forms of communication among our space citizens⑧. No more typists⑨ working on a typewriter⑩ or computer！No more postage⑪ or postcodes⑫！ Messages can now be sent using a "thoughtpad"⑬. You place the metal band over your head, clear your mind, press the sending button⑭， think your message and the next instant⑮ it's sent. It's stored on the "thoughtpad" of the receiver⑯. It's quick, efficient⑰ and environmentally friendly⑱. The only limitation is if the user does not think his or her message clearly, an unclear message may be sent.But we cannot blame the tools for the faults of the user, can we?

　　During the explanation I looked at the pair of small objects called "thoughtpads"⑲ on a table.They just looked like metal ribbons⑳. So ordinary but so powerful! While I was observing them, the path moved us on.

　　⑧citizen ['sItIzn] n．公民；居民；市民

　　⑨typist ['taIpIst] n．打字员

　　⑩typewriter ['taIpˌraItə] n．打字机

　　⑪postage ['pəʊstIdʒ] n．邮资

　　⑫postcode ['pəʊstkəʊd] n．邮政编码

　　⑬现在分词短语using a "thoughtpad"作方式状语。

　　⑭button ['bʌtn] n．按钮；纽扣

　　⑮instant ['Instənt] n．瞬间；片刻 adj.立即的；立刻的

　　⑯receiver [rI'siːvə] n．接受者；接收器；电话听筒

　　⑰efficient [I'fIʃnt] adj.效率高的；有能力的

　　⑱environmentally friendly环保的

　　⑲过去分词短语called "thoughtpads"作后置定语，修饰objects。

　　⑳ribbon ['rIbən] n．丝带；带状物

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导游：从2008年来访的朋友们，早上好！首先，我们要查看一种我们太空居民使用的最新的通讯方式。再也不需要打字员在打字机或电脑上工作了！再也不需要邮费和邮政编码了！现在我们可以通过一种"思想仪"来发送信息。你把金属带放在头上，排除杂念，按下发送按钮，然后想着你要发送的信息，刹那间信息就发出去了。它被存储在接受者的"思想仪"里。它快捷、高效，而且环保。唯一的缺点是，如果使用者没有想清楚要发送的信息