1. What will life be like in the future? 将来的生活会是什么样子?
What ...like? “……像什么/如何/什么样子?”，此处like是介词，其宾语是what。
如：① What's the weather like there? 那儿的天气如何?
② What's your teacher like? 你老师是如何一个人?
2. What happened to the people on the earth? 地球上的人出啥事了?
happen to“某人/某物出了什么事，如何了”。
如：① That autumn something unfortunate happened to my family. 那年秋季，我家发生了一件不幸的事。
② What finally happened to the poor boy? 这可怜的男生后如何了?
③ What has happened to your leg?你的腿如何了?
④What has happened to the recorder?录音机如何了?
3. It would be wonderful if ! 倘若 ，那该多好啊!
什么是虚拟语气?虚拟语气表示说话人的主观愿望、猜测、建议或与事实不符的假设等，也可以表示可能性较小或不可能发生的状况，虚拟语气常用于复合句中。上句是一个含有条件状语从句的复合句，主句和从句的谓语动词用了虚拟语气，表示“与目前事实相反的”一种假设。那样，当说话人想表示“与目前事实相反的”假设时，主句和条件状语从句的谓语动词的“模版形式”是什么样的呢?请察看如下，
如：① If I were you, I wouldn't accept her suggestion. 假如我是你，我不会同意她的建议。
② If I knew the answer to the question, I shouldtell you. 假如我了解问题的答案，我会对你说的。
③ If he were here, he might talk with you. 假如他在这儿，他或许会跟你谈谈的。
④ If I didn't do exercise every day, I wouldn't be so strong. 假如我不天天训练，我是不会这么强壮的。
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4. One way to catch a glimpse of the future is to examine some of the major trends in contemporary society. 瞥一眼将来是什么样子的方法之一是考察一下当今社会的主要倾向。
to catch a glimpse意为“看一眼;瞥见”。在句中作one way的定语;
to examine some of the major trends in contemporary society作表语。
① I caught a glimpse of our new neighbor. 我只看过一眼大家的新邻居。
② I glimpsed her among the crowd. 我瞥见她在人群当中。
③ The man glimpsed the thief climbing out of the window. 那人瞥见小偷从窗户爬出来。
major
句中how transportation is changing作介词of的宾语从句;which is…and travels…430 km/h是限制性定语从句，其先行词是train。amaze使惊奇，使吃惊;amazing让人惊异的;amazed惊异的，惊愕的。如：
① Her knowledge amazes me. 她的学识令我吃惊。
② Visitors were amazed at the achievements of the city during the past ten years. 参观者对这城市过去十年中的收获感到惊奇。
③ I was amazed by the news of George's sudden death. 听到乔治忽然过世的消息，我感到惊愕。
④ What an amazing painting! 多么了不起的一幅油画啊!
at a speed of ...以……的速度
The car is racing at a frightening speed of 200 m/h. 这辆小汽车以每小时200英里的吓人速度飞驰着。
6. Many companies and consumers have already begun reforming the way they do business. 很多公司 和买家已经开始改革他们之间的买卖形式。
reforming the way they do business是动名词短语作宾语。动词begin的宾语也可用不定式，可改为…begun to reform the way they do business;they do business作名词way的定语从句。
☆reform 改革，改进，悔改。
如：① The reform and open policy has brought us Chinese people a rich and colourful life. 改革开放的政策给大家中国人民带来了富裕和丰富多彩的生活。
② We must reform the outdated rules and regulations. 大家需要改革那些过时的规章规范。
③ He promised to reform if given another chance. 他答应只须再给他机会就肯定悔改。
名词way后面的定语从句的关系词可用that代替in which，也可以如上句一样不需要任何关系词。再如：
① They wayyou're doing is completely crazy. 你这么干法，真的是发疯了。
② I liked the wayshe organized the meeting. 我喜欢她组织会议的办法。