28年后的生活猜想

湖南工程学院 李胜文 供稿

1.Zero Waste

Rubbishdisposal(处理)is one of the biggest headaches for cities.Besides therecyclable(可循环利用的)waste,everything is buried or burned,only to pollute the environment.Plastic waste remains underground for tens of years.In Beijing,people living in the Asuwei area turn their kitchen waste intoorganic fertilizers(有机肥)which are used to grow plants to make communities green.

洁净世界

垃圾处理是许多城市的顽疾之一。除了一些可循环利用的垃圾之外，其余废弃物都是通过填埋或燃烧的方式进行处理，这样一来势必会污染环境。塑料垃圾被深埋地下几十年都无法降解。在北京阿苏卫地区，人们将厨房垃圾转化成有机肥，用于小区绿化。

2.No More Transportation Problems During the Spring Festival

The Spring Festival,the most important Chinese holiday,when everyone returns home,has caused headaches for millions of Chinese.More than 2billion(十亿)people travel at the same time,making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult.But in 28 years,the Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all.China plans to have more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a rapid transportationnetwork(网络)that will serve 90%of the population by 2020.And because most of China will be cities,people will not have to go to other places to find a job,somigration(人口流动)will no longer be solarge-scale(大规模的).

春运将成为历史

春节是中国人最重要的节日，人们纷纷返家过年，无数中国人为此头疼不已。超过20亿人次出行，造成“买票难，返乡难”的局面。但28年后，春运将不再是难题。到2020年，中国铁路营运里程将达到到12万公里以上，形成一个覆盖全国90%以上人口的快速客运网。到那时，中国大部分地区都已经是城市，人们不必到别处就业，这样一来就不会出现这样大规模的人口流动了。

3.Newspapers to Disappear

American scholarPhilip Meyer(菲利普·迈耶)predicts that newspapers will end in 2043.Utagawa Reizou(歌川令三),former editor-in-chief(原总编)ofDaily News,believes that the newspapers will be gone in 2030.Mediatycoon(大亨)Murdoch(默多克)thinks the future of media depends oninteraction(互动)through the Internet.In the future,digital(数字的)newspapers will take place of newspapers.Readers can discuss with reporters and editors.Information will move faster.

报纸将消失

美国学者菲利普·迈耶预言，2043年将成为报纸的末日。日本《每日新闻》原总编歌川令三则确信报纸将于2030年消失。传媒大亨默多克认为，未来媒体势必依靠网络互动。将来，电子报将替代报纸。读者将与记者和编辑深入交流。信息传播速度更快捷。

4.Oil to Run out

In August 2009,Fatih Birol(法蒂赫·比罗尔),chief economist of theInternational Energy Agency(国际能源署),said that oil is running out faster than expected and that the world will likely feel thetightness in supply(供应紧缩)in the next five years.Scientists have foundsubstitutes(替代物)for oil.Coal,natural gas,solar power(太阳能),nuclear power(核能)and even water can take place of oil.Flammable(可燃的)ice alone can support humans for the next 1,000 years.

石油消失

2009年8月，国际能源署首席经济学家法蒂赫·比罗尔表示，全球石油枯竭速度已超出预期，未来5年全球可能面临石油供应紧缩的局面。科学家已经找到了石油的替代品，包括煤、天然气、太阳能、核能甚至是水。仅海底“可燃冰”就够人类使用1000年。

5.Glasses to Disappear

Theheritability(遗传可能性)ofshort sight(近视)is as high as 89%,that is to say,short sight is determined bygenes(基因).Scientists have found the genes for short sight and by controlling them,may be able to cure short sight.

近视眼镜将退出视野

近视遗传率高达89%，也就是说，近视主要由基因决定。科学家们已找到诱发近视的基因，并通过对此基因的控制来治疗近视。