B
在不断上升的海平面侵袭海岸的同时,全球人口却继续呈增长之势。面对这种形势,一些专家认为我们最终将生活在现实版的"水世界"中,除此之外没有其他选择。这种方式具体是指将酒店、家宅甚至整座城市建在开放海域。
Have you ever thought of moving to a new country? How about starting a new country? Patri Friedman is planning to do just that. He left his last job years ago to set up the Seasteading Institute. And his dream is to build Seasteads—floating micro-nations in the middle of the ocean.
So, what will life on a Seastead be like? Probably a bit like life on a cruise liner, but much larger, with shops, gyms, swimming pools, schools and other areas. In fact, the early Seasteads may actually be specially-rebuilt cruise liners. But as science advances, Friedman believes they'll become more like floating cities, with hundreds of people.
Seasteading raises a lot of questions. First of all, how will the new countries make money? The Seasteading Institute has suggested several money-making ideas, including ocean-based theme parks, casinos and fish farming. There's also the question of safety. With storms, typhoons and pirates, the high seas are a dangerous place. However, the Institute says that it can stand bad weather and prevent crimes with its well-designed systems.
So, is this just a daydream? Well, maybe not. One of the people behind the project is a billionaire. So far, he's donated 500,000 to the project.
And Friedman isn't wasting any time. He recently announced the creation of the Poseidon Award. This will be given to the first Seastead with fifty people.
WORD BOX ＞＞
| cruise liner | 游轮 | advance | [əd'vɑːns] | vi. 发展,进步 |
| casino | [kə'siːnəʊ] | n. 赌场 | pirate | ['paɪrət] | n. 海盗 |
| announce | [ə'naʊns] | vt. 宣布,宣告 | | | |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
(
A. A cruise liner.
B. A floating city.
C. A theme park.
D. A fishing farm.
(
A. Friedman is planning to move to a new country.
B. Friedman is worried about the safety of Seasteads.
C. Friedman has got some supporters for his project.
D. Friedman has already won the Poseidon Award.
(
A. Seasteading: A new idea of living
B. Seasteading: A natural way of farming
C. Patri Friedman: A man behind the project
D. Patri Friedman: A crazy day dreamer
在不断上升的海平面侵袭海岸的同时,全球人口却继续呈增长之势。面对这种形势,一些专家认为我们最终将生活在现实版的"水世界"中,除此之外没有其他选择。这种方式具体是指将酒店、家宅甚至整座城市建在开放海域。
Have you ever thought of moving to a new country? How about starting a new country? Patri Friedman is planning to do just that. He left his last job years ago to set up the Seasteading Institute. And his dream is to build Seasteads—floating micro-nations in the middle of the ocean.
So, what will life on a Seastead be like? Probably a bit like life on a cruise liner, but much larger, with shops, gyms, swimming pools, schools and other areas. In fact, the early Seasteads may actually be specially-rebuilt cruise liners. But as science advances, Friedman believes they'll become more like floating cities, with hundreds of people.
Seasteading raises a lot of questions. First of all, how will the new countries make money? The Seasteading Institute has suggested several money-making ideas, including ocean-based theme parks, casinos and fish farming. There's also the question of safety. With storms, typhoons and pirates, the high seas are a dangerous place. However, the Institute says that it can stand bad weather and prevent crimes with its well-designed systems.
So, is this just a daydream? Well, maybe not. One of the people behind the project is a billionaire. So far, he's donated 500,000 to the project.
And Friedman isn't wasting any time. He recently announced the creation of the Poseidon Award. This will be given to the first Seastead with fifty people.
WORD BOX ＞＞
| cruise liner | 游轮 | advance | [əd'vɑːns] | vi. 发展,进步 |
| casino | [kə'siːnəʊ] | n. 赌场 | pirate | ['paɪrət] | n. 海盗 |
| announce | [ə'naʊns] | vt. 宣布,宣告 | | | |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
(
B
) 1. What may a future Seastead probably look like?A. A cruise liner.
B. A floating city.
C. A theme park.
D. A fishing farm.
(
C
) 2. What can we infer from the passage?A. Friedman is planning to move to a new country.
