最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit14-Part1

[00:00.00]UNIT14
[00:12.13]Future or Fantasy?
[00:15.30]What will our world be like
[00:18.80]in the future? Can we
[00:20.45]look ahead twenty five years
[00:22.30]and dream about the transformations¹
[00:24.60]that will take place?
[00:26.03]The scholars who make it
[00:27.99]their business to try to
[00:29.53]predict the future are not
[00:31.06]all in agreement about
[00:32.80]what the future holds.
[00:34.78]If you visit displays
[00:36.85]at places like Disneyworld,
[00:38.50]you can get a glimpse of
[00:40.36]what some of the predictions
[00:42.10]are for our lives.
[00:43.63]As we fantasize about
[00:46.26]what our life might be
[00:48.01]like a few decades from now,
[00:49.54]we can speculate about
[00:51.18]different aspects of our lives.
[00:53.16]Personal
[00:56.04]Clothing styles change
[00:59.22]from year to year and
[01:00.75]also from culture to culture.
[01:02.72]Do you think that we will
[01:04.90]have sleeves in our shirts
[01:06.33]and blouses? Will we wear
[01:08.84] socks to protect our feet?
[01:10.71]Will plastic gloves be used
[01:13.22]routinely as part of everyday life
[01:15.84]to avoid transmission of germs?
[01:18.26]Will we still use buttons
[01:20.55]to fasten our clothing?
[01:22.52]Will we all wear the same
[01:25.14]kind of jeans or pants
[01:26.84](like a uniform) or
[01:29.03]will each culture be different?
[01:31.00]What textiles will be used
[01:33.63]in manufacturing our clothing?
[01:35.92]Will a type of nylon fabric²
[01:38.55]be used in an effort to
[01:40.41]make our clothing more durable³?
[01:42.49]Synthetic fibres which will
[01:45.23]not fade can be produced
[01:46.65]in bright colors such as pink
[01:48.39]and purple in addition
[01:49.82]to all the other
[01:51.13]colors of the rainbow.
[01:52.44]When it comes to matters
[01:55.07]of personal cleanliness, will
[01:57.04]we soak in a bath?
[01:58.46]Will we spray ourselves
[02:00.65]with water or some other substance
[02:02.51]in a shower? Will we
[02:04.48]have a choice of
[02:06.01]which to use?Will we
[02:08.20]go to visit a barber
[02:09.62]for a haircut or will we
[02:11.59]be able to control
[02:13.01]the growth of our hair?
[02:14.43]If growth of a beard
[02:16.30]could be slowed, the daily ritual
[02:18.37]of shaving would be
[02:20.01]unnecessary for men

1 transformations   

n.变化( transformation的名词复数 )；转换；转换；变换

参考例句：

• Energy transformations go on constantly, all about us. 在我们周围，能量始终在不停地转换着。 来自辞典例句
• On the average, such transformations balance out. 平均起来，这种转化可以互相抵消。 来自辞典例句

2 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

3 durable   

adj.持久的，耐久的

参考例句：

• This raincoat is made of very durable material.这件雨衣是用非常耐用的料子做的。
• They frequently require more major durable purchases.他们经常需要购买耐用消费品。