90年代上高中的应该学过，当时说的是上个世纪末的未来，看看实现了吗？

AT HOME IN THE FUTURE

A medical examination without a doctor or nurse in the room? Doing shopping
at home? Borrowing books from the library without leaving your home?

These ideas may seem strange to you. But scientists are working hard to turn
them into realities.

Let us suppose we can visit a home at the end of this century. We will visit
a boy named Charlie Green.He is not feeling well this morning. His mother,
Mrs Green, wants the doctor to see him. That is, she wants the doctor to lis
ten to him. She brings a set of wires to Charlie's room. These wires are cal
led sensors. She places one sensor in his mouth and one on his chest. She pu
ts another one around his wrist and one on his forehead. Then she plugs the
sensors into a wall outlet. She says the code "TCP". This means "telephone c
all placed." A little light flashes on the wall. The Green's wireless teleph
one is ready for a call.

Mrs Green says "2478", the doctor's telephone number. From a speaker on the
wall comes the doctor's voice: "Good morning."

"Good morning, Dr Scott," answers Mrs Green."Charlie isn't feeling too well
this morning, I've put the sensors on him.I wonder if you can examine him no
w."

"Sure," the doctor's voice says."Well, he doesn't have a fever. And his puls
e is fine. Now, breathe deeply, Charlie." Charlie does so.

“Just a little cold,” says the doctor.“Better stay inside today, Charlie.
And take it easy.""Thank you, Doctor," says Mrs Green. "TCC (telephone call
completed)." The light on the wall turns off. The phone call and the examin
ation are finished.

"Charlie," says Mrs Green," since you have to stay at home, why don't you do
some

shopping? You can pick out your new bicycle. After all, your birthday is onl
y two weeks away."

"Great," Charlie answers.

Charlie and his mother sit in front of one of the vision phones. There are s
everal in their house.

"TCP," says Charlie. The word ready appears on the screen of the vision phon
e. "New Forest Bicycle Shop," a voice says."May I help you?"

Charlie answers, "I'd like to see your ten-speed bicycles."

In the next few minutes, pictures of many models of the bicycles are flashed
on the screen. The price of each model is also shown.

Then the voice asks,"Are you interested in any of these models?""Yes, I'm in
terested in model 6."

"Do you wish to place an order at this time?"

"Not just yet," answers Mrs Green."My son's birthday is in two weeks' time.
Thank you. TCC."

The vision phone shuts off.

Such would be our home in the future.
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