and you can hear if the person is happy,sad,interested,etc.
[08:55.17]If you use a cellphone that shows a picture of the person you are speaking to,
[09:02.12]that image is "real" too.
[09:06.19]In the year 3044,we can see more than just a picture;
[09:12.96]we see a lifelike model of the person.
[09:18.24]Sometimes it is difficult to tell what is "real" and what is an image.
[09:25.29]I would like to tell you about life in the year 3044,
[09:32.06]but I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room.
[09:37.62]Maybe some day I will be able to travel back in time and visit you.
[09:44.46]Sincerely,Mekanika
[09:49.22]Work book
[09:55.98]Unit 6  Integrating skills
[10:01.63]Reading WHERE IS THE FUTURE GOING?
[10:06.90]Our work habits have changed a lot over the past thirty years.
[10:13.25]While our parents may have expected to stay in one job,
[10:18.68]with one company,for their whole life,
[10:23.33]we are faced with the possibility of changing jobs and even careers several times.
[10:30.31]Our understanding of education,
[10:34.44]work and society is different from that of earlier generations.
[10:40.47]It is not only the way we work and view the job market that has changed;
[10:46.64]many of today's jobs will either disappear or change in the next ten years or so.
[10:54.50]People in the future will still need food,of course,
[10:59.64]but the way we produce food will not be the same.
[11:04.61]Small farms that use old methods
[11:09.47]will be replaced by large farms with high efficiency11.
[11:14.64]The good news for small farmers
[11:19.50]is that there will also be opportunities for new kinds of farming,
[11:24.96]for example farms that grow organic12 food and environ men tally3 friendly food.
[11:32.61]As people become more educated and care more about what they eat,
[11:39.06]the need for specialised products will grow
[11:43.74]and a new market will open up for farmers.
[11:48.28]Marketing13 people for large companies will find that the need for their services
[11:55.05]is not as strong as it once was.
[11:59.18]Companies can now take care of most of their business through the Internet
[12:05.34]and other communication channels.
[12:09.47]Fortunately,buyers and sellers14 have skills that will be useful in the future.
[12:17.44]Because they know how to predict what consumers want to buy,
[12:23.08]they can find new jobs in areas such as marketing and product design.
[12:28.96]There are others who may be able to use the skills they have today

[12:34.42]in new jobs tomorrow.
[12:37.76]People who used to decide who should get money for government programmes
[12:44.42]can find new opportunities to work as interviewers
[12:49.78]in areas like marketing and research.
[12:54.63]What about people who work with computers?
[12:59.31]Well,things will change for them,too.
[13:03.67]More advanced computer programmes and new technologies
[13:09.73]will remove the need for computer operators15 who perform simple actions.
[13:16.08]The Internet makes it possible for consumers to enter information online.
[13:23.34]Modern search engines
[13:27.60]can do many of the things that yesterday's computer operators did.
[13:33.56]Word processing and simple information handling can be done automatically16.
[13:38.68]For people with these skills,there will be new jobs as database17 managers.
[13:45.76]A rapidly changing job market al so creates new challenges for students,
[13:53.49]teachers and parents.
[13:56.94]The so-called18 "generation gap19" the difference in values,skills,
[14:03.91]education and desires between two generations is growing
[14:10.36]and it is becoming more difficult for parents
[14:14.83]to under stand the kind of world their children are entering.
[14:20.29]Schools and teachers are also facing difficulties
[14:25.44]as they try to adapt to the new needs of their students,
[14:30.90]and the students themselves have to try to deal with all the changes
[14:37.27]and many questions.
[14:40.93]Where is the future going and what can we do to find a place for ourselves in it?
[14:48.48]There are no easy answers,but we can try to turn challenges into opportunities.
[14:55.32]As the job market changes, new areas of growth appear.
[15:01.49]If we become good learners,
[15:05.25]and if we work together with our parents,friends and teachers,
[15:10.71]we can find ways to create a future
[15:15.15]where there is room for all of us to do what we are good at and enjoy


