UNIT 7 When Tomorrow Comes 翻译:第七单元 当明天来临
BIG Question: What will the future look like? 翻译:大问题:未来会是什么样子?
SECTION A What are your predictions about the future? 翻译:A部分 你对未来有什么预测?
1b Listen to the first conversation and complete the summary. 翻译:1b 听第一段对话并完成总结。
Teng Fei: Hi, Peter! Are you free tomorrow? A new sci-fi film is coming out. I know you like sci-fi films. Shall we go to see it? 翻译:滕飞:嗨,彼得!你明天有空吗?一部新的科幻电影要上映了。我知道你喜欢科幻片,我们去看好吗?
Peter: Oh, I'd love to! 翻译:彼得:哦,我很想去!
Which cinema shall we go to? 翻译:我们去哪家电影院?
Teng Fei: What about the Huaxia Cinema? 翻译:滕飞:华夏影院怎么样?
Peter: Good idea! 翻译:彼得:好主意!
Teng Fei: OK. I'll book the tickets online now ... OK, done. The film starts at 5:15 p.m. 翻译:滕飞:好的,我现在在线订票⋯⋯好了,订好了。电影下午五点十五分开始。
Peter: Good. 翻译:彼得:好的。
Shall we meet at the cinema at five o'clock? 翻译:我们五点在电影院见面好吗?
Teng Fei: All right. 翻译:滕飞:没问题。
See you then! 翻译:到时候见!
1c Listen to the second conversation and circle T for true or F for false. 翻译:1c 听第二段对话,判断正误,正确圈T,错误圈F。
Peter: What an exciting sci-fi film! 翻译:彼得:这部科幻电影太刺激了!
I really loved the story. 翻译:我真的很喜欢里面的故事。
Teng Fei: Me too. 翻译:滕飞:我也是。
But do you think the film was right? 翻译:但你觉得电影里的设定对吗?
Will climate change be worse in the future? 翻译:未来气候变化会变得更严重吗?
Peter: I'm afraid so. 翻译:彼得:恐怕是的。
Some scientists believe there will be less land to grow food. 翻译:有些科学家认为将来可供种植粮食的土地会更少。
Teng Fei: I don't think there will be less land. 翻译:滕飞:我觉得土地不会变少。
Peter: You seem quite positive about the future. 翻译:彼得:你似乎对未来很乐观。
Teng Fei: I am. 翻译:滕飞:没错。
I read that people could plant trees and turn deserts into forests. 翻译:我读到过人们可以植树,把沙漠变成森林。
And we can make more farmland too. 翻译:我们也能开垦更多农田。
Peter: Perhaps you are right. 翻译:彼得:也许你是对的。
So, do you think we will still live on earth in the future? 翻译:那么,你认为我们未来还会生活在地球上吗?
Teng Fei: Yes, but I believe we'll keep on exploring space. 翻译:滕飞:会的,但我相信我们会继续探索太空。
Pronunciation 翻译:发音
1 Listen and repeat. 翻译:1 听录音并跟读。
Add one more word to each group. 翻译:为每个组再添加一个单词。
/n/ 翻译:
n, kn 翻译:
news 翻译:消息
mind 翻译:心思
know 翻译:知道
/ŋ/ 翻译:
ng 翻译:
song 翻译:歌曲
hang 翻译:悬挂
dying 翻译:垂死的
/ŋk/ 翻译:
nk 翻译:
ink 翻译:墨水
bank 翻译:银行
monkey 翻译:猴子
/ŋg/ 翻译:
ng 翻译:
hunger 翻译:饥饿
angry 翻译:生气的
English 翻译:英语
/tʃ/ 翻译:
ch, tch 翻译:
cheap 翻译:便宜的
much 翻译:多
watch 翻译:看
/dʒ/ 翻译:
j, ge, g 翻译:
jacket 翻译:夹克衫
change 翻译:改变
magic 翻译:魔法
/f/ 翻译:
f, ph 翻译:
face 翻译:脸
photo 翻译:相片
elephant 翻译:大象
/r/ 翻译:
r, wr 翻译:
race 翻译:竞赛
orange 翻译:橙子
write 翻译:写
2 Listen and match the emotions with the sentences. 翻译:2 听录音并将句子呈现的情感态度与对应句子相匹配。
1. What an exciting sci-fi film! 翻译:1. 这部科幻电影太刺激了!
I really loved the story. 翻译:我真的很喜欢里面的故事。
2. Can you hear the wind? 翻译:2. 你能听到风声吗?
It sounds scary! 翻译:听起来很吓人!
