LIFEINTHEFUTURE 　　Whatlifewillbelikeinthefutureisdifficulttopredict.It 　　is,however,possibletousemodelstomakeforecastsaboutfuture 　　developments.Onewaytocatchaglimpseofthefutureisto 　　examinesomeofthemajortrendsincontemporarysociety. 　　TRANSPORTATION 　　Currenttrendsindicatethattransportationisbecoming 　　cleaner,fasterandsafer.Publictransportationisalreadywell 　　developedinmosturbanareasofChina.Newtechnologyisbeing 　　usedtomakesurethatthecarstaxis,busesandtrainsweusedo 　　notpollutetheair.Agoodexampleofhowtransportationis 　　changingisthenewmaglevtrain,whichisenvironmentally 　　friendly,energy-savingandtravelsatanamazing430km/h.To 　　ensuresafety,thetrainiscontrolledbyanadvancedcomputer 　　system.Scientistsarealsodevelopingnewfuelsandenginesthat 　　willletustravelwithoutworryingaboutwhetherweare 　　pollutingtheenvironment. 　　BUSINESS 　　Itwillnotbebusinessasusualinthefuture.Manycompanies 　　andconsumershavealreadybegunreformingthewaytheydo 　　business.E-commerce,orbusinessdoneontheInternetisbecoming 　　moreandmorepopularaspeoplediscovertheadvantagesofonline 　　shopping.TheInternetalsomakesiteasierforcompaniestokeep 　　intouchwithcustomersandcompaniesinothercountries.For 　　peoplewhodogoouttoshops,shoppingisnolongerjusta 　　necessity.Ithasbecomeaformofentertainment.Insteadof 　　searchingacrowdedstoreforbasicgoods,suchasfoodand 　　clothes,peoplewanttogotoapleasantmallandcombineshopping 　　withfun.Themallsofthefuturewillbelikesmallcities 　　whereyoucanshop,eat,seeafilmandevendance.Topayfortheir 　　purchases,peoplewillusesmartcards,whichcontainatiny 　　chip,insteadofcash. 　　HEALTHANDMEDICINE 　　Peopleinthefuturewillbeabletoenjoyalongerand 　　healthierlifeandremainactiveeveninoldage.Peoplenoware 　　payingmoreattentiontotheimportanceofahealthydietandan 　　activelife.Theyarecarefulaboutwhattheyeatandexercise 　　regularly.Advancesinmedicalsciencealsoallowustodealwith 　　newdiseases,suchasSARS.Somediseases,forexample 　　smallpox,havealreadybeensuccessfullydefeated.Withabetter 　　understandingofthehumanbody,scientistsandphysicianswillbe 　　abletocuremorediseases.Perhapsmoreimportantly,nes 　　discoveriesingeneticsandbiochemistrymayleadtochangesin 　　thewaydiseasesarecuredandmedicinesaremade. 　　EDUCATIONANDKNOWLEDGE 　　Homeworkwillalwaysbehomework,buttheschoolsofthefuture 　　willprobablybequitedifferentfromwhattheyaretoday.Wecan 　　studyathomebywatchingeducatorsonTVoronacomputer 　　screen.Inthefuture,theremaybemore"schoolsontheair"and"e- 　　schools".Realclassroomswillalwaysbepopular,butdistance 　　educationwillhelppeoplestudfywheneverthehavetimeand 　　wherevertheymaybe.Thewayweviewlearningandknowledgeis 　　alsochanging.Insteadofbeingstu