英语翻译It'sFridaymorningintheyear2025,andyou'rerunninglate.Yougotdistracted(分散)watchingthemusicvideothatasplayinginthecornerofyourbathroommirrorwhileyouwerebrushingyourteeth.HowwillyougettoyourofficeatM
英语翻译
It'sFridaymorningintheyear2025,andyou'rerunninglate.Yougotdistracted(分散)watchingthemusicvideothatasplayinginthecornerofyourbathroommirrorwhileyouwerebrushingyourteeth.HowwillyougettoyourofficeatMegaGigaCompanyontime?
AquickcheckofyourInternet-connectedrefrigeratormagnettellsyouyourtrainwhichtravelsatspeedsupto250milesanhour—isabitbehindschedule,too.Soyoudecidetodriveyourenvironmentally-friendlyhydrogenfuelcellcarinstead—orrather,letyourcardriveyou.It'sprogrammedtoknowtheway,anditwillgetyoutherewithoutspeeding,gettinglost,orcrashing.
Settlingintoyourofficechair,whichchangescolortomatchwhatyou'rewearing,youpickupyesterdaymorning'snewspaper.Printedonreusableelectronicpaper,itinstantlyrewritesitselfwithtoday'sheadlines.Nowit'stimeforyourbigmeeting.Uh-oh!You'veleftyourhandwrittennotesathome.Noproblem.Thedigitalinkpenyouusedhasstoredanelectroniccopyofwhatyouwrote.
Yourwristwatchvideophonesuddenlyrings.Yourbestfriend'sfacepopsuponscreenaskingwhatyou'redoingthisweekend.Willyouslaponyour3-DcontactlensesandplayvirtualsoccerwiththeU.S.Olympicteam?No,no.Yourfriendsays,soyouhavetotakethenewelevator(madeofmicroscopicfibersmanytimesstrongerthansteel)60,000milesintospace.
Couldthisscenereallytakeplaceinjustacoupleofdecades?Theresearcherswhoarecurrentlydevelopingallthisstuffthinkso.Thesegadgetsmaybeascommonin20yearsascellphonesandDVDplayersaretoday.