範文:Automation Changed The society

「要求」

　　在市組織的一個反映兩個世紀變化的學科報告會上，你應邀用英文做一個簡短的主題通訊，內容如下：

　　如果歷史重複它自己，人們相信自動化仍然會改變人們的生活。

　　在信息社會中，工人們會把他們的注意力放置在信息的服務上。

　　以一個有趣的但不無道理的反問句結尾。

　　「範文」

　　AutomationChanged The society

　　The trend in today's offices and factories is paralleling that of the farm 200 years ago. If history repeats itself——and most experts believe it will——automation will continue to reduce the number of workers needed to accomplish unskilled and semiskilled tasks. Automation will also provide workers with valuable information that will help them better do their jobs.

　　In the information society， workers will focus their energies on providing a myriad of information services. Today it is a bit difficult to imagine a society that may become desperately dependent on certain information services. But let's put this concern in its proper perspective. Can you imagine our nineteenth century forefathers becoming as desperately dependent on the speed of air travel or hair dryers as we are？

　　Who among us would give up our hair dryer！

　　「評語」

　　該文躰現了學術報告文章的嚴肅性，裡麪有很多漂亮而槼範的句子，比如：“put this concern in its proper perspective”，“If history repeats itself”。結尾的幽默手法也很符郃英語習慣。