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必修5
Unｉｔ　1 Gｒeat　ｓｃｉeｎtists
Ｒeaｄiｎｇ
JOHH　SHOW ＤＥFEAＴS “ＫING　CHOLERA”
Ｊohｎ Snoｗ waｓ a　ｆaｍous dｏcｔor in London - so　experｔ, ｉndeed,　thaｔ　ｈe ａttｅｎdeｄ　Ｑueen　Vｉctoｒia ａｓ her ｐeｒｓoｎaｌ ｐｈysicｉａn。　Ｂｕt hｅ became iｎｓｐired　when he thouｇｈt aｂｏｕt　helpiｎg oｒdiｎaｒy ｐeｏｐlｅ exposed to cｈolera、 Tｈis　was the ｄｅadly　disease　of iｔs　dａy、 Ｎeiｔhｅr ｉts ｃaｕse ｎor ｉtｓ cｕre was undｅrstｏod。 Ｓｏ maｎy tｈouｓanｄs of　terrifieｄ people ｄｉed ｅｖeｒy ｔiｍｅ　ｔhｅre　ｗas　ａn ｏutbreak、　Joｈn Snow　wanｔed ｔo　ｆaｃe the chａllenge ａnd soｌve this problem。 He ｋｎｅｗ ｔhaｔ　cholｅrａ　ｗoulｄ　never be ｃontｒolled uｎｔil iｔｓ cause was found、
　He　bｅcame ｉｎtｅrestｅd ｉｎ two tｈeｏrieｓ thａt pｏssibly exｐlａiｎed how　cholｅra killed pｅｏｐle。 The ｆｉｒst sｕggestｅｄ ｔｈaｔ choｌｅrａ ｍuｌtiplied ｉn the　aｉr、 A clｏud of ｄaｎgerous gas fｌoatｅｄ　aroｕｎd until it foｕnd ｉｔs victimｓ、 Thｅ secｏｎd ｓuggested　that peｏple aｂsoｒｂeｄ tｈis diseasｅ　into thｅiｒ ｂｏｄiｅs wｉｔh ｔheiｒ mｅals。 Frｏm tｈe　ｓtomａch the disｅaｓe ｑｕiｃkly attaｃkｅｄ　the body anｄ sｏoｎ the afｆｅcted ｐerson　diｅd、
Johｎ Snoｗ sｕsｐｅcｔed ｔhat tｈe ｓｅcｏnd theoｒy　waｓ　ｃorreｃt but he needed　evｉｄence。　Ｓo when anｏtheｒ outbreak hｉｔ　Lｏndｏｎ　in 185４, he was readｙ to bｅgin his enqｕiｒy、　As　the　dｉseａse　spread quickｌy　ｔhrouｇh poor neigｈboｕrｈoods, he　began to gatｈeｒ　information、 In　ｔｗo　particular　stｒeets, tｈe ｃhoｌera　outbreak　ｗas so ｓeverｅ thａｔ more ｔhan 500 peopｌe died　in ｔｅn dayｓ、 He　waｓ detｅrｍiｎed to find　out　why、
Firsｔ he marｋed　ｏn　a mａp　the exact places where aｌl thｅ　deａd　peopｌe had　ｌｉveｄ、 Tｈiｓ　ｇaｖe　him a　vａluａｂle　ｃｌｕe aｂout　the cａｕse ｏf ｔhe ｄiseａｓｅ、 Ｍanｙ of　ｔhe　ｄeａｔhs weｒe nｅaｒ the ｗateｒ pump ｉｎ Brｏad　Street (ｅｓpecｉaｌｌy　nuｍberｓ １6,　３7,　38 ａnd ４0)。 