B. Friedman is worried about the safety of Seasteads.
C. Friedman has got some supporters for his project.
D. Friedman has already won the Poseidon Award.
(
A
) 3. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?A. Seasteading: A new idea of living
B. Seasteading: A natural way of farming
C. Patri Friedman: A man behind the project
D. Patri Friedman: A crazy day dreamer
答案：1. B
2. C
3. A
2. C
3. A
解析：
翻译:
B
在不断上升的海平面侵袭海岸的同时，全球人口却继续呈增长之势。面对这种形势，一些专家认为我们最终将生活在现实版的“水世界”中，除此之外没有其他选择。这种方式具体是指将酒店、家宅甚至整座城市建在开放海域。
你曾想过搬到一个新国家吗？那创建一个新国家怎么样？帕特里·弗里德曼正计划这么做。几年前，他辞去了上一份工作，创立了海上家园研究所。他的梦想是建造海上家园——海洋中央的浮动微型国家。
那么，海上家园上的生活会是什么样的呢？它可能有点像游轮上的生活，但规模要大得多，有商店、健身房、游泳池、学校和其他区域。事实上，早期的海上家园实际上可能是经过特别改造的游轮。但随着科学的发展，弗里德曼认为它们会变得更像有数百人的浮动城市。
海上家园计划引发了很多问题。首先，这些新国家将如何赚钱？海上家园研究所提出了几个赚钱的想法，包括海洋主题公园、赌场和鱼类养殖。还有安全问题。有暴风雨、台风和海盗，公海是一个危险的地方。然而，该研究所表示，凭借其精心设计的系统，它可以抵御恶劣天气并预防犯罪。
那么，这只是一个白日梦吗？嗯，也许不是。该项目的幕后支持者之一是一位亿万富翁。到目前为止，他已经为这个项目捐赠了50万美元。
弗里德曼没有浪费任何时间。他最近宣布设立波塞冬奖。这个奖项将颁发给第一个拥有50人的海上家园。
词汇框＞＞
| cruise liner | 游轮 | advance | [əd'vɑːns] | vi. 发展，进步 |
| casino | [kə'siːnəʊ] | n. 赌场 | pirate | ['paɪrət] | n. 海盗 |
| announce | [ə'naʊns] | vt. 宣布，宣告 | | |
阅读理解＞＞
根据文章选择最佳答案。
( ) 1. 未来的海上家园可能会是什么样子？
A. 一艘游轮。
B. 一座浮动城市。
C. 一个主题公园。
D. 一个渔场。
( ) 2. 我们从文章中可以推断出什么？
A. 弗里德曼正计划搬到一个新国家。
B. 弗里德曼担心海上家园的安全。
C. 弗里德曼的项目已经得到了一些支持者。
D. 弗里德曼已经获得了波塞冬奖。
( ) 3. 以下哪一个可以作为这篇文章的最佳标题？
A. 海上家园：一种新的生活理念
B. 海上家园：一种自然的养殖方式
C. 帕特里·弗里德曼：项目背后的人
D. 帕特里·弗里德曼：一个疯狂的白日梦者
B
在不断上升的海平面侵袭海岸的同时，全球人口却继续呈增长之势。面对这种形势，一些专家认为我们最终将生活在现实版的“水世界”中，除此之外没有其他选择。这种方式具体是指将酒店、家宅甚至整座城市建在开放海域。
你曾想过搬到一个新国家吗？那创建一个新国家怎么样？帕特里·弗里德曼正计划这么做。几年前，他辞去了上一份工作，创立了海上家园研究所。他的梦想是建造海上家园——海洋中央的浮动微型国家。
那么，海上家园上的生活会是什么样的呢？它可能有点像游轮上的生活，但规模要大得多，有商店、健身房、游泳池、学校和其他区域。事实上，早期的海上家园实际上可能是经过特别改造的游轮。但随着科学的发展，弗里德曼认为它们会变得更像有数百人的浮动城市。
海上家园计划引发了很多问题。首先，这些新国家将如何赚钱？海上家园研究所提出了几个赚钱的想法，包括海洋主题公园、赌场和鱼类养殖。还有安全问题。有暴风雨、台风和海盗，公海是一个危险的地方。然而，该研究所表示，凭借其精心设计的系统，它可以抵御恶劣天气并预防犯罪。
那么，这只是一个白日梦吗？嗯，也许不是。该项目的幕后支持者之一是一位亿万富翁。到目前为止，他已经为这个项目捐赠了50万美元。
弗里德曼没有浪费任何时间。他最近宣布设立波塞冬奖。这个奖项将颁发给第一个拥有50人的海上家园。
词汇框＞＞
| cruise liner | 游轮 | advance | [əd'vɑːns] | vi. 发展，进步 |
| casino | [kə'siːnəʊ] | n. 赌场 | pirate | ['paɪrət] | n. 海盗 |
| announce | [ə'naʊns] | vt. 宣布，宣告 | | |
阅读理解＞＞
根据文章选择最佳答案。
( ) 1. 未来的海上家园可能会是什么样子？
A. 一艘游轮。
B. 一座浮动城市。
C. 一个主题公园。
D. 一个渔场。
( ) 2. 我们从文章中可以推断出什么？
A. 弗里德曼正计划搬到一个新国家。
B. 弗里德曼担心海上家园的安全。
C. 弗里德曼的项目已经得到了一些支持者。
D. 弗里德曼已经获得了波塞冬奖。
( ) 3. 以下哪一个可以作为这篇文章的最佳标题？
A. 海上家园：一种新的生活理念
B. 海上家园：一种自然的养殖方式
C. 帕特里·弗里德曼：项目背后的人
D. 帕特里·弗里德曼：一个疯狂的白日梦者