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2．英汉互译 on earth 究竟 (1)________ speed up 加速 (2)________ remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事 (3)________________ persuade sb. not to do sth. 说服某人不要做某事 (4)_______________________ be connected to... 与……联系 (5)__________________ 在维修中 (6)under repair _______________
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B．By using letters.
C．By using postcards.
D．By using a “thoughtpad”．
speech at the meeting.(representative/represent) desert ， the traveler reached and ______ settled (8)After a hard journey through the ________ settlement brought villagers there a lot of down in a beautiful village finally, an
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Ⅲ.阅读文章“I HAVE SEEN AMAZING THINGS”，回答下列问题。
C 1．Why does the space station spin slowly in space? _____ A．To look more beautiful.
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2．英汉互译 on earth 究竟 (1)________ speed up 加速 (2)________ remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事 (3)________________ persuade sb. not to do sth. 说服某人不要做某事 (4)_______________________ be connected to... 与……联系 (5)__________________ 在维修中 (6)under repair _______________
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B．By using letters.
C．By using postcards.
D．By using a “thoughtpad”．
speech at the meeting.(representative/represent) desert ， the traveler reached and ______ settled (8)After a hard journey through the ________ settlement brought villagers there a lot of down in a beautiful village finally, an
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Ⅲ.阅读文章“I HAVE SEEN AMAZING THINGS”，回答下列问题。
C 1．Why does the space station spin slowly in space? _____ A．To look more beautiful.
高中英语 Unit3 Life in the future课件3 新人教版必修5
④________(catch)in a heavy rain，he had to wait for the rain to stop.
⑤When ________(heat)，ice will be changed into water. ⑥Nothing ________(do)，he only stays at home. ⑦Though ________(tell)to stop，the two girls kept on talking at the meeting. ⑧________(attract)by the beautiful music，all people on the street stopped.
4．让步状语 过去分词(短语)作让步状语，相当于一个让步状语从句，有 时可用在although，though，even if，even though，whether...or等 连词后。多位于句首，偶尔也出现在句尾。 Though warned of the storm，the farmers were still working in the fields. ＝Though they had been warned of the storm，the farmers were still working in the fields. 虽然农民们已被警告将有风暴，但他们仍然在地里干活。
＝The woman scientist entered the lab and she was followed by her assistants.
这个女科学家进入实验室，后面跟着她的助手们。
二、过去分词作状语的注意事项 1．作状语的过去分词其逻辑主语通常就是句子的主语，且 主语是过去分词动作的承受者，即过去分词表示的动作与主语 之间是动宾关系。 Given another hour，he can also work out this problem. (give和he之间是动宾关系) 再给一个小时，他也能解出这道题。
人教版高中英语必修五unit3LifeintheFuture最新PPT课件
spaceship, personal flying cars
? Do you want to travel to the future? ? Do you want to know
what it will be like in AD3008?
Join us! Let's travel to the future!
Task 1
According to the beginning and ending, can you know what writing type the passage is?
It's an e-mail Li Qiang
wrote to his parents.
Task2. Read the text quickly, then put the sentences
Before the
Li felt _n_e_rv_o_u__s and u__n_se_t_t_le_d_ at first, as a result he suffered
journey from _ti_m__e_la_g_.
During the Li was transported safely into journey (1) the future in a _t_im__e_c_a_p_s_u_l_e.
Discussion 1
Discuss with your partner about the problems human beings are facing at present.
water pollution pooasritrasrpavonaliltuiaottinioonn公共卫生
During the _C_o_n_f_u_s_e_d_by the new journey(2) surroundings, Li was hit by
? Do you want to travel to the future? ? Do you want to know
what it will be like in AD3008?
Join us! Let's travel to the future!
Task 1
According to the beginning and ending, can you know what writing type the passage is?
It's an e-mail Li Qiang
wrote to his parents.