Ｈe ａlｓo ｎoｔｉced tｈat　sｏｍe hoｕsｅs (such aｓ 20 and ２1 Brｏaｄ Street ａnd　８　and　9　Ｃａmbridge Strｅet) had　had　no　deaths、 He haｄ　not　ｆｏｒeseen tｈis, so he made ｆuｒｔher ｉnｖestｉgatiｏns、 He ｄｉsｃovｅreｄ tｈａt　tｈese people worｋeｄ ｉn　the pub at　7 Cambrｉdgｅ Stｒeet。 Tｈey　haｄ beeｎ gｉｖeｎ fｒｅe beｅr　anｄ　so had　ｎot drunk thｅ　ｗaｔer ｆrom the pｕmp、 Ｉt seemed thａt tｈe　water　waｓ　tｏ ｂlame、
Next, Joｈｎ Snｏw loｏked iｎto　the　sｏｕｒce oｆ the water fｏr these ｔｗo stｒeｅｔｓ、　Ｈe　ｆｏund　ｔhａｔ　iｔ came　from　thｅ river pｏllutｅd bｙ thｅ diｒｔy watｅr from Ｌondｏn、 He　immediａtely　tolｄ tｈe ａｓtoｎiｓheｄ　people in　Ｂｒｏaｄ Strｅｅt　to remｏve　the hanｄle from　thｅ pump　ｓo that it　coulｄ not be usｅd、 Soon ａfｔeｒwaｒds　thｅ ｄisease slowed down、 Hｅ had　shoｗn tｈat　cｈolｅra　ｗas　spreaｄ　bｙ germs and not　ｉn a　clｏud oｆ gas。
Ｉn anotｈeｒ paｒt of　Londｏn, ｈe ｆound　ｓｕppoｒtｉng evidence frｏm ｔｗｏ　oｔher deaths tｈat were　linkｅd to ｔhｅ Broad Street outbreak、　A　wｏman,　who had movｅｄ　aｗaｙ ｆｒｏm Ｂroad Strｅet, liｋｅｄ the wａtｅr　from the ｐuｍp so　mｕch ｔｈaｔ　sｈｅ　hａd　it dｅlivereｄ tｏ ｈer house evｅrｙ ｄay。 Bｏth　ｓhe　and her dauｇhter ｄied of　cｈoleｒa aｆｔer　drinkinｇ　the ｗａｔer。 With ｔｈｉs ｅxtra eｖidenｃe Joｈｎ Snｏw　wａs ablｅ　to anｎoｕnce　with cｅｒtainty that　polｌuted water carried the viｒus。
To pｒｅvent　thｉs　fｒom hａｐpｅｎing ａgaｉn,　John Snow suggested ｔhaｔ the sｏurcｅ oｆ alｌ　the　ｗater　supplｉes ｂe ｅxamined、　Ｔｈe　watｅr pａnｉes werｅ ｉnstruｃted not　to ｅxｐose ｐeople to pollｕｔeｄ　ｗaｔｅｒ anｙ　more、　Fiｎaｌly ”King　Ｃholera"　waｓ ｄeｆｅatｅd。

Usiｎｇ Languaｇe
COPEＲNＩCＵＳ’　RＥVOLUTIONＲRY THＥＯRY
Nicｏlauｓ Ｃｏpernicus waｓ frighteｎed anｄ his mｉnd was confｕsed。 Aｌthoｕgh he had　tried ｔo　iｇnorｅ　ｔheｍ, aｌl hiｓ matｈｅｍａtical caｌcuｌａtions led ｔo tｈｅ same coｎclｕｓｉon:　that the earth was noｔ　ｔhe ｃentｒe of the ｓolａr system、　Onｌy　if you　put　the sｕn tｈere ｄid　the moveｍents　of tｈe oｔhｅｒ planetｓ in　thｅ ｓky ｍakｅ sensｅ。 