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Robert: These designs are really futuristic-looking.
羅伯特：這些設(shè)計看起來很具有前瞻性。
Mara: I’m trying to be forward-thinking and imagine what the world will be like in 50 to 100 years.
瑪拉：我試著讓思維前衛(wèi)一些，想象50年甚至100年后世界會是什么樣的。
Robert: You think that the world will be filled with space-age gadgets like these?
羅伯特：你覺得未來世界上會到處都是像這樣的太空時代的產(chǎn)品嗎？
Mara: That’s the natural evolution of technology for the next 100 years, I think. We will continue to develop labor-saving devices, simpler ways of doing everyday tasks, and to improve artificial intelligence.
瑪拉：我認(rèn)為這會是未來100年科技的自然進(jìn)化。我們會繼續(xù)開發(fā)節(jié)省勞動力的設(shè)備，尋找更簡單的方法來完成日常工作，并進(jìn)一步提高人工智能的水平。
Robert: I’m not sure I want to live in a world that looks like that. It seems so cold and impersonal.
羅伯特：我自己并不太希望生活在你所描述的那樣的世界。聽起來非常冷漠而且沒有人情味。
Mara: That’s only because most of us have a fear of the unknown.
瑪拉：那不過是因為大部分人都會對未知事物感到恐懼。
Robert: That’s me in a nutshell. I’d rather return to a simpler way of life with as little innovation and technology as possible.
羅伯特：總之我就是這樣。我更希望回歸更簡單的生活方式，盡可能少地利用科技創(chuàng)新。
Mara: Like modern sanitation and transportation?
瑪拉：比如現(xiàn)代衛(wèi)生設(shè)備和交通工具？
Robert: Well, I want to go back in time with some things, but keep my conveniences.
羅伯特：好吧，我想我希望回到合適的時代，同時還要保證生活舒適。
Mara: So you want to pick and choose? That shouldn’t be a problem when we figure out time travel.
瑪拉：所以你的意思是，希望完全由自己挑選？等我們研究出“時空穿越”，那應(yīng)該就不是問題了。