练习材料：
L51-3: Predictingthe future
Bagrit foresaw atime when computers would be small enough to hold in the hand, when they wouldbe capable of providing information about traffic jams and suggestingalternative routes, when they would be used in hospitals to help doctors todiagnose illnesses, when they would relieve office workers and accountants ofdull, repetitive clerical work. All these computer uses have becomecommonplace. Of course, Leon Bagrit could not possibly have foreseen thedevelopment of the Internet, the worldwide system that enables us tocommunicate instantly with anyone in any part of the world by using computerslinked to telephone networks. Nor could he have foreseen how we could use theInternet to obtain information on every known subject, so we can read it on ascreen in our homes and even print it as well if we want to. Computers havebecome smaller and smaller, more and more powerful and cheaper and cheaper.This is what makes Leon Bagrit's predictions particularly remarkable. If he, orsomeone like him, were alive today, he might be able to tell us what to expectin the next fifty years.
prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ðə ˈfjuːʧə
Bagrit fɔːˈsɔː ə taɪm wɛn kəmˈpjuːtəz wʊd biː smɔːl ɪˈnʌf tuː həʊld ɪn ðə hænd, wɛn ðeɪ wʊd biː ˈkeɪpəbl ɒv prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈtræfɪk ʤæmz ænd səˈʤɛstɪŋ ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv ruːts, wɛn ðeɪ wʊd biː juːzd ɪn ˈhɒspɪtlz tuː hɛlp ˈdɒktəz tuː ˈdaɪəgnəʊz ˈɪlnɪsɪz, wɛn ðeɪ wʊd rɪˈliːv ˈɒfɪs ˈwɜːkəz ænd əˈkaʊntənts ɒv dʌl, rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈklɛrɪkəl wɜːk. ɔːl ðiːz kəmˈpjuːtə ˈjuːzɪz hæv bɪˈkʌm ˈkɒmənpleɪs. ɒv kɔːs, liːˈɒn Bagrit kʊd nɒt ˈpɒsəbli hæv fɔːˈsiːn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɒv ði ˈɪntəˌnɛt, ðə ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd ˈsɪstɪm ðæt ɪˈneɪblz ʌs tuː kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt ˈɪnstəntli wɪð ˈɛnɪwʌn ɪn ˈɛni pɑːt ɒv ðə wɜːld baɪ ˈjuːzɪŋ kəmˈpjuːtəz lɪŋkt tuː ˈtɛlɪfəʊn ˈnɛtwɜːks. nɔː kʊd hiː hæv fɔːˈsiːn haʊ wiː kʊd juːz ði ˈɪntəˌnɛt tuː əbˈteɪn ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən ɒn ˈɛvri nəʊn ˈsʌbʤɪkt, səʊ wiː kæn riːd ɪt ɒn ə skriːn ɪn ˈaʊə həʊmz ænd ˈiːvən prɪnt ɪt æz wɛl ɪf wiː wɒnt tuː. kəmˈpjuːtəz hæv bɪˈkʌm ˈsmɔːlər ænd ˈsmɔːlə, mɔːr ænd mɔː ˈpaʊəfʊl ænd ˈʧiːpər ænd ˈʧiːpə. ðɪs ɪz wɒt meɪks liːˈɒn Bagrit's prɪˈdɪkʃənz pəˈtɪkjʊləli rɪˈmɑːkəbl. ɪf hiː, ɔː ˈsʌmwʌn laɪk hɪm, wɜːr əˈlaɪvtəˈdeɪ, hiː maɪt biː ˈeɪbl tuː tɛl ʌs wɒt tuː ɪksˈpɛkt ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈfɪfti jɪəz.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、foresee：预见，预料，预知，2、capable：有能力的，能力，能干，3、traffic jam：交通堵塞，4、alternative：选择性的，二中选一的，5、route：路线，航线，路径，6、diagnose：诊断，确诊，7、relieve：缓解，解除，免除，8、accountant：会计，9、dull：乏味，枯燥，平淡，10、repetitive：重复的，11、clerical：文员，12、commonplace：平凡，平庸，碌碌，13、obtain：获得，得到，取得，14、
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练习感悟：今天的文章，长度、难度都中等，生词数量也中等，不过我今天的状态不算很好，所以大概录了两遍左右就达标了算是意外之喜了。
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