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Lesson 1 Tomorrow's World
第一課 未來的世界
The Future of Cyberspace
未來的電腦空間
Peter Taylor finds out how computers and the Internet are going to affect our lives.
彼得·泰勒發現電腦和網絡將如何影響我們的生活。
In the last thirty years, the Internet has grown rapidly.
在過去三十年，網絡發展得很快。
In 1983, there were only 200 computers connected to the Internet;
1983年，只有200臺電腦連接在互聯網上；
now there are around 50 million and this growth is clearly going to continue.
現在有將近5千萬臺，很明顯，這種增長還在繼續。
Some experts are pessimistic about the future. One worry is crime in cyberspace.
一些專家對未來表現出悲觀的態度。其中一種擔心就是網絡犯罪。
Even now, young hackers can get into the computers of banks and governments.
甚至現在，年輕的電腦黑客能夠進入銀行和政府的電腦。
In the future, terrorists may "attack" the world's computers, cause chaos, and make planes and trains crash.
在未來，恐怖分子可能“襲擊”全世界的電腦，制造混亂，以及制造飛機墜毀和火車相撞。
However, many people are optimistic about the future of the Internet.
但是，很多人還是對互聯網的未來很樂觀。
Already, users can buy books, find out about holiday offers, book tickets,
現在，用戶可以通過互聯網買書，找到關于假期的建議，訂票，
and get all sorts of information from the Internet.
并從網上得到各種信息。
"In the next few years," says Angela Rossetto of Cyberia magazine,
“在接下來的幾年，”網絡雜志的安吉拉·羅瑟托說，
"it is clear that we are going to see a huge growth in shopping on the Internet."
“很顯然，不遠的將來我們就會看到網上購物狂潮。”
She also believes that, in the future,
她同樣相信，在未來，
we will get entertainment from the Net and that television will probably disappear.
我們將從網絡中獲得娛樂，電視可能會消失。
The mail service may also disappear with the increasing use of e-mail.
電子郵件使用的增長，將可能會使郵政服務也消失。
Some experts see our future in virtual reality
一些專家在虛擬現實中看到我們的未來，
- the use of computers with sounds and pictures that make you feel as if you are in a real situation.
虛擬現實是計算機通過聲音和圖像模擬現實，以使人仿佛置身于一個真實的空間。
"Personally, I think virtual reality will become a part of modern life," says Australian expert Peter Anderson.
“我個人認為虛擬現實將會成為現代生活的一部分，”澳大利亞專家彼得·安德森說。
"I see people living and working in a virtual world.
“我看見人們在一個虛擬的世界里生活和工作。
We will work in virtual offices, shop in virtual supermarkets,
我們將會在虛擬的辦公室工作，在虛擬的超市購物，
and we will even study in virtual schools."
甚至在虛擬的學校學習。”
