【正文】 owi ng that there was no risk to Cl aire’s mari age. But even though Toby had been so cl ever, he woul d have to be rebui lt—you cannot have wom en fal ing i n l ove with machines. A BIOGRAPHY OF ISAAC ASIMOV Isac Asimov was an Am eri can scientist and wri ter who wrote around 480 boks that i ncluded m ystery stori es, sci ence and history books, and even books about the Hol y Bi ble and Shakespeare. But he i s best known for his sci ence fiction stories. Asim ov had both an extraordinary im agi nati on that gave him the abi li ty to explore future worlds and an amazing m ind wi th whi ch he searched for explanations of everything, in the present and the past. Asim ov’s li fe began i n Russia, where he was born on 2 January, 1920. It ended in New York 1 肉牛養(yǎng)殖園區(qū)項目 可行性研究報告 to si t around feeli ng sory for m ysel f. As wel as goi ng to the m ovi es and footbal l m atches with m y friends, I spend a l ot of tim e wi th my pets. I have two rabbi ts, a parrot, a tank ful of fi sh and a tortoi se. To l ook after m y pets properl y takes a l ot of tim e but I fi nd i t worthwhi l e. I al so have to do a lot of work, especi al y i f I have been away for a whil e. In m any ways m y di sabi li ty has helped m e grow stronger psychologi cal y and be e more i ndependent. I have to work hard to l i ve a norm al l i fe but it has been worth it. If I had a chance to say one thi ngs to heal thy chi l dren, i t woul d be thi s: havi ng a di sabi li ty does not m ean your l i fe i s not satisfyi ng. So don’t feel sorry for the di sabl ed or m ake fun of them , and don’t i gnore them either. Just acept them for who they are, and gi ve them encouragem ent to li ve as ri ch and ful l a l ife as you do. Thank you for readi ng my story. A LETTER TO AN ARCH ITECT Ms L Sanders Al i ce Major Chi ef archi tect 64 Cam bri dge Street Ci nem a Desi gns Bankstown 44 Hi l Stret Bankstown 24 Septem ber, 200— Dear Ms Sanders, I read i n the newspaper today that you are to be the archi tect for the new Bankstown ci nem a. I hope you wil l not mi nd m e writi ng to ask i f you have thought about the needs of di sabled custom ers. In parti cul ar I wonder i f you have consi dered the fol owi ng thi ngs: 1 Adequate acces for wheel chai rs. It woul d be handy to have li fts to al parts of the ci nem a. The buttons i n the l i fts shoul d be easy for a person i n a wheel chai r to reach, and the doors be wi de enough to enter. In som e ci nem as, the l ifts are at the back of the ci nem a in col d, unatracti ve places. As di sabl ed peopl e have to use the li fts, thi s m akes them feel they are not as i mportant as other custom ers. 2 Earphones for peopl e who have troubl e heari ng. It woul d hel p to fi t sets of earphones to al l seats, not just to som e of them. Thi s woul d al ow heari ngi m pai red custom ers to enjoy the pany of thei r heari ng fri ends rather than havi ng to si t i n a speci al area. 3 Raised seati ng. Peopl e who are short canot al ways see the screen. So I’d l i ke to suggest that the seats at the back be pl aced hi gher than those at the front so that everyone can see the screen easi l y. Perhaps there coul d be a space at the end of each row for peopl e i n wheel chai rs to sit next to thei r fri ends. 4 Toi l ets. For di sabl ed custom ers i t woul d be m ore conveni ent to pl ace the toil ets near the entrance to the ci nem a. It can be di ffi cult i f the onl y di sabl ed toil et is i n the basem ent a l ong way from where the fi lm i s showing. And i f the doors coul d be opened outwards, di sabl ed custom ers woul d be very happy. 5 Car parki ng. O f course, there are usual l y spaces speci al ly reserved for di sabl ed and el derl y drivers. If they are close to the ci nem a entrance and /or exit, i t is easi er for disabl ed peopl e to get to the fi lm i n fort. Thank you for readi ng m y l etter. I hope m y suggesti ons wil l meet wi th your approval. Di sabled peopl e shoul d have the sam e opportuniti es as ablebodied peopl e to enjoy the ci nem a and to do so with di gnity. I am sure m any peopl e wi l prai se your ci nem a i f you desi gn it wi th good acess for di sabl ed peopl e. It wil l al so m ake the ci nem a owners happy if m ore peopl e go as they wil l make hi gher profi ts! Yours si ncerely, Ali ce Major Uni t 2 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Larry Belm ont worked for a pany that made robots. Recentl y it had begun experim enti ng wi th a househol d robot. It was goi ng to be tested out by Larry’s wi fe, Cl aire. Cl ai re di dn’t want the robot in her house, especi al y as her husband woul d be absent for three weeks, but Lary persuaded her that the robot woul dn’t harm her or al ow her to be harm ed. It woul d be a bonus. H owever, when she first saw the robot, she felt al arm ed. H is nam e was Tony and he seem ed m ore l i ke a hum an than a m achine. He was tal l and handsom e wi th sm ooth hair and a deep voi ce al though his faci al expressi on never changed. O n the second m orni ng Tony, weari ng an apron, brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed hel p dressi ng. She fel t em barassed and quickl y tol d him to go. It was disturbi ng and fri ghteni ng that he l oked so hum an. O ne day, Cl aire m enti oned that she di dn’t thi nk she was cl ever. Tony sai d that she m ust feel very unhappy to say that. Cl ai re thought i t was ri di cul ous to be offered sym pathy by a robot. But she began to trust hi m. She tol d him how she was overweight and thi s m ade her feel unhappy. Al so she fel t her home wasn’t elegant enough for som eone li ke Larry who wanted to i mprove hi s soci al posi ti on. She wasn’t l ike Gl adys Cl afern, one of the ri chest and m ost p