According to BT’s futurologist, Ian Pearson, these are among the developments scheduled for the first few decades of the new millennium (a period of 1,000 years), when supercomputers will dramatically accelerate progress in all areas of life.
Question 1
Ian Pearson argues that supercomputers may ____.
[A] accelerate our pace of life
✔[B] improve all aspects of life greatly
✔[C] be dramatically improved in the new millennium（被动）
[D] be scheduled to be developed in the new century
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Question 2
Please translate the sentences into Chinese.
According to BT’s futurologist, Ian Pearson, these are among the developments scheduled for the first few decades of the new millennium (a period of 1,000 years),when supercomputers will dramatically accelerate progress in all areas of life.
根据BT的未来学家伊恩皮尔逊，在新世纪的最初几十年将会预定的发展，超级计算机将会在生活的各个领域有戏剧性的惊人的进步。↓
英国电讯公司的未来学家伊恩·皮尔逊认为，上述种种科研成就均在新千年的最初几十年内的研发计划之列，届时超级计算机将大大加快人类生活各个领域里的进步。
句子详解↓
[1] According to BT’s futurologist, Ian Pearson, these are among the developments scheduled for the first few decades of the new millennium (a period of 1,000 years), [2] when supercomputers will dramatically accelerate progress in all areas of life.
句子结构
[1] 主句（S+LV+P）
状：According to BT’s futurologist, Ian Pearson, 英国电讯公司的未来学家伊恩·皮尔逊认为
主：these 这些（上述种种科研成就）
系：are 是
表：among the developments 在种种研发项目之列的
定：scheduled | for the first few decades | of the new millennium (a period of 1,000 years),
字面：被计划 | 最初几十年 | 新千年
意译：新千年最初几十年的计划
译文：英国电讯公司的未来学家伊恩·皮尔逊认为，上述种种科研成就均在新千年的最初几十年内的研发计划之列
[2]修饰first few decades的定语从句
引：when = in which = in the first few decades 届时
主：supercomputers 超级计算机
谓：will dramatically accelerate 将会大大加快
宾：progress in all areas of life 生活各个领域的进步
译文：届时超级计算机将大大加快人类生活各个领域里的进步
本句译文
英国电讯公司的未来学家伊恩·皮尔逊认为，上述种种科研成就均在新千年的最初几十年内的研发计划之列，届时超级计算机将大大加快人类生活各个领域里的进步。
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