Activity 2b Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
活動(dòng)2b 閱讀文章,將下列各段相互匹配
Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot?
你會(huì)擁有自己的機(jī)器人嗎?
When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes see robots.
當(dāng)我們觀看科幻電影時(shí),我們時(shí)常會(huì)看到機(jī)器人的身影。
They are usually like human servants.
他們就像是人類的仆人。
They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.
他們幫我們做家務(wù),還能奮斗在最骯臟最危險(xiǎn)的一線。
Today there are already robots working in factories.
如今,許多工廠已開(kāi)始使用機(jī)器人。
Some can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again.
許多用來(lái)生產(chǎn)汽車,他們重復(fù)著簡(jiǎn)單的工作。
Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots will never get bored.
在未來(lái),這類無(wú)聊的工作會(huì)很少有人問(wèn)津,但機(jī)器人不會(huì)感到無(wú)聊。
Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do.
科學(xué)家正努力讓機(jī)器人像人類靠近,讓他們做人類做的事情。
Some robots in Japan can walk and dance.
在日本,許多機(jī)器人能走路跳舞。
They are fun to watch.
他們看上去很有趣。
However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult to make them really think like a human.
但許多科學(xué)家認(rèn)為,盡管人們可以讓機(jī)器人像人類一樣運(yùn)動(dòng),但人們很難接受它就是人類。
For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are.
科學(xué)家詹姆斯·懷特認(rèn)為,機(jī)器人無(wú)法自己醒來(lái),更不知道自己身在何處。
But many scientists disagree with Mr. White.
但許多科學(xué)家不同意他的觀點(diǎn)。
They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.
他們稱在未來(lái)25-50年之間,機(jī)器人將能夠與人正常對(duì)話。
Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future.
許多科學(xué)家相信,未來(lái)將誕生更多機(jī)器人。
However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.
但稱這將花費(fèi)數(shù)百年時(shí)間。
These new robots will have many different shapes.
新機(jī)器人的形狀各異。
Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals.
一些形似人類,一些形似動(dòng)物。
In India, for example, scientists made robots that look like snakes.
比如印度,科學(xué)家制作了蛇形機(jī)器人。
If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.
如果房屋倒塌,蛇形機(jī)器人可進(jìn)入房屋尋找人類。
This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago.
這在20年前還是天方夜譚,但在一百年前,計(jì)算機(jī)和火箭似乎也是無(wú)法想象。
We never know what will happen in the future!
我們永遠(yuǎn)不知道未來(lái)會(huì)發(fā)生什么!
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