Problems in 2050
2050 年的问题
Lily: I was staying at the Hotel Whale with my friends last week.
Lily：我上周与我的朋友住在鲸鱼酒店。
- After going shopping and having tea at the cafe, I went back to my room to rest.
- 购完物，在咖啡厅喝杯茶之后，我回到自己的房间休息。
- But when I opened the door, I saw that water was coming in through the window!
- 但是当我打开门时，我看到的水从窗户涌了进来！
- I knew I should not just stand there, but I did not know what to do…
- 我知道我不该只是傻站在那，但我不知道该怎么办……
Mike: At 11:30 a.m. the day before yesterday, I was having lunch in our Forever Green House while our fridge was ordering food.
Mike：前天上午 11 点半，我在我家的永恒绿屋吃午餐，当时我们正在从冰箱下菜单。
- Suddenly a light went on and a lot of food started to arrive from the supermarket: meat, vegetables, fruit, milk, and so on.
- 突然一道光，接着大量的食物开始从超市送过来：肉，蔬菜，水果，牛奶等。
- “Stop!” I shouted at the fridge, but the food continued to come in…
- “停！”我对冰箱大喊一声，但食物仍在不停地送进来……
Benny: Dad was driving us to the airport in his CJ3, and suddenly the car stopped.
Benny：爸爸开着他的 CJ3 送我们去机场，半路车子突然停了。
- The hydrogen in the car failed to mix with the oxygen, so the car did not work.
- 车内的氢气与氧气无法混合了，所以车子抛锚了。
- “Oh, no!” said Mum. “We're going to miss our plane. What shall we do?”
- “哦，不！”妈妈说：“我们将赶不上飞机了，该怎么办啊？”