Unit 11 The Future
Study Focus
1. Find out what our life will be like in the future.
2. Grasp the structure of “have something done”.
3. Imagine the future which is controlled by robots and computers.
4. Learn how to write Found Notes.
5. Understand various ways of reading in the future.

Looking to the Future
Author Unknown
Looking to the Future (Title)
look to: to regard with expectation and anticipation
“展望”
e.g.
a. We look to the future and greater advances in science and technology.
我们展望未来及科技上的更大进步。
b. The economist advised us to look to the future with optimism and hope.
这个经济学家建议我们要对未来乐观且有信心。
比较：look to somebody: to hope or expect to get some help, advice, etc. from somebody “指望，依赖
e.g.
a. As freshmen, we looked to our teachers for guidance.
作为大学新生，我们依赖老师的指导。
b. They are looking to me to take care of their son.
他们指望我照顾他们的儿子。
Para. 1
Your Future
The future will not determine itself. The future is determined by the actions of the present day.
译文：
你的未来
未来不由其自身所决定。今天的行动决定未来。
(Para. 2)
1. Your brainwaves may be used to check out whether you are busy, tired or doing your work
properly.
1) brainwave: n. “脑波”
e.g.
Brainwaves are electrical impulses generated by different parts of the brain.
脑波是大脑中不同部位产生的电脉冲。
与brain组成的复合词和短语还有brainstorm
“头脑风暴，自由讨论；专家对重大问题的献计献策”；brainwash “对······进行洗脑”; brain teasers “智力测试题”；brain trust “智囊团”；brain drain “人才流失”。
e.g.
a. China must take effective measures to check the third wave of brain drain.
中国必须采取有效措施阻止第三次人才流失的浪
潮。
b. We brainstormed a list of behaviors we didn’t want in the classroom.
我们进行了自由讨论，列出了一些不良课堂行为。
c. The brain teasers are meant to build problem-solving skills, so they may take a little while to solve.
智力测验题用于培养解决问题的技能，因此做这些题目需要一定的时间。
d. Michael Deaver, a member of the brain trust of US ex-president Ronald Reagan, has paid several visits to China.
美国前总统罗纳德里根智囊团成员迈克尔迪佛已几度访问中国。
e. Some Americans have been brainwashed into believing that all the terrorists are Arabs or Palestinians.
有些美国人被灌输了这样的思想：所有的恐怖分子都是阿拉伯人或巴勒斯坦人。
2) check out: to examine somebody or something in order to be certain that everything is correct, true, satisfactory, etc. “检查，查看”
e.g.
Can anyone help me check out whether the translation is correct or not?
有人能帮我检查一下这个翻译对不对吗？
比较：
a. John had already checked out of the hotel.
约翰已经结完账离开宾馆了。（办手续离开）
b. He said he checked in to hotels using his real name and made no attempt to conceal his identity.
他说他用真名登记住饭店，不想掩盖自己的身份。（登记入住）
译文：
你的大脑
你的脑波也许会被用来检查你是否很忙、很累或者工作是否正常。