3. My test is next week, but I don't have time to study. 翻译:3. 我的考试在下周,但我没时间学习。
4. It's still raining. 翻译:4. 还在下雨。
There's nothing to do. 翻译:没什么可做的。
5. can hardly keep my eyes open. 翻译:5. 我几乎睁不开眼睛了。
I'm going to bed now. 翻译:我现在要去睡觉了。
2a Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks. 翻译:2a 听对话并填空。
Hi, Jennifer. What's up? 翻译:嗨,珍妮弗。忙什么呢?
Oh, hi, Helen. 翻译:哦,嗨,海伦。
I'm watching a video about future predictions. 翻译:我在看一个关于未来预测的视频。
So, what will the future be like? 翻译:那么,未来会是什么样子呢?
Well, there will be more people in cities, but the transport system will be more efficient. 翻译:嗯,城市里会有更多人口,但交通系统会更高效。
It means that there will be fewer traffic accidents. 翻译:这意味着交通事故会减少。
Sounds great! Any other predictions? 翻译:听起来很棒!还有其他预测吗?
Students probably won't go to a school in the future. 翻译:未来学生可能不用去学校上学。
They will study at home or any place they want. 翻译:他们会在家或任何想去的地方学习。
Oh, but I really like going to school! 翻译:哦,但我真的很喜欢上学!
Anything else? 翻译:还有别的吗?
And people will live longer. 翻译:而且人们会活得更久。
Really? Why? 翻译:真的吗?为什么?
Because we'll have better health care technology in our homes. 翻译:因为我们家里会有更好的医疗保健技术。
Machines will tell us how to solve small health problems before they become bigger. 翻译:机器会在小健康问题变大之前告诉我们如何解决。
That'll be great. 翻译:那太好了。
How long will most people live? 翻译:大多数人会活多久?
Well, more people will live to be over 100 years old. 翻译:嗯,更多人会活到一百岁以上。
Some may even live to be 150. 翻译:有些人甚至可能活到一百五十岁。
Wow, that sounds wonderful! 翻译:哇,听起来太棒了!
2d Listen to the conversation again. Then role-play it. 翻译:2d 再听一遍对话,然后分角色表演。
Helen: Hi, Jennifer. What's up? 翻译:海伦:嗨,珍妮弗。怎么了?
Jennifer: Oh, hi, Helen. 翻译:珍妮弗:哦,嗨,海伦。
I'm watching a video about future predictions. 翻译:我在看一个关于未来预测的视频。
Helen: So, what will the future be like? 翻译:海伦:那么,未来会是什么样子呢?
Jennifer: Well, there will be more people in cities, but the transport system will be more efficient. 翻译:珍妮弗:嗯,城市里会有更多人口,但交通系统会更高效。
It means that there will be fewer traffic accidents. 翻译:这意味着交通事故会减少。
Helen: Sounds great! 翻译:海伦:听起来很棒!
Any other predictions? 翻译:还有其他预测吗?
Jennifer: Students probably won't go to a school in the future. 翻译:珍妮弗:未来学生可能不用去学校上学。
They will study at home or any place they want. 翻译:他们会在家或任何想去的地方学习。
Helen: Oh, but I really like going to school! 翻译:海伦:哦,但我真的很喜欢上学!
Anything else? 翻译:还有别的吗?
Jennifer: And people will live longer. 翻译:珍妮弗:而且人们会活得更久。
Helen: Really? Why? 翻译:海伦:真的吗?为什么?
Jennifer: Because we'll have better health care technology in our homes. 翻译:珍妮弗:因为我们家里会有更好的医疗保健技术。
Machines will tell us how to solve small health problems before they become bigger. 翻译:机器会在小健康问题变大之前告诉我们如何解决。
Helen: That'll be great. 翻译:海伦:那太好了。
How long will most people live? 翻译:大多数人会活多久?
Jennifer: Well, more people will live to be over 100 years old. 翻译:珍妮弗:嗯,更多人会活到一百岁以上。
Some may even live to be 150. 翻译:有些人甚至可能活到一百五十岁。
Helen: Wow, that sounds wonderful! 翻译:海伦:哇,听起来太棒了!
Grammar Focus 翻译:语法聚焦
3a Read the sentences and notice the words in bold. 翻译:3a 阅读句子,注意粗体单词。
Find more sentences in Section A that use the simple future tense. 翻译:在A部分找到更多使用一般将来时的句子。
Shall we go to see the sci-fi film? 翻译:我们要去看那部科幻电影吗?
Oh, I'd love to. 翻译:哦,我很想去。
What will the future be like? 翻译:未来会是什么样?
There will be more people in cities, but there will be fewer traffic accidents. 翻译:城市里会有更多人口,但交通事故会更少。
Will most people live in outer space? 翻译:大多数人会住在外太空吗?
Yes, they will. 翻译:是的,他们会。
No, they won't. 翻译:/ 不,他们不会。
How long will people live? 翻译:人们会活多久?
