M1-M6B4CulturalCorner课文逐句翻译M1B4CulturalCornerFamousLastWords没有实现的著名预言Notallpredictionscometrue.并非所有的预言都能成真。Manyofthemarewrong,andsomeareverywrong.许多预言是错的，并且有些还是大错特错。Herearejustafewofthebadpredictionspeoplemadeinthetwentiethcenturyaboutthetwenty-firstcentury:下面就是人们在20世纪对21世纪所作出的一些错误的预言：AIRPLANES飞机"NoflyingmachinewilleverflyfromNewYorktoParis."“将不会有从纽约飞往巴黎的飞机。”OrvilleWright,1908.奥维尔·赖特，1908。COMPUTERS电脑"Ithinkthereisaworldmarketformaybefivecomputers."“我认为将会有一个大约有五台电脑的世界市场。”ThomasWaston,chairmanofIBM,1943.托马斯·沃森，IBM主席，1943。CLOTHES衣服"Thirtyyearsfromnowpeoplewillbewearingclothesmadeofpaperwhichtheywillbeabletothrowawayafterwearingthemtwoorthreetimes."“从现在起30年后人们将穿纸制的衣服，穿过两三次后就可以把它们扔掉。”ChangingTimesMagazine,1957.《流年杂志》，1957。MENONTHEMOON月球上的人类"Withthefirstmooncoloniespredictedforthe1970's,workisnowinprogressonthetypesofbuildingrequiredformentostayinwhenthey'reonthemoon."“因为预测在20世纪70年代会有第一批到月球的移民，现在正在修建几种类型的建筑物，当人类在月球上时，他们需要住在里面。”ArnoldB.BarachinTheChangestoCome,1962.阿诺德·B.贝拉克在《未来变化》中，1962。THEBEATLES甲壳虫乐队"Wedon'tliketheirsound,andguitarmusicisonthewayout."“我们不喜欢他们的歌声，吉他音乐即将过时。”DeccaRecordingCo.rejectingtheBeatles,1962.反对甲壳虫乐队的台卡唱片公司，1962。ROBOTSINTHEHOUSE家庭机器人"Bytheyear2000,housewiveswillprobablyhavearobotshapedlikeaboxwithonelargeeyeonthetop,severalarmsandhands,andlongnarrowpadsonthesideformovingabout."“到2000年之前，家庭主妇们可能会有一个盒状的机器人，它的顶部有一只大眼睛，它还有几只胳膊和手，身体两边还有又长又窄的用来四处移动的脚。”NewYorkTimes,1966.《纽约时报》，1966。KEYS钥匙"Bythemid-1980'snoonewilleverneedtohideakeyunderthedoormatagain,becausetherewon'tbeanykeys."“到20纪世80年代中期人们将没有必要把钥匙藏在门口的擦鞋垫下面了，因为那时将不会有钥匙了。”ComputerscientistChristopherEvans,TheMicroMillennium,1979.电脑科学家克里斯多弗埃文斯，《微机黄金时代》，1979。M1B4CulturalCornerFamousLastWordsNotallpredictionscometrue.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.M1B4CulturalCorner译文没有实现的著名预言并非所有的预言都能成真。许多预言是错的，并且有些还是大错特错。下面就是...
