我们已经跨入了一个新的世纪、新的千年。人类历史的步履似乎变得越来越快:20世纪取得的科学成就比过去一千年间的总和还要多,而当回首2001年时,我们发现在许多关乎人类生存与发展的领域都有重大突破。对此,我们该作何感想呢?50年或者10年以后的世界会是什么样子呢?无疑,我们生活在一个变化日新月异的时代,今天一份报纸所承载的信息量甚至比19世纪一个普通人一生的经历都要多。科学的发展改变着这个世界的面貌,也改变着人 We have entered a new century and a new millennium. The history of humankind seems to be getting faster and faster: in the twentieth century, more scientific achievements have been made than in the past 1,000 years, and when we look back at 2001, we find that in many areas where human survival and development are concerned A major breakthrough. What should we think about this? What will the world look like 50 or 10 years later? No doubt, we live in an era of rapid change. Today, a newspaper carries more information than an ordinary 19th-century People have more experience throughout their lives. The development of science has changed the face of this world, but also changed people