FutureorFantasy?Whatwillourworldbelikeinthefuture?Canwelookaheadtwentyfiveyearsanddreamaboutthetransformationsthatwilltakeplace?Thescholarswhomakeittheirbusinesstotrytopredictthefuturearenotallinagreementaboutwhatthefutureholds.IfyouvisitdisplaysatplaceslikeDisneyworld,youcangetaglimpseofwhatsomeofthepredictionsareforourlives.Aswefantasize（幻想）aboutwhatourlifemightbelikeafewdecadesfromnow,wecanspeculateaboutdifferentaspectsofourlives.PersonalClothingstyleschangefromyeartoyearandalsofromculturetoculture.Doyouthinkthatwewillhavesleevesinourshirtsandblouses?Willwewearsockstoprotectourfeet?Willplasticglovesbeusedroutinelyaspartofeverydaylifetoavoidtransmissionofgerms（细菌）？Willwestillusebuttonstofastenourclothing?Willweallwearthesamekindofjeansorpants（likeauniform）orwilleachculturebedifferent？Whattextileswillbeusedinmanufacturingourclothing？Willatypeofnylonfabricbeusedinanefforttomakeourclothingmoredurable？Syntheticfiberswhichwillnotfadecanbeproducedinbrightcolorssuchaspinkandpurpleinadditiontoalltheothercolorsoftherainbow.Whenitcomestomattersofpersonalcleanliness,willwesoakinabath？Willwesprayourselveswithwaterorsomeothersubstanceinashower?Willwehaveachoiceofwhichtouse?Willwegotovisitabarberforahaircutorwillwebeabletocontrolthegrowthofourhair?Ifgrowthofabeardcouldbeslowed,thedailyritual（老规矩）ofshavingwouldbeunnecessaryformen.HealthInthewesternworldthenumberofpeoplewhosmokecigarsorcigaretteshasdiminished（减少，递减 ） substantiallyinthelastseveralyears.Maybetheuseoftobaccowillbeeliminatedcompletely.Willwebeabletohealillnessesanddiseasesassoonasthesymptomsareidentified?Acureforcancerwouldbeconsideredamiracle.Couldthediseasebeconqueredwithadequatecommitmentoffederalfundstofurnishfinancialresources?Accomplishmentofthisprojectwouldbeatriumphofenormousproportions.ItwouldbeequivalenttosendingseveralrocketstoMarssimultaneously （ 同 时 ）Itwouldimprovethewelfareofallhumanity（人类）.Insteadofusingathermometertotakeourtemperature,maybewewillhavesensors...
