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It's March, 2050. Frank and Mary Smith wake
up in their comfortable house in the morning and turn on the bedroom computer
to get the latest news. They get used to reading The Times over the years. The
only difference is that they changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.
After breakfast, as they watch the screen,
Mary orders the household robot to make coffee for them. Frank is a computer
engineer, working for several companies. He goes into the study to take part in
a video conference with his partners around the world.
Mary takes a quick look at the shopping
channels at home before beginning the video call to talk to her assistant. She
also has a job and she is doing medical researches.
Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise,
who also has her own work station at home. She goes to school only one day a
week, mainly to play with other students. Louise is studying Chinese at
present. Chinese has become an important language in the world.
According to the family doctor, Louise will
live to at least 130 years old. Her wish is to work for a few decades(十年)and then spend her
time on music and painting.