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1 glimpse wenzr     
vt.瞥见;n.一瞥,一看
参考例句:
  • One glimpse at himself in the mirror was enough.让他照着镜子看自己一眼就够了。
  • She catches a glimpse of a car in the distance.她一眼就瞥见了远处的汽车。
2 maglev goCzke     
n.磁力悬浮列车;adj.磁力悬浮列车的
参考例句:
  • The engine for maglev trains is rather in noticeable.磁悬浮列车的车头是相当值得注意的。
  • The high speed maglev railway is a new-style traffic system. 高速磁悬浮铁路是一种新型的交通方式。
3 tally Gg1yq     
n.计数器,记分,一致,测量;vt.计算,记录,使一致;vi.计算,记分,一致
参考例句:
  • Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
  • The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。
4 necessity wGLxm     
n.必要性,需要;必需品
参考例句:
  • I look upon this as an absolute necessity.我认为这是绝对必要的。
  • You must understand the necessity of education.你必须懂得教育的必要性。
5 diseases 5c749da591474dd5c2c7f1d77b874f5d     
n.疾病( disease的名词复数 );弊端;恶疾;痼疾
参考例句:
  • Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
  • The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。
6 learning wpSzFe     
n.学问,学识,学习;动词learn的现在分词
参考例句:
  • When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时,常会从车上掉下来。
  • Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
7 integrating daa91cf20b1f12830b8d54d1dbe091f6     
使一体化( integrate的现在分词 ); 使整合; 使完整; 使结合成为整体
参考例句:
  • We should carry out the policy of integrating unified planning with the principle of adaptation to local conditions. 我们应该执行计划同因事制宜的原则相结合的政策。
  • Talks will now begin about integrating the activities of both companies. 关于合并两家公司业务的谈判现在将会开始。
8 old-fashioned FmIzps     
adj.旧式的,保守的,挑剔的
参考例句:
  • Why do you still dress in an old-fashioned mode?你为什么还穿款式陈旧的衣服?
  • Here is an old-fashioned pump for drawing water from a well.这里有一个旧式水泵可从井里抽水。
9 virtual yhfwi     
adj.实质上的,事实上的,实际上的
参考例句:
  • This reply is a virtual acceptance of our offer.这一回答实质上是接受了我们的建议。
  • At that time the East India Company was the virtual ruler of Bengal.那时东印度公司是孟加拉的实际统治者。
10 absurd 6ySz2     
adj.荒谬的,荒诞的,荒唐可笑的,不合理的
参考例句:
  • It is ridiculously absurd to believe that the number 13 is unlucky.相信数字13是个不吉祥的数字是荒唐可笑的。
  • It was absurd of you to do such a thing.你做那样的事是愚蠢的。
11 efficiency 08dyB     
n.效率,效能,功效
参考例句:
  • We were most impressed with your efficiency.你的效率给我们留下很深刻的印象。
  • Our goal is to achieve the maximum of efficiency.我们的目标是取得最高的效率。
12 organic 3RAzW     
adj.有机的,有机物的;有组织的
参考例句:
  • Organic farming is expanding everywhere.有机农业正在各地迅速发展起来。
  • The organic fertilizer shall keep the soil in good heart.这有机肥一定会使土壤保持肥沃。
13 marketing Boez7e     
n.行销,在市场的买卖,买东西
参考例句:
  • They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
  • He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。
14 sellers d396cebb1f0e0c0f7cee9aead79c553e     
n.卖者( seller的名词复数 );卖方;销售者;销售商
参考例句:
  • buyers and sellers transacting business 进行交易的买方和卖方
  • All manner of hawkers and street sellers were plying their trade. 形形色色的沿街小贩都在做着自己的买卖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
15 operators 0997fb356c249146ffe97cce96f88459     
n.(某企业的)经营者( operator的名词复数 );(机器、设备等的)操作员;电话接线员;投机取巧者
参考例句:
  • A plethora of new operators will be allowed to enter the market. 大批新的运营商将获准进入该市场。 来自辞典例句
  • Green house operators have considerable opportunity for precise manipulation of nutrients. 温室管理员有很多机会来准确控制养分。 来自辞典例句
16 automatically xPjyx     
adv.不加思索地,无意识地,自动地
参考例句:
  • The machine cycles automatically.这台机器自动循环运转。
  • She had automatically labelled the boys as troublemakers.她不假思索地认定这些男孩子是捣蛋鬼。
17 database mvWzUj     
n.数据库 (=databank)
参考例句:
  • I discovered some new information in the database.我在资料库里发现了一些新信息。
  • We planned to build an online database.我们计划建一个联机数据库。
18 so-called jwvwy     
adj.所谓的,号称的
参考例句:
  • These were the so-called mainframe machines.它们被称为主机。
  • Let's see what this so-called button does.让我们来看看为什么这个按钮叫这个名字。
19 gap FhkxL     
n.缺口;间隔;差距;不足,缺陷
参考例句:
  • We must see that there is no gap in our defence.我们必须确保我们的防御没有漏洞。
  • There is a gap of five miles between towns.镇与镇之间相隔五英里。

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