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导语：我们的未来会是什么样子?2144年可能发生什么?你的想
象力可以让你进入未来几年?看看新西兰的报纸告诉我们什么。
Test
Whatwillourfuturebelike?Whatmighthappenintheyear
2144?Howfarcanyourimaginationtakeyouintothefuture?
LetsseewhatanewspaperinNewZealandtellsus.
TheFuture
Willthefuturebeoneofrobotsandspaceships,or
meditationandorganicfood?TodayandnextWednesdayThe
Poststepsintothefuture,andaskstheexpertswhattheythink
theworldoftomorrowwillbelike.
ImagineyouareholdingtheDecember11,2144editionof
TheEveningPost.Itwontbemadeofpaper,butathinscreen
thatcanbefoldedupandputinyourpocketorbag.Youlluse
thesamescreentomorrow,whenthedaysnewswillbebeamed
toitstinymodemviasatellite.
Themodemwillchatterawayallday,updatingstoriesfrom
aroundtheworldastheyhappen,completewithmovingpictures
andsound.Aretinascannerwillfollowyoureye,scrollingeach
pageasyougetnearthebottom.Thepaperscomputerwill
recordwhichstoriesinterestyoumostanddesignacustom
menueverytimeyouswitchiton.
Letsseewhatshappeningtoday.Again,thebiglocalstory
isthedisappearingapartmentblocksatHappyValley.Builtover
anoldlandfill,thisexpensivenewdevelopmentisslowlysinking
intotheground.Engineerssuspectplasticmilkbottlesdumped
withtheircapsscrewedoninthelate-20thcenturyarebursting
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