Task2. Read the text quickly, then put the sentences
Before the
Li felt _n_e_rv_o_u__s and u__n_se_t_t_le_d_ at first, as a result he suffered
journey from _ti_m__e_la_g_.
During the Li was transported safely into journey (1) the future in a _t_im__e_c_a_p_s_u_l_e.
Discussion 1
Discuss with your partner about the problems human beings are facing at present.
water pollution pooasritrasrpavonaliltuiaottinioonn公共卫生
During the _C_o_n_f_u_s_e_d_by the new journey(2) surroundings, Li was hit by
人教版高中英语必修五Unit 3《Life in the future》ppt教学课件
U3 Life in the future Words ＆ Expressions
1. impression n. 印象，感想，印记 搭配：
get/have a good/bad impression of 对….的印象好/不好
leave/ make a ….impression on sb. 给某人留下….的印象
Task: 1. The guide ____ _____ _____ （带我们参观） the gallery, pointing out the most famous painting in the collection. Key: guided us around
6. lack
缺乏，没有
1. n. 缺乏 ；短缺的东西 搭配： （a）lack of 缺乏 for lack of 因缺乏 there is no lack of 不缺少 e.g. 这些植物因缺水而枯死 The plants died for lack of water. 2. v. 缺乏，没有 e.g. Jim’s real problem is that he lacks confidence. 吉姆的真正问题是缺乏信心。 Task 1. She didn’t attend the party ___ _____ _____ evening dress. for lack of 2. _____ ______(缺钱），he had to accept the job, even though he had no interest in it. lacking money
3. constant
时常发生的，连续不断
e.g. Their marriage broke争吵，他们的婚姻破裂了。 【拓展】 constantly （adv）不断地 e.g. Fashion is constantly changing。 时尚总是日新月异。
1. impression n. 印象，感想，印记 搭配：
get/have a good/bad impression of 对….的印象好/不好
leave/ make a ….impression on sb. 给某人留下….的印象
Task: 1. The guide ____ _____ _____ （带我们参观） the gallery, pointing out the most famous painting in the collection. Key: guided us around
6. lack
缺乏，没有
1. n. 缺乏 ；短缺的东西 搭配： （a）lack of 缺乏 for lack of 因缺乏 there is no lack of 不缺少 e.g. 这些植物因缺水而枯死 The plants died for lack of water. 2. v. 缺乏，没有 e.g. Jim’s real problem is that he lacks confidence. 吉姆的真正问题是缺乏信心。 Task 1. She didn’t attend the party ___ _____ _____ evening dress. for lack of 2. _____ ______(缺钱），he had to accept the job, even though he had no interest in it. lacking money
3. constant
时常发生的，连续不断
e.g. Their marriage broke争吵，他们的婚姻破裂了。 【拓展】 constantly （adv）不断地 e.g. Fashion is constantly changing。 时尚总是日新月异。
人教新课标高中英语必修五Unit 3 Life in the futureUnit 3 Life in the future课件
1.How did Li Qiang feel as soon as he landed in the future? How did Wang Ping solve this problem? 2. In what way did people in the future travel?
3. How did people drive a hovering carriage?
1 .What’s the text about? A.Li Qiang was surprised at the Wang
ping’s home. B.How was Li Qiang transported to the
future. C.How did Li Qiang get to the future
④ Mtimeaencsaopfsule
transportation
During the journey
① Inside the capsule:
through the_op_e_n_in_g_
c_o_m_f_o_r_ule
?
a c_a_lm__in_g drink
C. Li Qiang won a travel to the year AD 3005. D. Li Qiang had his first try to master a
hovering carriage.
Careful reading
Brife introduction of the journteayke up the
A changing world
Means of transportation
sedan chair space craft
3. How did people drive a hovering carriage?
1 .What’s the text about? A.Li Qiang was surprised at the Wang
ping’s home. B.How was Li Qiang transported to the
future. C.How did Li Qiang get to the future
④ Mtimeaencsaopfsule
transportation
During the journey
① Inside the capsule:
through the_op_e_n_in_g_
c_o_m_f_o_r_ule
?
a c_a_lm__in_g drink
C. Li Qiang won a travel to the year AD 3005. D. Li Qiang had his first try to master a
hovering carriage.