Yｅt he cｏuｌd noｔ tell aｎyone about his　ｔｈｅoｒｙ aｓ the　ｐowｅrful Chｒistiａn　Chｕｒｃh wｏuｌd haｖe　ｐunｉsheｄ　him ｆｏｒ　ｅveｎ　ｓuggｅsｔｉng ｓｕch ａn idｅａ。 Ｔｈｅy believｅd God ｈａd ｍadｅ　tｈｅ ｗorld anｄ foｒ tｈat ｒｅａｓoｎ the　eaｒth waｓ　special ａｎｄ mｕsｔ　be ｔｈe　centre　of ｔhｅ　solar systeｍ、
Ｔhe problem arose because astronomｅｒs had nｏtiｃｅd tｈａt sｏme plａｎets iｎ the sky ｓeemed to sｔop, move ｂaｃkward and then go ｆorward ｉｎ a lｏop、　Otherｓ ａppeared brighter at　tiｍeｓ and leｓs　ｂｒight　at　others。 This wａs very ｓtrange　if　thｅ eaｒtｈ ｗas the ｃｅntｒe　of thｅ solar　syｓtｅｍ and all ｐｌaｎeｔｓ went rｏuｎd　it、
Cｏpernicus had ｔｈoughｔ long　ａnd ｈaｒd　abｏuｔ ｔhese　proｂlems　and　ｔried tｏ　ｆiｎd aｎ ansｗeｒ、　Hｅ ｈad colｌecｔed obsｅrvatｉｏｎs　oｆ thｅ ｓtarｓ and usｅd ａｌl his　mａｔhematicaｌ knoｗｌedge to eｘｐｌaｉｎ them、 Buｔ oｎｌｙ　his new theory coｕld do ｔhaｔ、 So betｗeeｎ　１５10 aｎd　1５14 he ｗorkｅd　ｏn it,　gradually improving hiｓ　theoｒｙ until hｅ feｌt ｉt was ｐｌeｔe、
Ｉｎ 1５１４ he　sｈowed ｉt privately to hｉs ｆrｉeｎｄs、 Thｅ chanｇes ｈe　madｅ　ｔo ｔｈe oｌd theoｒy ｗｅre rｅvｏlutｉonａrｙ、 He pｌaced　ａ fixeｄ ｓun　ａｔ tｈｅ　ｃｅｎtｒe oｆ thｅ solａｒ　system　with the pｌanets going　rｏｕnd it ａｎｄ oｎlｙ　ｔhe　moon stilｌ　gｏinｇ round　ｔhe earｔh、　He also sｕggesteｄ ｔhat the eaｒth waｓ　ｓｐinninｇ as　it　ｗent round ｔｈe sｕｎ ａnd tｈｉs eｘplained changｅs　ｉｎ　the moｖement of　the plａnets and ｉn　the bｒightneｓs of　ｔhe　ｓtarｓ、 Ｈiｓ fｒienｄs were enthusiasｔic aｎd ｅncｏuraｇed　hｉm to publiｓh　ｈｉs ideａs,　bｕｔ Coｐｅrnicｕs was cautiｏｕｓ。 Ｈe　diｄ ｎot ｗant　tｏ ｂｅ　aｔｔaｃked ｂｙ the　Chｒiｓtian Church, so hｅ only　ｐubｌisｈed it as he lａｙ　dｙiｎg　in 1543。
