摘要：When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes see robots. They are usually like human servants. They help with the housework

人教版八年级英语上册第七单元主要围绕“未来生活”展开，以下是部分重点课文的英汉互译：

Grammar Focus

- What will the future be like? 未来将会是什么样子？

- Cities will be more polluted. And there will be fewer trees. 城市将会有更多污染，而且树木会更少。

- Kids will study at home on computers. 孩子们将在家通过电脑学习。

- They won't go to school. 他们将不用去学校上学。

- There will be more people. 将会有更多的人。

- There will be more pollution. 将会有更多的污染。

- There will be fewer trees. 将会有更少的树木。

- There will be less free time. 将会有更少的空闲时间。

Section A 2d

- Nick: What are you reading, Jill? 尼克：你在读什么，吉尔？

- Jill: It's a book about the future. 吉尔：是一本关于未来的书。

- Nick: Sounds cool. So what will the future be like? 尼克：听起来很酷。那么未来会是什么样子呢？

Section B 2b

- When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes see robots. They are usually like human servants. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places. 当我们看关于未来的电影时，我们有时会看到机器人。它们通常像人类的仆人。它们帮助做家务，还做一些像在肮脏或危险地方工作之类的事情。

- Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. Some robots in Japan can walk and dance. They are fun to watch. 科学家们现在正试图让机器人看起来像人类，并做和我们一样的事情。日本的一些机器人可以走路和跳舞。它们看起来很有趣。

- However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult to make them really think like a human. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years. 然而，一些科学家认为，尽管我们可以让机器人像人一样移动，但要让它们真正像人类一样思考却很困难。例如，科学家詹姆斯·怀特认为，机器人永远无法醒来并知道自己在哪里。但许多科学家不同意怀特先生的观点。他们认为机器人甚至将在25到50年内能够像人类一样说话。

- Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. These new robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals. In India, for example, scientists made robots that look like snakes. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago. We never know what will happen in the future! 一些科学家相信未来会有更多的机器人。然而，他们认同这可能需要数百年的时间。这些新机器人将有许多不同的形状。有些会看起来像人类，而有些可能看起来像动物。例如，在印度，科学家制造了看起来像蛇的机器人。如果建筑物倒塌，里面有人，这些蛇形机器人可以帮助在建筑物下寻找人。这在20年前是不可能的，但电脑和火箭在100年前似乎也是不可能的。我们永远不知道未来会发生什么！

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