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BatmanNetsPolicewillarrestcriminalsbyfiringnetsinsteadofguns.
ForgetsmokingNosmokingwillbeallowedwithinafuturecity'
slimits.Smokingwillbepossibleonlyoutsidecities,andoutdoors.
ForgetthemallsInthefutureallshoppingwillbedoneonline,andcatalogueswillhavevoicecommandstoplaceorders.
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TelephonesforlifeEveryonewillbegivenatelephonenumberatbirththatwill
neverchangenomatterwheretheylive.
RecreationAllformsofrecreation,suchascinemas,bowling,softball,concerts
andothers,willbeprovidedfreeofchargebythecity.
CarsAllcarswillbepoweredbyelectricity,solarenergyorwind,anditwillbe
possibletochangethecolourofcarsattheflickofaswitch.
TelesurgeryDistancesurgerywillbecomecommonasdoctorscarryoutoperationsfromthousandsofmilesaway,witheachcityhavingitsowntelesurgeryoutpatientclinic.
HolidaysathomeSeniorcitizensandpeoplewithdisabilitieswillbeabletogo
anywhereintheworldusinghigh-techcamerasattachedtotheirhead.
SpacetravelTravellinginspacebyordinarycitizenswillbecommon.Eachcitywillhaveitsownspaceport.
CulturalCorner
FamousLastWords
Notallpredictionscometrue.Manyofthemarewrong,andsomeareverywrong.Herearejustafewofthebadpredictionspeoplemadeinthetwentiethcenturyaboutthetwenty-firstcentury:
AIRPLANES
"
NoflyingmachinewilleverflyfromNewYorktoParis."
OrvilleWright,1908.
COMPUTERS
Ithinkthereisaworldmarketformaybefivecomputers."
ThomasWaston,chairmanofIBM,1943.
CLOTHES
Thirtyyearsfromnowpeoplewillbewearingclothesmadeofpaperwhichtheywillbeabletothrowawayafterwearingthemtwoorthreetimes."
ChangingTimesMagazine,1957.
MENONTHEMOON
Withthefirstmooncoloniespredictedforthe1970'
s,workisnowinprogressonthetypesofbuildingrequiredformentostayinwhenthey'
reonthemoon."
ArnoldB.BarachinTheChangestoCome,1962.
THEBEATLES
Wedon'
tliketheirsound,andguitarmusicisonthewayout."
DeccaRecordingCo.rejectingtheBeatles,1962.
ROBOTSINTHEHOUSE
Bytheyear2000,housewiveswillprobablyhavearobotshapedlikeaboxwithonelargeeyeonthetop,severalarmsandhands,andlongnarrowpadsonthesideformovingabout."
NewYorkTimes,1966.
KEYS
Bythemid-1980'
snoonewilleverneedtohideakeyunderthedoormatagain,becausetherewon'
tbeanykeys."
ComputerscientistChristopherEvans,
TheMicroMillennium,1979.
Module2Reading
GettingAroundinBeijing
Taxis
Taxisareonthestreets24hoursaday.Simplyraiseyourhand,andataxiappearsinnotime.Theyareusuallyred,andtheydisplaythepriceperkilometreonthewindow.Youshouldcheckthecabhasabusinesspermit,andmakesure
youaskforareceipt.
Busesandtrolleybuses
PublictransportprovidesacheapwaytogetaroundinBeijing.Thereare20,000busesandtrolleybusesinBeijing,buttheycangetverycrowded.It'
sagoodideatoavoidpublictransportduringtherushhour(6:
30a.m.–8:
00a.m.and5:
00p.m.–6:
30p.m.).Faresarecheap,startingat1yuan.Air-conditionedbusescostmore.
Busesnumbered1to100arelimitedtotravelwithinthecitycentre.Highernumbershavedestinationsinthesuburbs.Touristsshouldn'
tmissthe103buswhichoffersoneofthemostimpressiveroutes,pasttheForbiddenCityandtheWhitePagodainBeihaiPark.Ifyougetonadouble-deckerbus,makesureyousitupstairs.You'
llhaveagoodviewoftherapidlychangingcity.
Mostbusesrunfromabout5:
00a.m.tomidnight.However,thereisalsoanightbusservice,providedbybuseswithanumberinthe200s.
Minibuses
Minibuseswithseatsfor12passengersofferanalternativetoexpensivetaxisandcrowdedpublictransportinsomeareas.Theyrunregularservicesandfollowthesameroutesaslargepublicbuses.Andinaminibusyoualwaysgetaseateveninrushhours.
Underground
TherearefourundergroundlinesinBeijing,andseverallinesareunderconstruction.Trainsarefastandconvenient,butrushhourscanbeterrible.Aone-waytripcosts3yuan.Stationnamesaremarkedinpinyin.Theundergroundisopenfrom5:
00a.m.to11:
00p.m.