Ceｒtainlｙ　ｈｅ waｓ　rigｈt to be ｃarefｕl。 The Chriｓtian Chuｒch rｅjected his theoｒｙ, sayｉng it　waｓ　agaｉnst　Goｄ’ｓ idea and peoplｅ wｈo ｓuppｏrted it wouｌd　bｅ attacked。　Ｙｅt Ｃopｅｒｎｉcus＇ theorｙ is noｗ the ｂasis　oｎ　ｗhｉcｈ all ｏur ｉdeas　of　ｔhe uｎivｅrse　are　buiｌｔ。 Hiｓ tｈｅory replaced　ｔhe Cｈrisｔiａｎ idｅa ｏf ｇrａvity, wｈich ｓaid　things fell to earth becaｕｓe God　crｅatｅd the ｅaｒｔh　ａs tｈｅ cｅntre　ｏｆ　thｅ univerｓe、　Cｏpernｉcｕs shoｗed thｉs ｗas　obｖiouｓly　wroｎg。 Ｎｏw　ｐeople ｃａn ｓee that there　is a ｄirect ｌｉnk　ｂetwｅen his thｅoｒy　and　thｅ　ｗｏrk of Isaaｃ Newtoｎ, Ａlberｔ　Eiｎstein anｄ　Stephen Hawking。

Ｕnｉt 2 Tｈe Ｕｎitｅd　Kｉngｄom
Ｒeading
PUZＺＬＥＳ IN GEOＧRAＰHY　
Peｏｐｌｅ ｍay　woｎder　wｈy　difｆereｎt　ｗoｒds are uｓｅｄ　ｔo desｃribｅ these　ｆｏｕr　countriｅｓ: England,　Ｗales, Sｃｏｔｌanｄ　ａnｄ Ｎoｒthern Irｅland、 You ｃan　clａrify tｈｉs questｉon if ｙoｕ　stuｄy Brｉtｉｓh ｈistory。
Firｓt tｈeｒe wａｓ　Eｎｇland。 Wales　wａｓ liｎked tｏ　it iｎ tｈe tｈirtｅｅnth　ｃentｕrｙ、 Ｎoｗ ｗhen pｅople rｅfeｒ ｔo Eｎgland yｏu　find Waｌｅｓ ｉｎcluded as wｅll。 Ｎｅxt　Englａｎd and Wａｌｅs weｒｅ joinｅd ｔo　Ｓcotｌanｄ in the ｓeｖｅntｅenth　century　and thｅ　nａme wａs cｈａnｇｅｄ to "Great Britaiｎ”、　Haｐpily tｈｉs waｓ ａcpliｓhｅd wiｔhoｕt coｎｆlicｔ when Ｋing Jamｅs　of　Ｓcotlanｄ　beｃame　Kｉng of Ｅｎgｌand ａnd Walｅs as　ｗelｌ、　Finaｌｌy　ｔhe Englisｈ goｖeｒnmｅnt trｉｅｄ ｉｎ tｈe　early　tｗeｎtiｅth　century　to form thｅ United Kingdom ｂy　ｇettｉng Iｒelaｎd coｎnｅcted in the saｍｅ peacefｕl ｗａｙ、 Howｅver, thｅ soｕtheｒｎ pａrt of　Irelaｎｄ wａｓ unwillinｇ and　broke ａway tｏ fｏrｍ iｔs　own gｏveｒnment、 Ｓo only Ｎorthern Ireｌaｎd joined wiｔh Enｇｌand, Walｅｓ　ａnd Sｃｏｔlaｎd ｔｏ　bｅｅ tｈｅ Unｉteｄ　Kingdｏm and this　wａs　ｓｈown to ｔhe ｗorld in a neｗ　flａｇ cａlled ｔｈｅ Ｕnion Jack、
Ｔｏ thｅｉr cｒedit　thｅ four couｎｔrｉes ｄo work tｏgeｔｈer in some arｅaｓ (eｇ, tｈｅ cｕrrency ａnd internatioｎal relations), buｔ　thｅy　stｉｌl have veｒy diｆferｅnt insｔｉtutiｏnｓ、 Ｆor exａmple, Norｔhern　Iｒeland, Ｅnｇlanｄ and Scoｔｌand ｈａve diffeｒent　ｅｄucatｉoｎal ａnd　leｇal　syｓｔems as wｅｌl as　diffeｒenｔ　fｏotbalｌ teams　fｏr petiｔｉons　likｅ thｅ Worｌd Cup！
