unclearmessagemaybesent.Butwecannotblamethetoolsforthefaultsoftheuser,canwe?DuringtheexplanationIlookedatthepairofsmallobjectscalled“thoughjtpads”onatable.Theyjustlookedlikemetalribbons.Soordinarybutsopowerful!WhileIwasobservingthem,thepathmoveduson.G:Andnowladiesandgentlemen,weareinthe“environmentarea”.Peopleusedtocollectwasteindustbins.Thentherubbishwassenttobeburiedorburned,amIright?(Wenodded.)Well,nowthere’sasystemwherethewasteisdisposedofusingtheprinciplesofecology.Agiantmachine,alwaysgreedyformore,swallowsallthewasteavailable.Therubbishisturnedintoseveralgradesofusefulmaterial,suchas“fertilizer”forthefieldsand“soul”fordeserts.Nothingiswasted,andeverything,evenplasticbags,isrecycled.Agreatidea,isn’tit?Istaredatthemovingmodelofthewastemachine,absorbedbyitsefficiency.Butagainwemovedon.G:Ourthirdstopshowsthechangesthathavehappenedtoworkpractices.Manufacturingnolongertakesplaceontheearthbutonspacestationslikethisone.Agroupofengineersprogrammerrobotstoperformtasksinspace.Therobotsproducegoodssuchasdrugs,clothes,furniture,hoveringcarriages,etc.Thereisnowaste,nopollutionandnoenvironmentaldamage!However,thecompanieshavetotraintheirrepresentativestoliveandworkinspacesettlements.Theyhavetomonitortherobotsandtheproduction.Whenthegoodsarereadythey’retransportedbyindustrialspaceshipbacktoearth.Mymindbegantowander.WhatjobwouldIdo?MymotivationincreasedasIthoughtofthewonderfulworldofthefuture.Unit4MYFIRSTWORKASSIGNMENT“unforgettable”,saysnewjournalistNeverwillZhouYang(ZY)forgethisfirstassignmentattheofficeofapopularEnglishnewspaper.Hisdiscussionwithhisnewboss,HuXin(HX),wastostronglyinfluencehislifeasajournalist.HX:Welcome.We’redelightedyou’recomingtoworkwithus.Yourfirstjobherewillbeanassistantjournalist.Doyouhaveanyquestions?ZY:CanIgooutonastoryimmediately?HX:(laughing)That’sadmirable,butI’mafraiditwouldbeunusual!Waittillyou’remoreexperienced.Firstwe’llputyouasanassistanttoanexperiencedjournalist.Lateryoucancoverastoryandsubmitthearticleyourself.ZY:Wonderful.WhatdoIneedtotakew