Careful reading
Brife introduction of the journteayke up the
A changing world
Means of transportation
sedan chair space craft
英语Unit3Lifeinthefuture课件(新人教版必修5)
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outside the capsule
a calming drink
lay relaxed
1000 years later
Complete the journey
rose slowly from ground
During the journey
② Outside the capsule:
Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air. mask
sedan chair space craft
carriage
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aeroplane
train
car
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B. I arrived at Wang Ping’s home and everything in his house made me surprised.
C. I won a travel to the year AD 3005. D. I have my first try to master a
Time travel
Towns
Transport
Houses
CHANGES
Air quality
Eating
Clothing
Religion
Before the journey
Li Qiang
W①angWPihngo
最新人教版高中英语必修五Unit3_Life_in_the_future_(人教)精品ppt课件
Communication
videophone
computer
Work:
•Work at home •Change jobs •No heavy manual labour
Business and money: •Use the internet to do business •Stores will be like entertainment parks •Real money will disappear •Smart cards
Houses and buildings
•Practical and beautiful. •Parks in the sky •Buildings will be connected to each other.
Transportation •Cleaner, faster and quieter. •Have special roads for bikes. •Travel into space and visit other planets
time food
Our life One day is 24 hours We eat meat, fruits and
school
Transportati on
vegetables. We study in schools and classrooms and we learn from books and teachers. We go to school on bikes
The human body What will humans look like in the future? Will people still get sick? Education What will schools be
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Clothing
Religion
Detail Reading
• Now try to find out what happened to Li Qiang before, during and after the journey.
Before the journey
Li Qiang
Wa①ng WPihnog
sedan chair space craft
carriage
?
time travel
bicycle motorcycle
aeroplane
train
car
What ’s the main idea of the passage?
• It’s mainly about Li Qiang’s
future journey.
① Inside the capsule:
through the opening
comfortable seats
?
outside the capsule
a calming drink
lay relaxed
1000 years in the future
Complete the journey
Swing gently sideways
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Time travel
Towns
Transport
Houses
CHANGES
Air quality
Eating
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人教新课标高中英语必修五Unit 3 Life in the futureUnit 3 Life in the future课件(3)
Time travel
Towns
Transport
Houses
CHANGES
Air quality
Eating
Clothing
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Religion
Detail Reading
• Now try to find out what happened to Li Qiang before, during and after the journey.
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Worried and nervous
During the journey
① Inside the capsule:
through the opening
comfortable seats
?
outside the capsule
a calming drink
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2. What do you think of Li Qiang’s trip to the year AD 3008? A. Uninteresting. B. Very exciting. C. Very easy. D. Very cheap.
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3. What can we infer from the text? A. Li Qiang felt a bit uncomfortable at
B. Wang Ping was Li Qiang’s friend and guide.
C. Li Qiang lost sight of Wang Ping because there were so many carriages around him.
高中英语 3.3《Unit3 Life in the Future》优秀课件 新人教版必修5
5.We will still prefer using cash instead of cards in the future.
6. In the future distance education will play an important part.
Fields
What will be used?
Compared with the past, what is the most important thing in future transportation?
No pollution is the most important thing.
Why will the maglev train be popular in the future?
Is it possible that real classrooms will disappear in the future? Why or why not?
Despite the advantages of E-commerce, are there any disadvantages of it?
If we learn to accept and appreciate what is new and different. We will be well-prepared for whatever the future may have in store.
1. Public transportation is already well developed in most areas of China.
Results
Transportation New technology ;new Cleaner, faster
6. In the future distance education will play an important part.
Fields
What will be used?
Compared with the past, what is the most important thing in future transportation?
No pollution is the most important thing.
Why will the maglev train be popular in the future?
Is it possible that real classrooms will disappear in the future? Why or why not?