　Eｎglａｎｄ is tｈe largｅst　of the four cｏｕntriｅs, and ｆor ｃonveｎiｅnce ｉt ｉs divｉdｅd ｒoｕghｌy into three zonｅs。 The ｚone nｅareｓt Frａncｅ is calｌed　the Ｓoｕth of Ｅngｌａnd, ｔｈｅ middle　ｚｏｎｅ　ｉｓ　cａｌled ｔhｅ　Midｌａnｄs and the onｅ　ｎeａrest ｔo Sｃotｌａｎd iｓ　known as　ｔｈｅ Nｏｒth、 You fｉnd moｓｔ of the popｕlａｔiｏn sｅttｌed in the ｓouth, bｕt　most　oｆ thｅ indｕｓｔｒial cities　ｉn the Miｄlａnds ａｎｄ tｈe　Norｔh of　Englａnd、 Altｈough,　ｎaｔioｎｗiｄｅ,　ｔhｅｓｅ　cｉｔｉes　are　nｏt as large as thosｅ in　Cｈina, they ｈａve worlｄ-fａmoｕｓ fｏotｂａｌl teams ａnｄ soｍe of tｈem ｅｖｅn hａｖe　ｔwo！　It　ｉs　a pity　thaｔ tｈe ｉndustriaｌ cities　ｂuilｔ　iｎ ｔｈｅ nｉneteenｔh ｃeｎｔｕｒy do ｎｏｔ aｔtｒaｃt visitors。 For hｉｓtoricａl arｃhitecｔuｒe ｙou haｖe tｏ gｏ to　older ｂut　ｓmａller ｔｏwns　built bｙ the　Romans、　Tｈere yｏu wilｌ　find out moｒe　ａbｏut　Ｂｒiｔisｈ hiｓtorｙ ａｎd culture。
　 Ｔhe gｒeatest　hｉsｔoｒicaｌ　tｒeasure of ａlｌ ｉｓ Ｌｏnｄon　witｈ its　museｕms,　art collectionｓ, ｔheatres,　parkｓ ａnd ｂuｉldiｎｇｓ、 Iｔ ｉs tｈe　ｃenｔre　ｏf　ｎationａl goｖernmｅnt anｄ iｔs adｍinistrａtｉon、 Ｉt　has the oldest ｐort buｉlt　bｙ ｔhe Romａns ｉn ｔhe firｓt ｃentury AD, ｔhe　oldest　buｉldiｎg begun ｂy　ｔｈe　Anｇlo—Ｓaxons in　ｔhe　106０s　and ｔhe oldesｔ castｌe　consｔrｕcteｄ　by　later　Ｎｏrmａn rｕlerｓ in 1０６6。 Thｅre haｓ　beｅn four　ｓets of invaders of Engｌand、 Ｔhｅ　firsｔ iｎvadｅrs, the　Roｍanｓ,　ｌｅft　their townｓ　and ｒoads、 The secoｎd, the Angｌo—Saxons, left ｔheir ｌａnguage and their governmｅnt、　Ｔhe　third,　thｅ Vｉkiｎgs, influenｃｅd the vocａbuｌarｙ anｄ　place—ｎamｅs of the Ｎｏrth ｏｆ　Eｎglａｎd,　and thｅ fourth, the Normaｎs, lｅft castlｅs　ａnd ｉnｔrodｕceｄ neｗ woｒds for fooｄ、
　 If　yoｕ looｋ aroｕｎd　tｈe Briｔｉsh　ｃoｕntrysiｄe ｙｏu wiｌl　ｆinｄ　evidencｅ of alｌ these inｖａdｅrs。 Ｙou ｍｕst　ｋeep ｙour　eyeｓ　open ｉf yoｕ ａre going to　ｍake　ｙoｕr triｐ ｔｏ ｔhe Ｕnｉted Kｉｎgｄom enjoyable and wｏrｔhｗhｉle、

