英语翻译Inthefutureyourautomobilewillrunonwaterinsteadofgas!Youwillbeabletobuyasupercomputerthatfitsinyourpocket!Youmightevendriveaflyingcar!Notallpastpredictionshavebeenprovenwrong.Afewofthemhavebeensurp

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　　Inthefutureyourautomobilewillrunonwaterinsteadofgas!Youwillbeabletobuyasupercomputerthatfitsinyourpocket!Youmightevendriveaflyingcar!

　　Notallpastpredictionshavebeenprovenwrong.Afewofthemhavebeensurprisinglyaccurate.Somegreatthinkerspredictedthearrivalofthecreditcard,thefaxmachineandeventheinterest-yearsbeforetheyhappened.Butforeachpredictionthathascometrue,someothershavemissedbyamile.Manyofthesepredictionsdidn’tconsiderhowpeoplewouldwanttousethetechnology.Orifpeoplereallyneededitintheirlivesornot.Let’slookatsomepredictionsfromthenot-too-distantpast.RobotHelpers

　　Where’stherobotinmykitchen?Nowhere,ofcourse.Andhe’sprobablynotcominganythingsoon.Robotsdoexittoday,butmostlyinfactoriesandotherworkingenvironments.

　　Backinthe1950s,however,peoplesaidthatbynowpersonalrobotswouldbeinmostpeople’shome.Sowhyhasn’thappened?Maybebecauserobotsarestilltooexpensiveandclumsy.Andprobablytheideaofrobotscookingourdinnerandwashingourclothesisjusttoostrange.Athomeweseemtobedoingfinewithoutthem.Telephonesoftomorrow?

　　In1964anAmericancompanyintroducedthevideotelephone.Theysaidbytheyear2000mostpeoplewouldhaveavideophoneintheirhomes.Butofcoursetheideahasn’tcaughtonyet.

　　Why?Thetechnologyworkedfine,butitoverlookedsomethingobvious:peopledesireforprivacy.Wouldyouwanttohaveavideophoneconversationwithsomeoneafteryoujuststeppedoutoftheshower?

　　Probablynot-itcouldbeuncomfortable!Justbecausetechnologydoesn’talwaysmeanpeoplewillwanttouseit.

　　Andfinally,howaboutthatcrazypredictionoftheflyingcar?It’snotsocrazyanymore!Butaflyingcarremainsoneofthemostwonderfultechnologyideastocatchourimagination.Keepwatchingthenews-orperhapstheskyoutsideyourwindow-toseewhatthefuturewillbring.