Despite the advantages of E-commerce, are there any disadvantages of it?
If we learn to accept and appreciate what is new and different. We will be well-prepared for whatever the future may have in store.
1. Public transportation is already well developed in most areas of China.
Results
Transportation New technology ;new Cleaner, faster
人教版新课标 必修五 unti3 life in the future 阅读课件(38张ppt)
headache
Air: Thin / Little oxygen / A lack of fresh air
He felt much better in no time. He was back on his feet again.
Put on a mask
Wang Pingat will show us around! Take a look the future world!
Did you do anything bad for the environment in your daily life?
What should you do to make our world more beautiful ?
Help
Homework 1. Choose one paragraph to read aloud and retell it. 2. Think of your ideas about future and go to the Internet for more information.
a hovering carriage
Part3(Para.4 ) At the house E.g.
Housing
a green wall a brown floor soft lighting a table bright It is a large ______, _______, clean ______room . some chairs some food
new surroundings
para.3 Outside the capsule 1.What did Li Qiang think about the new surroundings? (surroundings / air)
新人教版高中英语必修5Unit3 life in the future(ppt)
What was the function of the walls?
Keys: 1.They were still on the earth but one thousand years in the future. A time capsule was sent to transport them safely into the future by Wang Ping’s parents’ company named “Future Tours”. 2.The hovering carriage can move very swiftly by bending and pressing down on the driving stick strongly. 3.The walls of the house actually were trees. Their leaves can provide the house with much-ne
Good changes and Bad changes and reasons reasons can travel to different after-effects of travel times as you wish
can move swiftly save living space disorganized; difficult to find way short of space
Transport Houses
busy; look like markers
easy to get lost poor quality in public places
Towns Air quality
own family oxygen supply
高中英语 Unit 3 Life in the future课件 新人教版必修5
Last but not least，medicine technology will have conquered many diseases.Today，there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hear.By 2050，we will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear.
Unit 3
Life in the f什么样子呢？
What picture do you have of the future？Will life in the future be better，worse or the same as now？What do you hope about the future?
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activities.First of all，it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050.Instead ， people will choose a programme from a menu and a computer will send the programme directly to the television.By 2050，music，films， programmes，newspapers and books will come to us by computer.
As for technology ， robots will have replaced people in factories.Many factories already use robots.Big companies prefer robots because they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike，and they work 24 hours a day.By 2050 ， we will see robots everywhere—in factories，schools，offices，hospitals，shops and homes.
Unit 3
Life in the f什么样子呢？
What picture do you have of the future？Will life in the future be better，worse or the same as now？What do you hope about the future?
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activities.First of all，it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050.Instead ， people will choose a programme from a menu and a computer will send the programme directly to the television.By 2050，music，films， programmes，newspapers and books will come to us by computer.
As for technology ， robots will have replaced people in factories.Many factories already use robots.Big companies prefer robots because they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike，and they work 24 hours a day.By 2050 ， we will see robots everywhere—in factories，schools，offices，hospitals，shops and homes.
新人教版英语必修5 Unit 3 Life in the future PPT课件
• 2. what’s the meaning of the words “time lag” • in the sentence “As a result, I suffered from time
lag?
• 3. why did my guide give me some tablets?
• 1. How did I feel as soon as I was transported to the year AD 3005?
2.Will people still speak Chinese and English? 3.How will people communicate in the future
2.What will their cities look like?
Transportations As people’s life is improving, people prefer to travel to different places. Not only do they enjoy local travel but also they travel abroad. Some even can afford to travel in space.
Before the journey During the journey
Li felt ___ and ______ at first, as a result he suffered from _______.
1.Li was transported safely into the future in a_____.
Education Students in the future will be able to receive far better education with the help of the Internet and e-schools. And their subjects will be richer and more personal.
lag?
• 3. why did my guide give me some tablets?
• 1. How did I feel as soon as I was transported to the year AD 3005?
