A Peek into the Future

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Super skyscrapers, underwater cities and 3D-printed homes will all be a reality in 100 years’ time, according to a new report on life in the future.

[2] The SmartThings Future Living Report, which was commissioned by1be commissioned by受……委托。Samsung-owned internet of things2internet of things物联网。firm SmartThings3, was created by a group of academics4academic学者，学究。and futurologists5futurologist未来学家。who suggest that in a century’s time humans will be able to live in ‘Earth-scrapers’,which will go up to 25 storeys underground.

[3] The academics, which include future architects and urbanists6urbanist城市规划专家。as well as lecturers from the University of Westminster, suggest that ‘bubble cities’will be created underwater making the depths7depth〈常作～s〉深处；深渊；深水。habitable for humans.

[4] They also believe personal drones will become a staple mode of trans-port, as well as being used as futuristic8[8]futuristic未来主义的，未来派的。‘mules’ to carry entire homes around the world for holidays.

近日，一份关于未来生活的报告称，超级摩天大楼、水下城市和3D打印房屋将在100年内全部成为现实。

[2]“SmartThings未 来 生活报告”受托于三星旗下的物联网公司SmartThings，由一群学者和未来学家们撰写而成。他们表示，不出一个世纪，人们便有望住进向地下延伸至25层的“摩地大楼”。

[3]包括未来建筑师、城市规划专家和威斯敏斯特大学讲师在内的学者表示，未来水下将建成一种“泡泡城市”，以使深水成为人类的宜居地。

[4]他们还相信，个人无人机将成为一种主要的交通方 3一个家居自动化平台，可以方便安卓和苹果系统用户通过一款简单的应用轻松控制各种家用电器和联网家居设备。 式，并被当作一种未来派“骡子”，用来载着整个家在世界各地度假旅行。

[5] Space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, who co-authored the report,said: ‘Our lives today are almost unrecognisable from those a century ago.The internet has revolutionised the way we communicate, learn and control our lives.

‘Just 10 years ago, technology like SmartThings would have been inconceivable, yet today developments like this let us monitor, control and secure our living spaces with the touch of a smartphone.’

[6] The report also suggested that not only will furniture within homes become 3D-printed, but replicas9replica复制品，仿制品。of entire houses and structures could be printed.In the workplace, holograms10hologram全息图。will enable virtual meetings to take place.

[7] 3D-printing food—something already possible today—will also become smarter, with the ability to download dishes from our favourite chefs and print them, ready to eat, in minutes.

[8] The colonisation11colonisation殖民，拓殖。of the Moon and then Mars will also have taken place, with commercial flights into space now a regular occurrence, alongside smarter homes that will be able to house12house安置。LED screen walls that can be

[5]该报告合作者、空间科学家玛吉·阿德林-波科克博士说：“我们今天的生活和100年前相比发生了翻天覆地的变化。互联网彻底改变了我们交流、学习和掌控生活的方式。

“就在10年前，像Smart-Things这样的技术仍是不可思议的，而如今，我们只需触碰一下智能手机，便可监视、控制和保护我们的生活空间。”

[6]报告还表示，不仅家里的家具可以3D打印，就连整个房屋建筑都可以复制打印。而在办公场所，全息图将使虚拟会议成为可能。

[7] 3D打印已经在食物上得到了应用，未来这一技术将变得更加智能。只需几分钟，我们便可从中意的大厨那儿下载菜品，打印即食。

[8]如今，商业太空飞行已是惯常之事，愈加智能的房屋也将装上能随情绪变化的LED屏墙面，省去重新装修的需要，人们拓殖月球和火星也必将实现。changed to suit the mood, removing the need to redecorate.

[9] SmartThings UK managing director James Monighan said: ‘The smartphone revolution is already ushering in13usher in引进，引发。the smart home revolution. Our homes are becoming smarter and can now detect the presence of things like people, pets,smoke, humidity, lighting and moisture.And this is just the beginning.’ ■

[9] SmartThings英国区总经理詹姆斯·莫尼汉称：“智能手机革命已经引发了智能家居革命。我们的房屋将变得更加智能，它可以检测到各种物质的存在，如人、宠物、烟雾、湿度、灯光和水分，而这还仅仅是个开始。” □