It's 2014, and life is the same. Only better…
Here are some of my predictions for a typical day in 2014; feel free to find
me in 10 years'time and tell me i'm wrong! Our will still begin with
waking up. But forget the old-fashioned alarm-clock buzzer. Tomorrow's alarm
clock will be a sophisticated monitor. It'll keep track of your sleep cycle, bring-
ing up the room lights at the right time so that you'll feel rested as you awake. /
Today, your coffee can be made while you sleep; tomorrow's robokitchen will
have an entire hot breakfast waiting for you. Also waiting will be an electronic
newspaper, with stories adapted to your particular interest with foreign-lan-
guage news automatically translated into your language. You might telecom-
mute, but you might still have to physically go to your office. / Naturally, your
electric car will drive itself, communicating with millions of chips that have
been installed into the asphalt covering the roadways. No more traffic acci-
dents; no more traffic jams. You'll arrive at your office relaxed. Throughout the
day, your wristband - a combination of a mobile phone, PDA, camera, and
e-book display, will be your lifeline. You'll have just
one phone number, and the wristband will make calls for you, with a com-
puter-secretary dealing with most routine matters. Your workplace will have
a smart wall of its own, giving every worker the appearance of having a win-
dow; yours might show real-time footage of a tropical forest or a sunny beach.
And no matter which office chair you sit on, it will adjust automatically to your
body's proportions. You'll want to make some time in your day for exercise
and the microprocessors in your running shoes will keep track of your
pace, telling you when to slow down or speed up for maximum effect. You
might make dinner yourself if you enjoy cooking. But if not, your automated
kitchen will again take care of everything, including washing the dishes. And
you'll have a humanoid robot that will take care of all the other housework.
After dinner, you'll have your pick of any TV show or movie ever made, avail-
able instantly on your wall-screen TV. And, a little later, you'll turn in for the
night as well. But perhaps just before you fall asleep, a thought will occur
to you --- something you just have to remember to do the next day. Except
you don't have to remember it at all; all you have to do is mention it to your
wristband --- yes, you'll go to bed with it on. And then you'll fall asleep, totally
relaxed, confident that your technology will remind you of this, and
everything else that's important, come the bright and wonderful morrow.
So, have I got it right? Only time will tell.
Work in pairs and discuss which aspects of life in the future shown in the text
*you find more pleasant than now;
*you find less pleasant than now.
Do you think people will be happier in the future? Why? Why not?
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Объяснение:
Это 2014 год, и жизнь такая же. Только лучше ... Вот некоторые из моих прогнозов для типичного дня в 2014 году; не стесняйтесь найти меня через 10 лет и скажите, что я неправ! Наши все еще начнутся с пробуждения. Но забудьте старомодный зуммер будильника. Будильник завтрашнего дня будет изощренным монитором. Он будет следить за вашим циклом сна, включая освещение в комнате в нужное время, чтобы вы чувствовали себя отдохнувшими, когда вы просыпаетесь. / Сегодня ваш кофе можно приготовить, пока вы спите; завтра в robokitchen вас ждет горячий завтрак. Кроме того, вас ждет электронная газета, в которой статьи, адаптированные к вашим конкретным интересам, будут автоматически переведены на ваш язык на иностранных языках. Вы можете общаться, но вам все равно придется физически идти в свой офис. / Естественно, ваш электромобиль будет ездить сам, общаясь с миллионами микросхем, которые были установлены в асфальт, покрывающий дороги. Нет больше дорожно-транспортных происшествий; больше не надо