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必修4 Module 1 Interviewer is a woman, with a British accent. G is an American architect. Interviewer: Good afternoon everybody and on the programme this afternoon is an expert of American domestic architecture, Mr Simon Oppenheim whos going to talk to us about the house of the future. So where shall we be living in twenty years time? G: Twenty years isnt a long time. We wont be living underground or in space. Well be living in houses and flats just as we do today. Interviewer: What will the houses look like? G: I think theyll look much the same as they do today, at least from the outside. But they will be different inside. Interviewer: In what way? G: For a start, theyll be more flexible. That means well be able to move the walls to create bigger or smaller rooms when we want to. So the dining room and living room as we know them would disappear. Interviewer: And the kitchen? G: The kitchen will become the most important room in the house! Well still be cooking, and well probably be using the kitchen more as a family room. And bathrooms will be bigger. Interviewer: So well be spending more time in the bath. G: Just as other people have done in the past, like in the days of the ancient Romans, when the bath had an important social function ... Interviewer: What about furniture? G: Well, a lot of furniture will be the same—well still be sitting in chairs and using cupboards to keep things in, but the technology will be different. I think a single computer will control most of the functions in the house, and it will have a voice recognition system. Interviewer: So well just have to say Switch on the light! and the light comes on? G: Yes, thats right. And the technology will be smarter. Interviewer: Smarter? G: Yes. For example, if we run out of something, like theres no more milk left in the fridge, the computer will tell us. Maybe a shopping list would appear on a screen on the fridge. And the toilet will move higher or lower, depending on who uses it—a chil