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Unit 4 Lesson 3 Virtual reality Hi, Cathy. What are you up to this weekend? Don't ask, Tom. I have lots of work to do. If I don't finish my project on the history of the Internet for next Monday's lesson, the science teacher will be angry. What about you? Do you have anything planned for Saturday and Sunday? It depends on the weather. If it's good, Dad, Mum and I will probably go camping. But we won't go if it rains. Hey, if I stay home, I'll help you with your project if you like. Thanks for the offer. Tom, can you suggest any good books for my project? If you tell me some titles, I'll look for them in the library. Use the library computer. If you go to the Science Museum website, you'll find lots of good information. I'll send you the website address when I get home. Thanks. Just think, if we had virtual reality holidays, we wouldn't have any problems with the weather. What's more, we wouldn't have to spend a long time travelling on planes to get to our holiday destinations. What do you mean? Well, in the future, we'll be able to use modern technology to go anywhere we like. We won't have to go there in the flesh at all! Wouldn't that be great? I feel excited just thinking about it. I don't understand. Cathy, do you mean we'll use the computer to travel around the world, entering and exiting countries in seconds and visiting all the historical sites? That's right! Just imagine never having to pack a suitcase! We would not only be able to travel around the world,but also go to study in any world famous universities we wanted to. That could be really exciting! But I still find it hard to imagine. You would see it but you couldn't dip your toes in the sea or eat the foods you saw. You would not experience it. Well, if they invented virtual reality holidays, I'd go on an around-the-world tour. Tom, what would you like to do if someone gave you the chance? I don't really know. Personally, I'm more interested in virtual universities than virtual reality holidays. I'd like to go to a world-famous university, like Stanford. But I guess, a virtual university just wouldn't be the same, would it? True, but just think – you would be able to study in such a world-famous university without going out of your room! 第三课 虚拟现实 嗨，凯茜，你这周末干什么？ 不要问，汤姆。我有很多作业要做。 如果我不完成下周一课程的关于互联网历史的作业，科学老师会很生气的。 你呢？你周六和周日有什么计划？ 要看天气了。如果天气好的话，我和爸爸妈妈可能会去露营。如果下雨的话我们就去不了了。 嗨，如果我呆在家里，我可以帮你完成你的作业，如果你愿意的话。 谢谢你。汤姆，你能为我的作业提供一些好的参考书吗？ 如果你告诉我一些书名，我可以到图书馆去找。 使用图书馆的电脑。 如果你进入科学博物馆的网站，你可以找到很多很好的信息。 我回家后再把网址发给你。 谢谢。想想看，如果我们有一个虚拟的假期，我们就不会有任何天气的问题了。 还有，我们也就不用花那么长的时间坐飞机到达目的地了。 你是什么意思？ 哦，在未来，我们将能够用现代技术到任何我们想去的地方。 我们根本不必亲自去那里。 那样很伟大吧？我只要想到它就很兴奋。 我不明白。 凯茜，你的意思是我们将来可以使用电脑来周游世界，几秒钟就可以出国、回国并参观所有的历史遗址？ 对的！只要想象一下无需带行李该多棒！ 我们不但能够周游世界，同样能够到任何我们想去的世界著名大学学习。 那可能是很令人兴奋！但是我还是很难想象。 你可以参观，但是你不能把你的脚趾浸入到海中，品尝你看到的食物。 你将无法体会。 嗯，如果他们发明了虚拟的假期，我就来进行一次环球旅行。 汤姆，如果有人给你这个机会，你想干什么？ 我还不知道。 就我来说，我对虚拟大学的兴趣比对虚拟假期的兴趣更大。 我想去世界著名的大学，例如斯坦福大学。 但是我想，虚拟的大学还是会有所不同，是不是？ 是的，但是只是想想—你不需要走出家门就能在世界著名的大学学习！ |