2.Will people still speak Chinese and English? 3.How will people communicate in the future
2.What will their cities look like?
Transportations As people’s life is improving, people prefer to travel to different places. Not only do they enjoy local travel but also they travel abroad. Some even can afford to travel in space.
Before the journey During the journey
Li felt ___ and ______ at first, as a result he suffered from _______.
1.Li was transported safely into the future in a_____.
Education Students in the future will be able to receive far better education with the help of the Internet and e-schools. And their subjects will be richer and more personal.
必修五 3《Unit 3 Life in the Future》 公开课精品课件
On-line shopping What will become more and more popular in the future business?
What can people do in the malls in the future?
How will people pay for their purchases?
1. How will people shop in the future? Para 3
2. How will people travel in the future?
Para 2
3.What will schools be like in the future?
Para 5
4. In what way wiPllapraeo3ple do business in the future.?
you see.
If we learn to accept and appreciate what is new and different. We will be well-prepared for whatever the future may have in store.
1. Public transportation is already well developed in most areas of China.
Shopping has become a form of _e_n_t_er_t_a_i_n_m_e_n_t_.
smart card instead of cash.
What makes it possible for people to enjoy a longer life?
1. People will pay attention to …. 2. People are careful about…. 3. Advances in medical science
人教版高中英语必修五Unit3lifeinthefuture-period3课件
Describe your alien to your partner and then let your partner draw a picture of it.
•Listening and speaking (on P23)
• (Follow the teacher’s reference)
• Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days.
Because I was worried about the journey,I felt less calm for the first few days.
• Confused by the new surroudings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air.
• They have assisted in the discovery of
plants round the fourth star in Pleiades system.
• They have helped to discover the plants around the fourth star in Pleiades system.
too many to tell too many to tell
How it moves slowly
skip around fast
Voice
whisper
shout
Food
carrot juice & cocoa lemonade
Difficult sentences
• Described as an enormous round plate, it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earth’s gravity.
•Listening and speaking (on P23)
• (Follow the teacher’s reference)
• Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days.
Because I was worried about the journey,I felt less calm for the first few days.
• Confused by the new surroudings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air.
• They have assisted in the discovery of
plants round the fourth star in Pleiades system.
• They have helped to discover the plants around the fourth star in Pleiades system.
too many to tell too many to tell
How it moves slowly
skip around fast
Voice
whisper
shout
Food
carrot juice & cocoa lemonade
Difficult sentences
• Described as an enormous round plate, it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earth’s gravity.
人教版高中英语必修五Unit 3《Life in the future》ppt课件3
b. I arrived at Wang Ping’s home and everything in his house made me surprised.
c. I won a travel to the year AD 3008. d. I have my first try to master a hovering
Find the main idea for each paragraph
• Para1 • Para2 • • Para3 • Para4 •
Staying in Wang Ping’s home. How I came to take a time travel journey. The journey. My impressions of life 1000years into the future.
putting on a mask
3. According to this paragraph, how will people travel in the future world?
By hovering carriage.
4. Why did I get separated with Wang Ping?
Para3
1. What did I feel in the new surroundings at first? 2. Only by _______________ could I adjust to the new surroundห้องสมุดไป่ตู้ngs. 3. According to this paragraph, how will people travel in the future
have in the future?
c. I won a travel to the year AD 3008. d. I have my first try to master a hovering
Find the main idea for each paragraph
• Para1 • Para2 • • Para3 • Para4 •
Staying in Wang Ping’s home. How I came to take a time travel journey. The journey. My impressions of life 1000years into the future.
putting on a mask
3. According to this paragraph, how will people travel in the future world?
By hovering carriage.
4. Why did I get separated with Wang Ping?
Para3
1. What did I feel in the new surroundings at first? 2. Only by _______________ could I adjust to the new surroundห้องสมุดไป่ตู้ngs. 3. According to this paragraph, how will people travel in the future
have in the future?
