2015年ESL之日常生活 08 Speaking About the Future（在线收听）

Speaking About the Future

Robert: These designs are really futuristic- looking. 

Mara: I’m trying to be forward-thinking and imagine what the world will be like in 50 to 100 years. 

Robert: You think that the world will be filled with space-age gadgets like these? 

Mara: That’s the natural evolution of technology for the next 100 years, I think. We will continue to develop labor-saving devices, simpler ways of doing everyday tasks, and to improve artificial intelligence. 

Robert: I’m not sure I want to live in a world that looks like that. It seems so cold and impersonal. 

Mara: That’s only because most of us have a fear of the unknown. 

Robert: That’s me in a nutshell. I’d rather return to a simpler way of life with as little innovation and technology as possible. 

Mara: Like modern sanitation and transportation? 

Robert: Well, I want to go back in time with some things, but keep my conveniences. 

Mara: So you want to pick and choose? That shouldn’t be a problem when we figure out time travel. 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse