1. Are you kidding?你开玩笑吧?
10. And my apartment will be no good for pets.
我的公寓将不适合于宠物。
2. Will people have robots?人们会拥有机器人吗?
11. I think so.我认为是这样
I don’t think so.这认为不是这样。
3. Everything will be free.一切都将是免费的。
12. I hope so.我希望如此。
I hope not我希望不这样。
4. Books will only be on computers, not on paper.
书将会只存在于电脑上,而不是在纸上。
13. In 50 years, people will have more free time because there will beless things to do.
50年后,人们将有更多的空闲时间,因为他们会有更少的事情做
5. They’ll study at home on computers.
他们将在家里的电脑上学习。
14. In 20 years, I think I’ll be a newspaper reporter.
20 年以后,我想我会成为一个报社记者。
6. There will be only one country in the world.
世界上将只有一个国家。
15. However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots movelike people, it will be difficult to make them really think like a human.
然而,一些科学家相信,尽管我们能够让机器人象人类一样运动,但让他们象人类一样真正地思考却很困难。
7. There will be less pollution.污染将更少。
16. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never beable to wake up and know where they are.
例如,科学家James White 认为,机器人将不能够清醒得知道他们身处何处。
8. What will the future be like?未来会象什么样子?
17. This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets alsoseemed impossible 100 years ago.
这在20年前是不可能的,但是计算机和火箭在100年前也是看起来不可能的。
9. We never know what will happen in the future.
我们永远不知道未来将会发生什么。
18. You should also remember that there will be both good and bad thingsin life.
你也应该记住,生活中有好事也有坏事。