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Unit3LifeinthefutureFirstimpressionsIstillcannotbelievethatIamtakingupthisprizethatIwonlastyear.IhavetoremindmyselfconstantlythatIamreallyinAD3008.Worriedabouthrjourney,Iwasunsettledforthefirstfewdays.Asaresult,Isufferedfrom“timelag”.Thisissimilartothe“jetlag”yougetfromflying,butisseemsyoukeepgettingflashbacksfromyourprevioustimeperiod.SoIwasverynervousanduncertainatfirst.However,myfriendandguide,WangPing,wasveryunderstandingandgavemesomegreentabletswhichhelpedalot.Well-knownfortheirexpertise,hisparents’company,called“FutureTours”,transportedmesafelyintothefutureinatimecapsule.wonremindconstantlyAD3008(lastyear)similartotimelagjetlagnervousanduncertaingreentabletfuturetourIcanstillrememberthemomentwhenthespacestewardscalledusalltothecapsuleandweclimbedinthroughasmallopening.Theseatswerecomfortableandafteracalmingdrink,wefeltsleepyandclosedoureyes.Thecapsulebeganswinginggentlysidewaysaswelayrelaxedanddreaming.Afewminuteslater,thejourneywascompletedandwehadarrived.Iwasstillontheearthbutonethousandyearsinthefuture.WhatwouldIfind?spacestewardesstothecapsule;asmallopeningcomfortableseatscalmingdrinkswinginggentlysidewayscompletedandarrivedWhatwouldIfindAtfirstmynewsurroundingsweredifficulttotolerate.Theairseemedthin,asthoughitscombinationofgaseshadlittleoxygenleft.Hitbyalackoffreshair,myheadached.JustasItriedtomakethenecessaryadjustmenttothisnewsituation,WangPingappeared.“Putonthismask,”headvised.“Itwillmakeyoufeelmuchbetter.”Hehandedittomeandimmediatelyhurriedmethroughtoasmallroomnearbyforarest.Ifeltbetterinnotime.SoonIwasbackonmyfeetagainandfollowinghimtocollectahoveringcarriagedrivenbyacomputer.Thesecarriagesfloatabovethegroundandbybendingorpressingdowninyourseat,youcanmoveswiftly.WangPingfastenedmysafetybeltandshowedmehowtouseit.SoonIcouldflyasfastashim.HoweverIlostsightofWangPingwhenwereachedwhatlookedlikealargemarketbecauseoftoomanycarriagesflyingbyinalldirections.Hewassweptupintothecenterofthem.JustatthatmomentIhada“timelag”flashbackandsawtheareaagainasithadbeenintheyearAD2008.IrealizedthatIhadbeentransportedintothefutureofwhatwasstillmyhometown!ThenIcaughtsightofWangPingagainandflewafterhim.newsurroundingsdifficulttotolerateairseemedthinhadlittleoxygenlefthitbylackoffreshairheadachedWangPingappearedputonthismaskasmallroomnearbyforaresthoveringcarriagedrivenbycomputerfloat…bybendingorpressingdown…fasten…showed…losesightof…reached…toomany…inalldirectionstimelag…see…again…as…hadbeen…in2008transportedinto…stillmyhometown…caughtsightof…flewafter…Arrivingatastrange-lookinghouse,heshowedmeintoalarge,brightcleanroom.Ithadagreenwall,abrownfloorandsoftlighting.Suddenlythewallmoved–itwasmadeoftrees!Ifoundlaterthattheirleavesprovidedtheroomwithmuch-neededoxygen.ThenWangPingflashedaswitchonacomputerscreen,andatableandsomechairsrosefromunderthefloorasifbymagic.“Whynotsitdownandeatalittle?”hesaid.“Youmayfindthisdifficultasitisyourfirsttimetraveltrip.Justrelax,sincethereisnothingplannedonthetimetabletoday.Tomorrowyou’llbereadyforsomevisits.”Havingsaidthis,hespreadsomefoodonthetable,andproducedabedfromthefloor.Afterheleft,IhadabriefIslidintobedandfeltfastasleep.astrange-lookinghousealarge,bright,cleanroom