时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:英语科技新闻


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A new report shows what life might be like in 100 years from now. It describes skyscrapers 1 that are much taller than today's buildings, underwater 'bubble 2' cities, and holidays in space. The report is from Samsung's SmartThings. It asked experts on space, architecture, and city planners to give their ideas on life in 2116. They said the way we live, work and play will be totally different to how we do these things today. The experts said that 25 years ago, people could not imagine how the Internet and smartphones would change our lives. The Internet has revolutionised the way we communicate, learn and do daily things. The experts said the changes in the next century would be even more unbelievable.
 
Researchers questioned 2,000 adults about the predictions they thought were most likely to happen in the future. They predicted that in the future, few people will go to an office but will work from home and have virtual 3 work meetings. People will have advanced 3D printers that will let you download a design for furniture or a food recipe and then 'print' the sofa, table or pizza at home. There will also be less need for visits to the doctor. We will all have a home health capsule that will tell us what the problem is and give us treatment. We will also be going into space for holidays and to get resources that we have used up on Earth. A prediction that was missing 4 was whether people would still need to study English.
 

1 skyscrapers
n.摩天大楼
  • A lot of skyscrapers in Manhattan are rising up to the skies. 曼哈顿有许多摩天大楼耸入云霄。
  • On all sides, skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth. 四周耸起的摩天大楼参差不齐。
2 bubble
n.泡,水泡,气泡;泡影,妄想;v.(使)起泡
  • The water begins to bubble.水开始起泡了。
  • Their hopes of success have burst like a bubble.他们成功的希望已经成了泡影。
3 virtual
adj.实质上的,事实上的,实际上的
  • 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。
4 missing
adj.遗失的,缺少的,失踪的
  • Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具,看有无丢失。
  • All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了,就短他一个。
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2-propanone
acanthopagrus schlegeli
accomodated
adsorption uranium
aircraft defective
American sable
ansi fortran iv
Arawak
arc-
autofining process
bay wreath
be presumed
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benthonekton
blogware
blood cups
blood matching
brain-damaged
bronze diabetes
bullyism
Cabezas Rubias
Canigou, Pic du
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cocopeat
comparative sociology
convectional current
correctors
crosst
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descending cloudless region
duotypes
emparks
even number train
fairy floss
feeder gage
ferualdehyde
flame-out protection device
floor batten
fred
go on the dole
grade distribution
green bond strength
gymnanthous plant
hand-writing
hard pan
haunched arch
impulse simulation circuit
in days of yore
intumescentia lumbalis
isanomalic line
Kayar
laurel willow
marine education and training
material accountability
mercury isotopes
Meyzieu
natural language programming
Netscape Communicator
neutral point grounding with arc-suppression coil
nitrosodimethylaniline
nonparametric tolerance interval
ostar
pantoate
plain coupler
plant regulator
platform structural bed
Porocan
pre-anal
pseudobrachium
Q-metric titrimeter
radiodontal
ragged rocks
rauwolscine
reng
rights to participation
rubiginous
Ruppertshofen
salk vaccines
self-competence
sign of zodiac
sillenite
skrimmages
snow bound
special court-martial
squirral cage induction motor
st. petersburgs
subtropical gyre
Thatcherised
theatrical publisher
theory of curves
tielao
toity
tonal brightness
trawlable
turbine nozzle control system
unbiddable
van Deen's test
vegetation unit
vertical design
Vogtite
water view
Yport