Ｕsｉng Laｎguage
SIGHTSEEINＧ　IN ＬONDＯN
Worrｉｅd ａbout　tｈｅ　tｉｍe available, Zｈａｎg Pinｇyu　ｈaｄ　mａde a ｌｉst oｆ thｅ siｔes sｈe wａntｅd　tｏ seｅ　iｎ Loｎdon。 Her ｆｉｒsｔ delight ｗas ｇｏing tｏ the Ｔoｗer。 Ｉt ｗａs built long ago ｂy tｈｅ Noｒｍaｎ ｉnvadeｒs ｏf AD 106６。　Faｎcy! Thｉs　solid　stone,　square ｔoｗer haｄ　ｒeｍained ｓtandｉｎg foｒ　one thouｓand yｅaｒs。Alｔhough　the bｕilｄinｇs hａd　expandｅd ａｒouｎｄ ｉt, it reｍained　ｐaｒt　of　a　ｒoyal paｌace ａnｄ pｒｉson bineｄ、 To ｈｅr great suｒprisｅ, Zhang Pinｇyu ｆｏunｄ the　Qｕeｅn'ｓ jewｅls guarded ｂy ｓｐｅcｉａl　ｒｏyal　solｄiｅrｓ ｗho, on ｓpｅcial oｃcasions,　ｓtiｌl wore ｔhe fｏur-hundｒeｄ-ｙeaｒ—oｌd ｕniform ｏf tｈe time　of Queｅn Eliｚabｅｔh I。
Tｈeｒe ｆｏllowｅd St　Ｐaｕl＇s Cathedral ｂuｉlt afｔｅr　ｔhe terriｂｌe firｅ of　Ｌｏｎｄon in 1６6６。 It　looked spleｎdid when fiｒｓt　built！　Westｍinｓtｅr Abbeｙ, too, ｗas vｅrｙ　inｔeｒｅsｔｉng。 It contａineｄ sｔatuｅs　ｉｎ meｍorｙ ｏｆ　ｄead　poｅts ａnd　wｒiters, ｓuch aｓ Shａｋeｓpeare。 Ｔｈｅn just　as she　ｃame oｕｔ　of ｔｈe　ａbbey, Pingｙｕ　heard ｔｈe famous ｓound　of the　clｏｃｋ, Big Ｂｅn, ｒｉngｉｎg　out　the hoｕｒ、 Ｓｈe ｆinished　tｈe　ｄａy by lｏoking at ｔhe ｏuｔsiｄe ｏf Bucｋingｈａｍ　Ｐalace, tｈe Qｕｅen’s house ｉn Ｌoｎdoｎ、　Oｈ, shｅ had　so　much tｏ tｅll ｈeｒ friendｓ！
Ｔhe second ｄａy tｈｅ giｒl ｖｉｓitｅｄ Greenwiｃh ａnd saw　its old sｈiｐs　ａnｄ ｆａmｏｕs　cloｃｋ that setｓ the　world time、　What intｅrｅstｅd heｒ most was tｈe ｌonｇｉｔudｅ lｉnｅ、　It　is ａｎ imaginａry　ｌine dividｉng　tｈｅ easteｒn anｄ westeｒn ｈalves of ｔhe woｒld and is very　ｕｓｅfｕl fｏr　ｎavｉgatioｎ、 Ｉt passes thrｏuｇh　Grｅenｗich,　ｓｏ Pingｙu had a photｏ ｔａｋen　standing ｏn　eitheｒ　side oｆ the ｌｉnｅ、
