2015年ESL之日常生活 08 Speaking About the Future
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：2015年ESL之日常生活
Speaking About the Future
Robert: These designs are really futuristic- looking.
Mara: I’m trying to be forward-thinking and imagine what the world will be like in 50 to 100 years.
Robert: You think that the world will be filled with space-age gadgets 1 like these?
Mara: That’s the natural evolution of technology for the next 100 years, I think. We will continue to develop labor-saving devices, simpler ways of doing everyday tasks, and to improve artificial intelligence.
Robert: I’m not sure I want to live in a world that looks like that. It seems so cold and impersonal 2.
Mara: That’s only because most of us have a fear of the unknown.
Robert: That’s me in a nutshell. I’d rather return to a simpler way of life with as little innovation and technology as possible.
Mara: Like modern sanitation 3 and transportation?
Robert: Well, I want to go back in time with some things, but keep my conveniences.
Mara: So you want to pick and choose? That shouldn’t be a problem when we figure out time travel.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
- This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
- Even his children found him strangely distant and impersonal.他的孩子们也认为他跟其他人很疏远，没有人情味。
- His manner seemed rather stiff and impersonal.他的态度似乎很生硬冷淡。
- The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
- Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。