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Unit 2 Looking into the FutureYou can never plan the future by the past.—Burke你永远不要依照过去来计划将来。——伯克Imagination is not to be divorced from the facts.—A.N.Whitehead想象不应脱离现实。——艾尔弗雷德·诺思·怀特海I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.—T.Jefferson我不缅怀过去的历史，而致力于未来的梦想。——托马斯·杰斐逊Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.—J.Ruskin生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针。——鲁斯金Anything one man can imagine, other men can make it real.—Jules Verne但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能将它实现。——儒勒·凡尔纳Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.—T.Fuller生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。——富勒Hope and DespairHope is magic that pulls people out of the edge of despair and gives them the energy to go for a bright future.Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday because it has passed and is beyond our control.Tomorrow is unknown because it could either be bright or dull.So the only way is to work hard today，and we will enjoy a better tomorrow.It's exciting to imagine how future humans will have solved the problems we have now, or what amazing new inventions will make our lives more convenient and interesting.Robots will be doing most of our jobs, from building homes to teaching math.There are already robots that clean floors and pump gas.In the future they will be more complicated( 复 杂 的 ) and useful.Unfortunately, with robots taking all the jobs, unemployment rate will be high.Speaking of being social, we will communicate in an entirely different way.Forget texts and emails.Mindreading technology will allow us to send thoughts to each other without speaking a word.We will also be able to send thoughts to objects ar...