Pedicabs
Touristslikethesehuman-pedalled"
tricycletaxis"
buttheycanbeexpensive.Youshouldtalktothedriver,andmakesureyouknowthepricebeforeyoubeginthejourney,forexample,ifitisperperson,singleorreturn.Tricyclesareworthusingifyouwanttoexplorethenarrowalleys(hutong)ofoldBeijing.
TheLondonCongestionCharge
Beijingisn'
ttheonlycitywithtrafficproblems.Youcangetstuckinatrafficjamanywhereintheworld.Theworstproblemsoccurincitieswhicharegrowingfast,suchasSaoPaoloinBrazilandLagosinNigeria.ButevencitiesindevelopedcountriessuchastheUSsuffer.LosAngeles,whichwasbuiltwiththemotorcarinmind,andisfamousforitssix-lanehighways,isnowthe
USA'
smostcongestedcity.
InEuropemostcapitalcitieswereplannedandbuiltbeforecars,andcitycentretrafficjamshavebeenpartofdailylifeforalongtime.ThesituationincentralLondon,
wheredriversspentfiftypercentoftheirtimeinqueues,becamesobadthatthelocalgovernmentdecidedtodosomethingaboutit.InFebruary2003theMayorofLondon,KenLivingstone,introduceda"
congestioncharge"
—ataxforcarsenteringthecentreofthecity.
Theideaissimple:
everycarcomingintothecentrehastopay5aday.Drivers£
canpaythechargeatanyof10,000paypointsinthecapitalbefore10p.m.Asthecars
comeintothecentre,videocamerasrecordtheirregistrationnumbers,andtheseare
checkedwithalistofdriverswhohavepaidthechargeforthatday.Peoplewhodonot
paythechargewillfaceafineof80.£
MostLondonersarenothappywiththeidea.TheyagreethatLondonhasatraffic
problem,butthecongestionchargeisexpensive,andlimitstheirfreedom...
Butdoesthecongestionchargework?
Asurveycarriedoutattheendof2003suggestsitdoes.Afteronlysixmonths,trafficcomingintocentralLondonwasreducedbyabout30percent,andjourneytimesby15percent.Morepeopleusedpublictransporttogettowork,andbicyclesweresuddenlyverypopular.What'
smore,centralLondonshopsdidnotlosebusinesseventhoughtherewerefewercars.
Butthereareafewpeoplewhothinkthechargeshouldbemuchhigher,forexamplerichbusinessmenwhoworkinthecitycentreandcaneasilyaffordit.ThiswouldkeepevenmorecarsoutofcentralLondon,andtheroadswouldbenearlyempty.However,therearenoplanstoincreasethecharge.
Module3Reading
GreetingsAroundtheWorld
Ifyousaytheword"
communication"
mostpeoplethinkofwordsandsentences.Althoughtheseareveryimportant,
wecommunicatewithmorethanjustspokenandwrittenwords.Indeed,bodypositionsarepartofwhatwecall"
bodylanguage"
.Weseeexamplesofunconsciousbodylanguageveryoften,yetthereisalso"
learned"
bodylanguage,whichvariesfromculturetoculture.
Weuse"
bodylanguagewhenweareintroducedtostrangers.Likeotheranimals,weareonguarduntilweknowitissafetorelax.Soeveryculturehasdevelopedaformalwaytogreetstrangers,toshowthemwearenotaggressive.Traditionally,EuropeansandAmericansshakehands.Theydothiswiththerighthand—thestrongesthandformostpeople.Ifourrighthandisbusygreetingsomeone,itcannotbeholdingaweapon.Sothegestureissaying,"
Itrustyou.Look,I'
mnotcarryingathreateningweapon."
Ifyoushakehandswithsomeone,youshowyoutrustthem.Weshakehandswhenwemakeadeal.Itmeans,"
Weagreeandwetrusteachother."
GreetingsinAsiancountriesdonotinvolvetouchingtheotherperson,buttheyalwaysinvolvethehands.TraditionallyinChina,whenwegreetsomeone,weputtherighthandovertheleftandbowslightly.Muslimsgivea"
salaam"
wheretheytouchtheirheart,mouthandforehead.Hindusjointheirhandsandbowtheirheadsinrespect.Inalloftheseexamples,thehandsarebusywiththegreetingandcannotholdaweapon.
Eventoday,whensomepeoplehaveveryinformalstylesofgreeting,theystillusetheirhandsasagestureoftrust.Americanyouthsoftengreeteachotherwiththeexpression,"
Givemefive!
Onepersonthenholdsuphishand,palmoutwardsandfivefingersspread.Theotherpersonraiseshishandandslapstheoth
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