【读新闻学英语】从2030年穿越回来的时光旅行者,告诉我们未来世界是这样……
2018年2月14日 15:18时光旅客,这事儿能靠谱么?
A 'time-traveller' who says he is from the future has passed a lie detector test after claiming Donald Trump will be re-elected and Artificial Intelligence will take over.
自称来自未来的“时光旅行者”表示,Donald Trump会再次当选总统,人工智能将称霸世界。他在说这些事情时,还通过了测谎仪的测试。
detector:检测器
take over:接手,接管
His mission, he says, is to tell those alive now what the world has in store. Among his predictions is the claim that Google Glass-style robotics will spread across the globe.
他说,他的使命是告诉现在活着的人,未来世界将是什么样子。在他的预言中,其中有一项是Google眼镜那样的机器人将遍布全球。
mission:使命
predictions:语言
Technology will also have developed to the point where it will be able to independently run a home. Bitcoin will be increasingly popular but pennies and cents will still be in use.In 2030 he says the US president is a mysterious figure called Ilana Remikee.
技术将发展到能够独立运营住房的地步。比特币将越来越受欢迎,但是硬币零钱还会继续使用。他说2030年的美国总统是一个名叫Ilana Remikee的神秘人士。
independently:独立
mysterious:神秘
He also suggests global warming has caused temperatures in North America to increase while Europe has cooled. Humans will reach Mars in 2028 and, the same year, time travel will be discovered.
他还表示,全球变暖将导致北美气温升高,欧洲气温却在下降。2028年人类将抵达火星,同年,时间旅行将被发现。
temperatures:气温
Mars:火星
He states that electric cars will be able to travel as fast as diesel and petrol ones (despite many already being able to do so) and many forms of cancer have been cured.
他还说电动汽车能够像柴油和汽油车一样快速行驶(尽管很多车已经达到了),还有很多种癌症可以被治愈。
diesel:柴油
cured:治愈
In a previous interview, Noah said he had anorexia and is in fact 50-years-old, but that he had taken an age rejuvenation drug which had transformed him into a 25-year-old.
在之前的采访中,Noah说他有厌食症,实际上已经50岁了,但是他服用了一种让他能重回25岁的返老还童药。
anorexia:厌食症
rejuvenation:返老还童
Of course, his claims have attracted scepticism. In response, he agreed to take a lie detector test on camera. He is asked to predict some of the future's major events - and confirm he really is who he says he is.
当然,他的说法引起了怀疑。作为回应,他同意在摄像机面前接受测谎。他被要求预测未来的一些重大事件,并确认他确实是他自称的人。
scepticism:怀疑
confirm:确认
The interview begins and Noah is asked a simple question: "Are you an actual time traveller from the year 2030?"He responds with a yes and "TRUE" appears in large green letters superimposed on the video.
面试开始了,Noah被问了一个简单的问题:“你是否是从2030年穿越过来的时空旅行者?”他回答是的,视频上显示了附加的绿色字幕“真实”。
simple:简单
superimposed:加在…上面