Well, more people will live to be over 100 years old. 翻译:嗯,更多人会活到一百岁以上。
SECTION B How can we prepare for the future? 翻译:B部分 我们如何为未来做准备?
1b Read the interview and see if your guess was correct. 翻译:1b 阅读访谈,看看你的猜测是否正确。
Ready for Tomorrow? 翻译:为明天做好准备了吗?
Good evening, everyone! 翻译:各位晚上好!
Our guest today is Dr Lu Xingyuan, chief researcher of the Future World Research Centre. 翻译:我们今天的嘉宾是未来世界研究中心首席研究员陆兴元博士。
So welcome to our show, Dr Lu. 翻译:欢迎来到我们的节目,陆博士。
Good evening. 翻译:晚上好。
Thank you, it's a pleasure to be here. 翻译:谢谢,很高兴来到这里。
Dr Lu, thank you for joining us. 翻译:陆博士,感谢您参与我们的节目。
So, as a futurist, can you tell us how life will be different in 50 years? 翻译:作为一名未来学家,您能告诉我们五十年后的生活将有哪些不同吗?
Well, you'll see robots working everywhere. 翻译:嗯,你会看到机器人在各处工作。
Can you give us some examples? 翻译:您能举些例子吗?
Well, as we all know, China's robotics industry is growing fast. 翻译:好的,众所周知,中国的机器人产业发展迅速。
Robots will make our life easier. 翻译:机器人将使我们的生活更轻松。
We'll have service robots. They will do almost all our housework. They will also help save lives when disasters and emergencies happen. 翻译:我们会有服务型机器人,它们几乎能完成所有家务。当灾难和紧急情况发生时,它们还会帮助拯救生命。
So, what jobs will humans still do in the future? 翻译:那么,未来人类还会从事哪些工作呢?
Good question! 翻译:这个问题很好!
Some jobs today will disappear in the coming years. 翻译:如今的一些工作在未来几年将会消失。
However, there will be more challenging jobs in the future, such as space pilots and AI experts. 翻译:不过,未来会有更多具有挑战性的工作,比如太空飞行员和人工智能专家。
Do you think robots will replace humans one day? 翻译:您认为机器人有一天会取代人类吗?
No, I don't. 翻译:不,我不这么认为。
Our creativity and emotional intelligence are important for relationships. 翻译:我们的创造力和情商对人际关系很重要。
AI will not replace humans for these things. 翻译:人工智能在这些方面不会取代人类。
You mentioned AI. How will AI change our world? 翻译:您提到了人工智能,它将如何改变我们的世界?
Well, it will certainly change how we work, study, and live. 翻译:嗯,它肯定会改变我们工作、学习和生活的方式。
For example, a smart refrigerator will know what you need and order food for you when you're running low. 翻译:例如,智能冰箱会知道你需要什么,当食物快吃完时会帮你订购。
Wow, that'll save us a lot of time! 翻译:哇,那会为我们节省很多时间!
Now, my last question: How can we prepare for the future? 翻译:现在,我的最后一个问题:我们如何为未来做准备?
It's simple. Just accept change. Keep learning and working hard. Today's choices will influence your future. 翻译:很简单,接受变化,不断学习并努力工作。今天的选择会影响你的未来。
Thank you for your time, Dr Lu. 翻译:感谢您抽出时间,陆博士。
3a Read about Mandy's dreams for the future and find out what she wants to be. 翻译:3a 阅读曼迪关于未来的梦想,了解她想要从事的职业。
My Dreams for the Future 翻译:我对未来的梦想
What will my life be like in 20 years? 翻译:二十年后我的生活会是什么样?
It's not an easy question, but here are a few of my predictions. 翻译:这不是个简单的问题,但以下是我的一些预测。
I love art, so I think I will become an artist. 翻译:我热爱艺术,所以我想我会成为一名艺术家。
I want to study art in France, and then I will visit all the famous art museums. 翻译:我想在法国学习艺术,然后参观所有著名的艺术博物馆。
I will learn a lot about different artists and their works of art, and I will create my own too. 翻译:我会深入了解不同艺术家及其艺术作品,也会创作出属于自己的作品。
As an artist, I will live in the countryside and stay close to nature. 翻译:作为一名艺术家,我会住在乡村,亲近自然。
There will be flowers and plants around my home. 翻译:我的家周围会有花草植物。
Life there will give me good ideas for making art. 翻译:那里的生活将为我的艺术创作提供灵感。
At the weekend, I will invite friends to come over and have fun together. 翻译:周末,我会邀请朋友来家里一起欢聚。
I believe these dreams will come true as long as I study hard and keep on trying. 翻译:我相信,只要我努力学习、不断尝试,这些梦想一定会实现。
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