Translation 1. 他父母的公司叫做 “ 未来之旅 ” ，以其技术高超而闻名。他们把 我装在时间舱里，平安的把握送入未来。 2. 时间舱在轻轻左右摇晃，我们放松的躺在那里做梦。 3. 一开始新的环境让我很难忍受。 4. 空气似乎很稀薄，好像在混合的气体中剩下的氧气很少。 5. 由于缺乏新鲜空气，我感到头痛。 6. 他把面罩递给我，督促我马上走进附近的一个小房间，教教我 休息。 7. 没过多久，我就再次站立起来，跟着他去领取了一台由电脑驱 动的气垫船。 8. 一个桌子和几把椅子就像变魔术那样从地板下面升了起来。 9. 实在累坏了，我溜上床很快就睡着了。

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I have seen amazing things

Fast reading 1.What ‘s the main idea of the text? 2.How did he visit the place? 3.What three things did he see in the station? The thoughtpads, environment area, manufacturing

Careful reading Finish Ex.1 on p. 23 Discuss in pairs: Would you like to live and work on a space station? What would you do with your spare time?

I Have Seen Amazing Things My first visit was to a space station considered the most modern in space. Described as an enormous round plate, it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earth's gravity. Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century. A guide (G) showed us around along a moveable path.

Part 2 G: Good morning to all our visitors from First we're going to examine one of the latest forms of communication among our space citizens. No more typists working on a typewriter or computer! No more postage or postcodes! Messages can now be sent using a "thoughtpad". You place the metal band over your head, clear your mind, press the sending button, think your message and the next instant it's sent. It's stored on the "thoughtpad" of the receiver. It's quick, efficient and environmentally friendly. The only limitation is if the user does not think his or her message clearly, an unclear message may be sent. But we cannot blame the tools for the faults of the user, can we?

During the explanation I looked at the pair of small objects called "thoughtpads" on a table. They just looked like metal ribbons. So ordinary but so powerful! While I was observing them, the path moved us on.

Part 3 G: And now ladies and gentlemen, we are in the "environment area". People used to collect waste in dustbins. Then the rubbish was sent to be buried or burned, am I right? (We nodded.) Well, now there's a system where the waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology. A giant machine, always greedy for more, swallows all the waste available. The rubbish is turned into several grades of useful material, such as "fertilizer" for the fields and "soil" for deserts. Nothing is wasted, and everything, even plastic bags, is recycled. A great idea, isn't' it? I stared at the moving model of the waste machine, absorbed by its efficiency. But again we moved on.

Part 4 G: Our third stop shows the changes that have happened to work practices. Manufacturing no longer takes place on the earth but on space stations like this one. A group of engineers programme robots to perform tasks in space. The robots produce goods such as drugs, clothes, furniture, hovering carriages, etc. There is no waste, no pollution and no environmental damage! However, the companies have to train their representatives to live and work in space settlements. They have to monitor the robots and the production. When the goods are ready they're transported by industrial spaceship back to earth.

Consider vt. 1. 认为, 把 … 看作 Sb./sth.( to be )+ n./adj. Sb./sth. + as that clause 1. 我把他看作我最好的朋友. 2. 他认为他的邻居已经搬走了. I consider him to be my best friend. He considered his neighbour to have moved away. 2. 考虑, 顾及 … Sth./ doing How/when/what/…+ to do 1. 你能先考虑我的计划吗 ? 2. 他正考虑出国呢.出国