Mr Jiang is a manager of a big company in Sunshine Town. He is always too busy to have any time to relax. “I have to buy a robot so that I can have more free time,” Mr Jiang thought. So he ordered one from a robot shop.The robot made Mr Jiang’s life much easier. When he got up in the morning, breakfast was made, his business suitwas smoothly ironed, and his lunch box was already prepared. That made him very happy.While Mr Jiang was at work, the robot would do all the housework. It would go shoppingat the supermarket as well.
Some people believe that humans could live on the planet Mars by the year 2100. Our own planet, the Earth, is becoming more and more crowded and pollutedbecause of the rapid increase in population. It is hoped that people could start all over again and build a better world on Mars. Here is what life there could be like.At present, ours pacecraft are too slow to carry large numbers of passengers to Mars—it would take months. With the development of technology, by the year 2100, the journey might only take about 20 minutes in spacecraft that travel at the speed of light!
朗读重点
Mars /mɑːz/（单音节长元音/ɑː/饱满，尾音/z/浊辅音轻读）crowded /ˈkraʊdɪd/（重音在第一音节，双元音/aʊ/饱满，尾音/d/轻读）polluted /pəˈluːtɪd/（重音在第二音节，长元音/uː/拖长，/t/轻读）increase /ˈɪŋkriːs/（名词重音第一音节，/ɪŋ/鼻腔发音，长元音/iː/到位）spacecraft /ˈspeɪskrɑːft/（重音在第一音节，/eɪ/双元音饱满，/kr/辅音连读）passengers /ˈpæsɪndʒəz/（重音在第一音节，/æ/口型张大，/dʒ/浊辅音送气）speed /spiːd/（单音节长元音/iː/拖长，尾音/d/轻读，清辅音/s/送气）