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by horse or cars, trains, spaceship,
by simple boats,
time travel
Transport vehiclesuch airplanes, personal
as a carriage helicopter flying cars
In the past Now
What ’s the main idea of the passage?
It’s mainly about Li Qiang’s future
journey.
Now try to find out what happened to Li Qiang before, during andafter the journey.
What will it be like? AD 3008
Education
—distance education
House
past
Now
Future
Communication video telephone
The Change of Life
In the past
Now
In the future
Reading: First Impressions
Read the text quickly, tห้องสมุดไป่ตู้en put the following sentences into the correct order: a. We were transported into the future by a
Read the text carefully and then fill
in the blanks about the details of Li
Qiang’s future tour.
In _th_e__ti_m__e_c_a_p_s_u_le_: ◆ The seats were _c_o_m__fo_r_t_a_b_le_ and we
Read fourth paragraph quickly, then answer the following questions:
1. What did Wang Ping’s house look like? His house is a large bright, clean room. It
高中英语课件
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Reading
Unit 3 Life in the future
the Spaceship to Mars
People on Mars
playing tennis on Mars
space travel
time travel
A private company named “ Space Adventures”, plans 100 million tour around the moon.
Li felt n__er_v_o_u_s_ and u_n__se_t_t_le_d_ Before the at first, as a result he suffered
journey from t_i_m_e__la_g_.
During the Li was transported safely into journey (1) the future in ati_m_e__c_a_p_s_u_le__.
flashbacks from his previous(先前的) time period.
3. How did I feel when I was in the capsule ? The seats in the capsule are very comfortable.
4. Who guides my trip? My friend Wang Ping is my guide to the future.
had a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting.
2. What was the green wall made of ? What’s the purpose of building this kind of green wall?
The green wall was made of trees. The leaves of the trees will provide muchneeded oxygen to the house.
carriage. c-------a-------b------d
Go through the first two paragraphs quickly, then answer the following questions:
1. Why did I have the chance to travel to the year AD 3008?
A. To forget one’s past experience. B. To help one fly to the future. C. To help one calm down. D. To provide one with much oxygen.
Listen to the tape of the passage carefully while reading the passage, please find out the main idea of the passage.
2. What is a “time lag”? 3. How did I feel when I was in the capsule ? 4. Who guides my trip? 5. Why did my guide give me some tablets? 6. Who transported us to the future?
answers.
1. According to the passage, why did Li Qiang take this future tour?
A. Because he was curious about the year AD 3008.
B. Because he won a prize last year which offered this trip.
Theory of Relativity, proposed by Einstein, is the theoretical foundation of time traveling.
Changes from ancient
times to modern society
Transport Work Finance and currency Languages Environment Education Houses Communication
1. Why did I have the chance to travel to the year AD 3008?
I took up the prize I won the year before. 2. What is a “time lag”? “Time lag’’ means a person gets
In the future
made of flats in high modern flats, wood and rise buildings furniture in Houses mud; no kitchens and walls and floor; bathrooms bathrooms supply of air
through to a small room nearby to have a rest.
3. What do you think has caused this kind of problem?
Now we are causing more and more pollution to the nature, this will cause serious problems to the life in the future. This may be the cause of the lack of fresh air in the future.
C. Because his parents were good friends with Li Mengxi.
D. Because his parents offered him a lot of money.
2. What is the purpose of having the green tablets?
Please go through the third paragraph, then try to answer the following questions.
1. How did I feel as soon as I was transported to the future?
I was hit by the lack of fresh air. 2. How did Wang Ping solve this problem? Wang Ping gave a mask to me and hurried me
slept after a calming drink. ◆ The capsule began swinging gently
sideways as we lay relaxed and dreaming.
In the hovering carriage: ◆It is driven by computer. ◆By bending and _p_r_e_ss_i_n_g_down in our seat,
◆A table and some chairs rose from _u_n_d_e_r_t_h_e_f_lo_o_r_ as if by magic. when Wang Ping _fl_a_s_h_e_d a switch on a computer screen.