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。
学英语单词
2-methyl-1-nitropropane
ach-y-fi
administered price inflation
adonis annuas
afty
Albay
amplitude-controlled rectifier
anterior ascending branch
antibody combining site
apatemyid
arteriae lumbales
arthropathy-camptodactyly syndrome
atomized fuel
azaspirodecanediones
blood-bath
bluemont
brabender amylograph
braceletted
bridging ion
bunten
cameradiograph
Caravaggiesque
Carpesium szechuanense
cellular radio telephone system organization
circular pattern
class i appliance
coactivity
contrived
damnifications
Daund
double-Zepp antenna
doxxed
DQD
Duells Corner
Eggosalyl
elukocytolysin
endangered animals
error recovery procedure
fish-farmings
full coinsurance
fume resisting machine
funambuloes
gelatinized chloroform
grading outfit
gubbish
hand frostbite
have mercy
high roller
hogauite
ignavy
inch by inch
indexed-sequential
jet-sets
jhsph
kang'wing'wi
kyodo tsushin
lacunosa
leibnizian
lincrusta
lymphault
Malus transitoria
mass provisioning
melanophages
Methyclodine
mews house
musical rehearsal
mutual acceptance of certificate
nationaliser
negative picutre
newbuil
node-negative
normal tour
occult bleeding
office of the future
ordinary hinged hatch cover
Orvault
periods
piatkus
plow-type trenching machine
portinari
prerecorded track
pressure hose
pulse transformers
Rare Gases
redws
Remivox
ruling principle
RWE
Saugeen
seroprevalence
sorry
St-Pascal
Staublawine
surprisings
tambov (kotovsk)
teaching resource
tuwaitha
ulkes
unwiser
watershed inventory survey
weapon direction system
witenagemots