The　lasｔ　day　ｓhe visiｔed　Kaｒｌ Marｘ’s ｓｔatue　in Highｇａte Cｅmetery、 Ｉt ｓeemed sｔｒａngｅ that　tｈe mａn wｈo had ｄeｖｅlopｅd　mｕnｉsm ｓhouｌd hａｖｅ lived ａnd died in Londｏn、 Nｏt　only　ｔhaｔ, ｂｕｔ　ｈe ｈａd worked in　tｈe　fａｍoｕs readinｇ　rｏoｍ　of the Library of ｔhe Ｂｒitｉsh Museｕm、 Sadly tｈe ｌｉｂｒary had movｅd from　its　originａl　ｐlａce　into anoｔｈer　ｂuildiｎｇ anｄ thｅ olｄ rｅadｉng room　ｗas gonｅ。 Ｂｕt　she wａs thrilｌeｄ ｂy ｓo many wonｄeｒful tｒｅasures froｍ ｄifｆerｅｎｔ cｕｌtures　dispｌayｅd in tｈｅ mｕseｕm、 When ｓhｅ　sａw many visｉtors enｊoyｉｎg　ｌoｏkｉng aｔ the beauｔiful olｄ Chinｅse pots and other objeｃtｓ　on shｏｗ, sｈe　fｅlt veｒｙ　ｐｒoud oｆ　hｅｒ　coｕnｔry、
Ｔｈe　ｎext ｄａy Ｐingｙu was　leaviｎｇ　Ｌｏｎdｏn　for Ｗindsor Casｔle、 ”Perｈaps I will　ｓeｅ the Ｑueen？" she wondeｒed as she ｆｅll ａslｅep、

Unｉt ３ Lifｅ in the　fuｔｕre
Rｅadiｎｇ
FIRSＴ IMＰRESSIＯＮS
Spaceｍaｌｌ: 　　 15/１1／30０8 (Eartｈtiｍｅ)
Deaｒ　Mum　anｄ　Ｄad,
I　still　cannot belｉeve thａt I　am ｔakiｎg　up this　pｒize thaｔ I wｏn ｌasｔ　ｙear、　I have　ｔo remind ｍysｅlf coｎstantｌｙ that I aｍ　reａｌly in AＤ 3008、 Worriｅd ａｂouｔ　ｔhe jourｎey,　I wａs　unｓettlｅd　for the first ｆｅw daｙs、 As a rｅsult, Ｉ　suffered fｒｏm　“Timｅ ｌag”、 Ｔｈis　is　similaｒ　ｔo ｔhe “jet lａg” yoｕ　ｇet fｒom　fｌｙing,　but it seems yｏu kｅｅｐ gettinｇ ｆlaｓhbacks ｆｒom youｒ prevｉｏus　ｔｉme period、 So　I　was　vｅｒy nervｏus and uncｅｒtain aｔ　ｆirｓt。 Ｈoｗever,　my　friend ａnd guide,　Wang　Pinｇ,　was　verｙ ｕndersｔanding ａnd ｇavｅ ｍe somｅ greｅｎ tａbletｓ whｉch hｅlped a lot、 Well－known　for theｉr expertise,　ｈis parents＇ pａny, called　"Future Tours”, transｐorted　me sａｆely into thｅ future in ａ time　capsule。
Ｉ ｃan ｓｔill remember　the mｏmeｎｔ wheｎ the sｐａce stｅｗａrｄess called　uｓ all to the capsule and ｗｅ climbｅd iｎ　throｕgh a sｍalｌ ｏpｅning。 Ｔｈe seａts ｗere foｒtabｌe anｄ ａｆter a calming driｎk,　we felt slｅeｐy　anｄ closｅd our eyｅs、 Thｅ capsule beｇan swｉnｇｉnｇ gentlｙ sidewaｙs ａs　wｅ lａy rｅlａxed anｄ dreａｍing。 A feｗ minutes ｌａteｒ,　ｔhe jｏｕrney　waｓ pｌeteｄ and ｗe ｈad　arrived、 I was ｓtｉlｌ on tｈe eａrth but one thousand yｅars in tｈe fｕturｅ、　Whａt would　I ｆind?
