Unit3LifeinthefutureFirstimpressions第1頁IstillcannotbelievethatIamtakingupthisprizethatIwonlastyear.IhavetoremindmyselfconstantlythatIamreallyinAD3008.Worriedabouthrjourney,Iwasunsettledforthefirstfewdays.Asaresult,Isufferedfrom“timelag”.Thisissimilartothe“jetlag”yougetfromflying,butisseemsyoukeepgettingflashbacksfromyourprevioustimeperiod.第2頁SoIwasverynervousanduncertainatfirst.However,myfriendandguide,WangPing,wasveryunderstandingandgavemesomegreentabletswhichhelpedalot.Well-knownfortheirexpertise,hisparents’company,called“FutureTours”,transportedmesafelyintothefutureinatimecapsule.第3頁wonremindconstantlyAD3008(lastyear)第4頁similartotimelagjetlagnervousanduncertaingreentabletfuturetour第5頁Icanstillrememberthemomentwhenthespacestewardscalledusalltothecapsuleandweclimbedinthroughasmallopening.Theseatswerecomfortableandafteracalmingdrink,wefeltsleepyandclosedoureyes.Thecapsulebeganswinginggentlysidewaysaswelayrelaxedanddreaming.Afewminuteslater,thejourneywascompletedandwehadarrived.Iwasstillontheearthbutonethousandyearsinthefuture.WhatwouldIfind?第6頁spacestewardesstothecapsule;asmallopeningcomfortableseatscalmingdrink第7頁swinginggentlysidewayscompletedandarrivedWhatwouldIfind第8頁Atfirstmynewsurroundingsweredifficulttotolerate.Theairseemedthin,asthoughitscombinationofgaseshadlittleoxygenleft.Hitbyalackoffreshair,myheadached.JustasItriedtomakethenecessaryadjustmenttothisnewsituation,WangPingappeared.“Putonthismask,”headvised.“Itwillmakeyoufeelmuchbetter第9頁.”Hehandedittomeandimmediatelyhurriedmethroughtoasmallroomnearbyforarest.Ifeltbetterinnotime.SoonIwasbackonmyfeetagainandfollowinghimtocollectahoveringcarriagedrivenbyacomputer.Thesecarriagesfloatabovethegroundandbybendingorpressingdowninyourseat,youcanmoveswiftly.WangPingfastenedmysafetybeltandshowedmehowtouseit.

第10頁SoonIcouldflyasfastashim.HoweverIlostsightofWangPingwhenwereachedwhatlookedlikealargemarketbecauseoftoomanycarriagesflyingbyinalldirections.Hewassweptupintothecenterofthem.JustatthatmomentIhada“timelag”flashbackandsawtheareaagainasithadbeenintheyearAD.IrealizedthatIhadbeentransportedintothefutureofwhatwasstillmyhometown!ThenIcaughtsightofWangPingagainandflewafterhim.第11頁newsurroundingsdifficulttotolerateairseemedthinhadlittleoxygenlefthitbylackoffreshairheadachedWangPingappearedputonthismask第12頁asmallroomnearbyforaresthoveringcarriagedrivenbycomputerfloat…bybendingorpressingdown…fasten…showed…第13頁losesightof…reached…toomany…inalldirectionstimelag…see…again…as…h(huán)adbeen…intransportedinto…stillmyhometown…caughtsightof…flewafter…第14頁Arrivingatastrange-lookinghouse,heshowedmeintoalarge,brightcleanroom.Ithadagreenwall,abrownfloorandsoftlighting.Suddenlythewallmoved–itwasmadeoftrees!Ifoundlaterthattheirleavesprovidedtheroomwithmuch-neededoxygen.ThenWangPingflashedaswitchonacomputerscreen,andatableandsomechairsrosefromunderthefloorasifbymagic第15頁.“Whynotsitdownandeatalittle?”hesaid.“Youmayfindthisdifficultasitisyourfirsttimetraveltrip.Justrelax,sincethereisnothingplannedonthetimetabletoday.Tomorrowyou’llbereadyforsomevisits.”Havingsaidthis,he