北师大版高中英语模块2--Unit 4 Cyberspace Les1-2

[00:00.00]"it is clear that we are going to see a huge
[00:03.36]growth in shopping  on the Internet."
[00:06.46]She also believes that,in the future,
[00:08.73]we will get entertainment from the Net
[00:11.08]and that television will probably disappear.
[00:14.62]The mail service may also disappear with the
[00:17.52]increasing use of e-mail.
[00:20.59]Some experts see our future in virtual¹ reality,
[00:24.98]the use of computers with sounds and pictures,
[00:28.15]that make you feel as if you are
[00:29.86]in a real situation.
[00:33.00]"Personally,I think virtual reality will become
[00:36.18]a part of modern life,"says Australian expert
[00:40.39]Peter Anderson.
[00:42.26]"I see people living and working
[00:44.53]in a virtual world.
[00:46.53]We will work in virtual offices,
[00:49.22]shop in virtual supermarkets,
[00:51.90]and we will even study in virtial schools."
[00:51.90]

1 virtual   

adj.实质上的，事实上的，实际上的

参考例句：

• This reply is a virtual acceptance of our offer.这一回答实质上是接受了我们的建议。
• At that time the East India Company was the virtual ruler of Bengal.那时东印度公司是孟加拉的实际统治者。