北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 20 lessons1-1

[00:03.13]Unit 20 New Frontiers¹ Lesson 1 Futurology
[00:10.14]Hannah Jones looks into the future
[00:13.26]of futurology.I love talking about the future-
[00:17.11]and I am not the only one.Over the centuries,
[00:20.21]people have always wondered about the future.
[00:23.10]Some like to read fantasy stories
[00:24.93]and imagine what the world will be like
[00:27.10]in 10, 50 or even 1,000 years' time.
[00:30.62]Others foresee future opportunities
[00:33.26]and problems.
[00:34.46]They plan the future of the world for a living.
[00:37.11]These people are called futurologists.
[00:40.65]This weekend, hundreds of futurologists
[00:42.63]are meeting at Newcastle University.
[00:45.07]The seminar² starts on Friday and the experts
[00:47.80]will be discussing the influence
[00:49.57]of technology on the future.
[00:51.63]The future is now big business.
[00:53.86]I clicked into the websites
[00:55.35]of some futurologists and here's
[00:57.02]what they're predicting.
[00:59.50]The technology already exists,
[01:01.50]so very soon all of us are going to use our
[01:04.05]voices to give instructions to computers.
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1 frontiers   

边界( frontier的名词复数 )； 边境； 开发地区的边缘； 尚待开发的领域

参考例句：

• Human acts have repercussions far beyond the frontiers of the human world. 人类行为所产生的影响远远超出人类世界的范围。
• They are highly interested in the frontiers of science. 他们对于科学的新领域有浓厚的兴趣。

2 seminar   

n.研究小组，研讨会，(大学的)研究班

参考例句：

• The seminar aims to provide an overview on new media publishing.研讨会旨在综览新兴的媒体出版。
• The seminar was to discuss diversification of agriculture.该研讨会讨论的是农业多种经营。