Unit7WhenTomorrowComes當(dāng)明天到來時SectionA,1aand1bTengFei:Hi,Peter!Areyoufreetomorrow?Anewsci-fifilmiscomingout.Iknowyoulikesci-fifilms.Shallwegotoseeit?Peter:Oh,I’dloveto!Whichcinemashallwegoto?TengFei:WhatabouttheHuaxiaCinema?Peter:Goodidea!TengFei:OK.I’llbooktheticketsonlinenow...OK,done.Thefilmstartsat5:15p.m.Peter:Good.Shallwemeetatthecinemaatfiveo’clock?TengFei:Allright.Seeyouthen!滕飛：嗨，彼得！你明天有空嗎？一部新的科幻電影要上映了。我知道你喜歡科幻片。我們?nèi)タ窗桑勘说茫号叮液軜芬猓∥覀冊撊ツ囊患译娪霸耗兀侩w：華夏影院怎么樣？彼得：好主意！滕菲：好的，我現(xiàn)在就去網(wǎng)上訂票……好了，訂好了。電影下午五點十五分開始。彼得：好。我們五點鐘在電影院見面好嗎？滕飛：好的，再見！SectionA,1cPeter:Whatanexcitingsci-fifilm!Ireallylovedthestory.TengFei:Metoo.Butdoyouthinkthefilmwasright?Willclimatechangebeworseinthefuture?Peter:I’mafraidso.Somescientistsbelievetherewillbelesslandtogrowfood.TengFei:Idon’tthinktherewillbelessland.Peter:Youseemquitepositiveaboutthefuture.TengFei:Iam.Ireadthatpeoplecouldplanttreesandturndesertsintoforests.Andwecanmakemorefarmlandtoo.Peter:Perhapsyouareright.So,doyouthinkwewillstillliveonearthinthefuture?TengFei:Yes,butIbelievewe’llkeeponexploringspace.彼得：多么激動人心的科幻電影啊！我非常喜歡這個故事。滕飛：我也是。但是你認為這部電影是對的嗎？未來氣候變化會更糟嗎？彼得：恐怕是這樣。一些科學(xué)家認為，將會有更少的土地來種植糧食。滕飛：我不認為會減少土地。彼得：你對未來似乎很樂觀。滕飛：是的，我讀到過人們可以種樹，把沙漠變成森林，我們也可以增加耕地。彼得：也許你是對的。那么，你認為我們將來還會住在地球上嗎？滕飛：是的，但是我相信我們會繼續(xù)探索太空。SectionA,2aand2dHelen:Hi,Jennifer.What’sup?Jennifer:Oh,hi,Helen.I’mwatchingavideoaboutfuturepredictions.Helen:So,whatwillthefuturebelike?Jennifer:Well,therewillbemorepeopleincities,butthetransportsystemwillbemoreefficient.Itmeansthattherewillbefewertrafficaccidents.Helen:Soundsgreat!Anyotherpredictions?Jennifer:Studentsprobablywon’tgotoaschoolinthefuture.Theywillstudyathomeoranyplacetheywant.Helen:Oh,butIreallylikegoingtoschool!Anythingelse?Jennifer:Andpeoplewilllivelonger.Helen:Really?Why?Jennifer:Becausewe’llhavebetterhealthcaretechnologyinourhomes.Machineswilltellushowtosolvesmallhealthproblemsbeforetheybecomebigger.Helen:That’llbegreat!Howlongwillmostpeoplelive?Jennifer:Well,somepeoplewilllivetobeover100yearsold.Somemayevenlivetobe150.Helen:Wow,thatsoundswonderful!海倫：嗨，詹妮弗。怎么了？詹妮弗：哦，嗨，海倫。我正在看一個關(guān)于未來預(yù)測的視頻。海倫：那么，未來會是什么樣子呢？詹妮弗：嗯，城市里的人會更多，但是交通系統(tǒng)會更有效率。這意味著交通事故會減少。海倫：聽起來不錯！還有其他預(yù)測嗎？詹妮弗：學(xué)生們將來可能不會去學(xué)校上課了，他們可以在家里或任何他們想去的地方學(xué)習(xí)。海倫：哦，但是我很喜歡上學(xué)！還有其他的事情嗎？詹妮弗：人們會活得更久。海倫：真的嗎？為什么？詹妮弗：因為我們的家庭將擁有更好的醫(yī)療保健技術(shù)。機器將告訴我們?nèi)绾谓鉀Q小的健康問題，以免它們變得更大。海倫：那太好了！大多數(shù)人能活多久？詹妮弗：嗯，有些人可以活到100歲以上，有些人甚至可以活到150歲。海倫：哇，聽起來太棒了！