Ａt ｆirｓｔ　mｙ neｗ sｕrroundｉnｇs　wｅｒe diffｉcult to tｏleｒaｔe、 Ｔｈe air　ｓeemed　ｔhin, ａs thoｕgh its bination ｏf gaｓes had ｌｉｔtle oxygen lｅft、 Hit　by　ａ lａck of fｒeｓh ａir, my　head　achｅd。 Juｓt as I tried ｔｏ ｍake　the necesｓary adjustｍenｔ to thiｓ neｗ ｓituａtiｏn, Wang Ping　apｐeared。　"Ｐuｔ ｏn　tｈis mask,”　he adｖised。 ＂Iｔ’ll　ｍａｋe ｙou feel mｕcｈ　beｔtｅｒ。"　He　hａndeｄ ｉｔ to ｍe　anｄ　iｍmediaｔｅly　hurried mｅ thｒough to　a　small ｒoｏm　nearby　for a rｅst、 Ｉ feｌt bｅttｅr iｎ ｎo time、 Sｏon I waｓ ｂack　ｏｎ　mｙ　feet aｇａin and　followiｎg　ｈim tｏ ｃoｌｌect a　hoverinｇ caｒriage dｒｉven　by puｔer、　These ｃarriａｇes float above　tｈｅ groｕnd and by beｎｄing or ｐressing down in yｏur seaｔ, you ｃａn mｏve ｓwｉfｔｌｙ。 Wang Piｎｇ　fasｔened ｍｙ ｓafetｙ　belt anｄ ｓhｏwｅd me　ｈow to use iｔ、 Ｓooｎ　I could ｆly　as fast as　ｈiｍ。 Howｅｖer, Ｉ losｔ sｉght of Ｗang Piｎg wｈen　wｅ reａｃｈeｄ　what lookeｄ ｌｉkｅ a laｒｇe marｋet becausｅ ｏｆ too ｍany carｒiａｇes　ｆlｙinｇ bｙ ｉn alｌ directｉons、 He was sｗept up intｏ tｈｅ ceｎｔrｅ　ｏf tｈｅm、　Ｊｕsｔ　at that moｍeｎt　I ｈad a ”time lａg" flａｓhｂacｋ anｄ ｓaw the area　agａiｎ ａs it had beeｎ iｎ　the ｙｅａｒ AD 2008、　Ｉ ｒeaｌized thａt I　haｄ been　ｔranspｏｒted iｎto the　futuｒe　of what was stｉｌl mｙ hｏmetｏwｎ！　Then　I caught sigｈｔ　of Wang Ping again　aｎd ｆlew after him、
Aｒrivｉｎg at　ａ straｎge—loｏking hｏuse, he　showed　ｍe into a lａrge,　briｇｈt cleａn ｒooｍ。 It haｄ ａ greｅn wａll, ａ brown　floor and sｏft liｇhtｉng。 Ｓuｄdenlｙ the wａll ｍovｅd　-　iｔ wａs　ｍade　of ｔreｅs! I ｆoｕnd latｅｒ　that ｔhｅｉr lｅaves prｏｖiｄed the rｏｏm ｗitｈ mucｈ-ｎｅeｄed oxyｇeｎ。　Ｔheｎ Wang Ping flａsｈed a swｉtcｈ　on a　ｐuｔer ｓcreen, and a taｂle ａnd some　chairs　ｒosｅ from ｕnder　ｔｈｅ fｌooｒ as　if ｂy maｇic。 "Ｗhy not sit down ａｎｄ eat a　ｌittle?”　he said、 ”You ｍａｙ　fｉnd thiｓ dｉfficult ａs　it ｉs yoｕｒ　ｆｉrsｔ tiｍｅ　traveｌ　tｒip、　Ｊust relax, ｓincｅ there　is　ｎoｔhｉng　pｌanned on　the ｔiｍｅtable ｔoday。 Tomorｒｏｗ you＇lｌ bｅ rｅａdy for sｏme ｖiｓits、" Having　said thｉｓ,　he spread some　foｏd on the table, ａnｄ prｏdｕced a　bed froｍ the ｆloor。 Ａfteｒ ｈe leｆt, Ｉ had　a bｒieｆ ｍeal and a　hot batｈ、 Exhauｓted, Ｉ ｓｌid inｔｏ bed ａnd feｌl fast asｌｅｅp。
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I ＨAVE　SＥEN ＡＭＡZINＧ ＴHIＮGS
Ｍy　ｆirsｔ　viｓｉt was　to a spacｅ staｔiｏn cｏnｓidered　the moｓt modem 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　31 st century。 Ａ guide (G) sｈowed　us ａroｕｎd alｏnｇ ａ　moｖeａbｌe pａtｈ、
G: Ｇooｄ　morning to　all oｕr ｖiｓitｏrs ｆｒｏm ２0０8。 Ｆirst　we＇re　ｇoｉng to examｉｎe onｅ ｏf ｔｈｅ laｔest forｍs of municatiｏn ａmong ｏuｒ space　ciｔｉzens、 No ｍorｅ tyｐistｓ ｗoｒkiｎg on a　ｔypewriｔｅｒ　or puter！ 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 ＂ｔｈo