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In a classroom, Garry Golden is sharing his ideas with some
university students. Golden is a futurist(未来学家). Futurists are
scientists who study the world today and use that information to make 1 about the future. Some futurists 2 the environment. Golden studies traffic(交通)— the science of 3 to
move people from place to place.
Golden says there will be fewer 4 in cities in the future.
"Cars 5 a
lot of space," Golden says. "We have to build lots of parking lots(停车场)for 6, but having so many parking lots isn't
always helpful. Much of the time the parking lots are empty. "Golden says
cities will make new laws to limit(限制)the number of
cars in the future.
"Buses have the same problem 7 parking lots," Golden says. Sometimes
they are 8 and
sometimes they are empty. Golden says in the future people can use phones to
send messages when they want to 9 the
bus. And buses can change their ways to pick them up.
"Traffic is a big problem for cities today," Golden
says. "10 there are so many things we can do to improve
it. I believe that in thirty years we will live in a very different world.
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