SectionB1bReadyforTomorrow?Host:Goodevening,everyone!OurguesttodayisDrPeteRoberts,authorofthebest-sellingbookReadyforTomorrow.Sowelcometoourshow,DrRoberts.Guest:Goodevening.Thankyou,it'sapleasuretobehere.Host:DrRoberts,thankyouforjoiningus.So,asafuturist,canyoutellushowlifewillbedifferentin50years?Guest:Well,you'llseerobotsworkingeverywhere.Host:Canyougiveussomeexamples?Guest:Well,we'llhaveservicerobots.Theywilldoalmostallourhousework.Theywillalsohelpsaveliveswhendisastersandemergencieshappen.Host:So,whatjobswillhumansstilldointhefuture?Guest:Goodquestion!Somejobstodaywilldisappearinthecomingyears.However,therewillbemorechallengingjobsinthefuture,suchasspacepilotsandAIexperts.Host:Doyouthinkrobotswillreplacehumansoneday?Guest:No,Idon't.Ourcreativityandemotionalintelligenceareimportantforrelationships.AIwillnotreplacehumansforthesethings.Host:YoumentionedAI.HowwillAIchangeourworld?Guest:Itwillchangetheworldinmanyways.Forexample,wewon'tneedtogotothesupermarket.Smartrefrigeratorswillunderstandourneeds.Whenwearealmostoutofsomefood,theywillorderitforus.Host:Wow,that'llsaveusalotoftime!Now,mylastquestion:Howcanweprepareforthefuture?Guest:It'ssimple.Justacceptchange.Keeplearningandworkinghard.Today'schoiceswillinfluenceyourfuture.Host:Thankyouforyourtime,DrRoberts.準備好迎接明天了嗎？主持人：大家晚上好！我們今天的嘉賓是暢銷書《明日準備》的作者彼得·羅伯茨博士。歡迎來到我們的節(jié)目，羅伯茨博士。晚上好，謝謝，很高興來到這里。主持人：羅伯茨博士，感謝您接受我們的采訪。那么，作為一位未來學(xué)家，您能否告訴我們50年后的生活將會有什么不同？客人：嗯，你會看到機器人到處工作。主持人：你能給我們舉一些例子嗎？客人：嗯，我們將擁有服務(wù)機器人。它們將做我們幾乎所有的家務(wù)。當(dāng)災(zāi)難和緊急情況發(fā)生時，它們也將幫助拯救生命。主持人：那么，人類將來還會做哪些工作呢？嘉賓：好問題！今天的一些工作將在未來幾年消失。然而，未來會有更具挑戰(zhàn)性的工作，比如太空飛行員和人工智能專家。主持人：你認為機器人有一天會取代人類嗎？嘉賓：不，我不這么認為。我們的創(chuàng)造力和情商對人際關(guān)系很重要。人工智能不會取代人類在這些方面的作用。主持人：您提到了人工智能，那么人工智能將如何改變我們的世界？嘉賓：它將從許多方面改變世界。例如，我們不需要去超市了。智能冰箱會理解我們的需求。當(dāng)我們快要吃光某些食物時，它們會為我們訂購。主持人：哇，這可幫我們省了不少時間！現(xiàn)在，我的最后一個問題：我們怎樣才能為未來做好準備？嘉賓：很簡單，接受變化，不斷學(xué)習(xí)，努力工作。今天的抉擇將影響你的未來。主持人：感謝您抽出時間，羅伯茨博士。ReadingPlusLookingintotheFutureAreyoucuriousaboutthefuture?Whatdoyouthinkourlifewillbelikein50yearsormore?Toanswerthis,youcanreadasci-fibook.Perhapsyouwillhavesomeideasthen.Today,manyyoungreadersareinterestedinsciencefiction.Butwhatmakesitsopopular?Foronething,sciencefictiongivesusachancetoimaginewhatourfuturewillbelike.Anythingispossible.Wecandreambig.Somepeoplethinktherewillbeflyingcarsandrobotservants.Othersbelievewewilllearnmoreaboutstrangealiensandotherworlds.Anotherreasonisthatsci-fiwritersandtheirworkcaninspireustocreatethefuture.In1945,asci-fiauthornamedArthurC.Clarkewroteaboutasystemofspacestations.Inthearticle,hepredictedtheearthofthefuturewouldhavemanyTVstationsandpeoplewouldsendTVprogrammesaroundtheworld.However,thiswasbeforeTVwasacommonitemathome!lnashortstorybyClarke,hesuggestedpeopleinthefuturewoulduseasystemtotalkwithothersaroundtheworld.Amazingly,theshortstorywasactuallytheinspirationfortheinternet!Sciencefictionisalsopopularbecauseitcanmakeusthinkaboutourworldinnewways.Althoughmanysci-fistoriesaresetinimaginaryworldsorsocieties,theycanhelpusbetterunderstandtherealworld.Theycanalsomakeusexcitedwhenwefeellikewearelivinginaboringworld.Whatwillthefuturebelike?Sci-fii