必修4Module1Interviewerisawoman,withaBritishaccent.GisanAmericanarchitect.Interviewer:GoodafternooneverybodyandontheprogrammethisafternoonisanexpertofAmericandomesticarchitecture,MrSimonOppenheimwho'sgoingtotalktousaboutthehouseofthefuture.Sowhereshallwebelivingintwentyyears'time?G:Twentyyearsisn'talongtime.Wewon'tbelivingundergroundorinspace.We'llbelivinginhousesandflatsjustaswedotoday.Interviewer:Whatwillthehouseslooklike?G:Ithinkthey'lllookmuchthesameastheydotoday,atleastfromtheoutside.Buttheywillbedifferentinside.Interviewer:Inwhatway?G:Forastart,they'llbemoreflexible.Thatmeanswe'llbeabletomovethewallstocreatebiggerorsmallerroomswhenwewantto.Sothediningroomandlivingroomasweknowthemwoulddisappear.Interviewer:Andthekitchen?G:Thekitchenwillbecomethemostimportantroominthehouse!We'llstillbecooking,andwe'llprobablybeusingthekitchenmoreasafamilyroom.Andbathroomswillbebigger.Interviewer:Sowe'llbespendingmoretimeinthebath.G:Justasotherpeoplehavedoneinthepast,likeinthedaysoftheancientRomans,whenthebathhadanimportantsocialfunction...Interviewer:Whataboutfurniture?G:Well,alotoffurniturewillbethesame—we'llstillbesittinginchairsandusingcupboardstokeepthingsin,butthetechnologywillbedifferent.Ithinkasinglecomputerwillcontrolmostofthefunctionsinthehouse,anditwillhaveavoicerecognitionsystem.Interviewer:Sowe'lljusthavetosay"Switchonthelight!"andthelightcomeson?G:Yes,that'sright.Andthetechnologywillbesmarter.Interviewer:Smarter?G:Yes.Forexample,ifwerunoutofsomething,likethere'snomoremilkleftinthefridge,thecomputerwilltellus.Maybeashoppinglistwouldappearonascreenonthefridge.Andthetoiletwillmovehigherorlower,dependingonwhousesit—achildoranadult.Interviewer:Willthehousesofthefuturebeenvironmentfriendly?G:Yes,definitely.We'llbeusingmachineswhichuselessenergy.Anexamplecouldbeadishwasherwhichdoesn'tneedwater.Ithink1everyonewillbetryinghardtotakecareoftheenvironment.G:Doesthatmeanyou'reoptimisticaboutthefuture?Interviewer:Ohyes,verydefinitely.Module2Speaker1Onmywayhomeafewdaysago,Igotstuckagaininthetraffic.WhileIwaswaiting,Isawagroupoftaxidriversinfrontofmegettingoutoftheircars.Theyseemedtoknoweachother.Theyhadcoffeecupsandoneofthemcarriedathermosflaskandpouredoutsomehotwatertomaketea.Itwasquitefunny!Butevenaftertheteapartywasover,thetrafficwasstilljammedandwestillcouldn'tmove.Speaker2AfewweeksagoIhadtocatchaplanetoSichuanProvince.Theplanetookoffat5:30p.m.soIsetoffat2:30p.m.toallowplentyoftimetogettotheairport.Butitwasn'tenoughtime.At5p.m.Iwasstillonlyatthethirdringroad.Itwasjustridiculous!TherewasnowayIwasgoingtocatchtheplane,soItoldthetaxidrivertoturnbackandgohome.Speaker3It'sonly7kilometresfrommyhometomyplaceofwork.Buteveryday,itisalmostcertaintherewillbeatrafficjamasIgetnearthewestfourthringroad.It'ssoannoying!Ittakesatleast15to20minutestogetthroughit.Ithinkthetrafficjamsareusuallycausedbypeopledisobeyingtrafficrules.Togettothefrontoftheline,theyoftentakethebicyclelane.It'sthesamewithpedestriansandcyclists.Theydon'twaitforthegreenlighttopass.Speaker4Beijingtrafficseemstohavegotnoticeablyworserecently.ThecausesseemtoberoadworksasthecitypreparesfortheOlympics,andahugeincreaseinnewcarownersandnewdrivers.Whateverthecause,it'senoughtodriveyoumad!Whynotlimitthenumberofcars,buildmoreundergroundlinesorfollowShanghaiandbuildroadsinthesky?ThesedaysIonlygooutinmycaratnightafter9p.m.ThatwayIavoidth...
