北师大版高中英语模块11--Unit32(2)-6

[00:02.12]6 Each age has its future fears that turn [00:04.72]out to be groundless. [00:06.27]In the fifties, concerns focused on monsters [00:08.69]and flying saucers.Ours are reproductive. [00:12.53]For instance we worry that,come 2052, [00:15.47]it will be increasingly normal [00:17.54]for grannies to be giving birth, [00:19.69]or that male pregnanacy will be possible. [00:22.51]it's my bet that if you asked 100 women [00:25.23]in their sixties, now or in 2052, [00:29.04]if they wanted a test-tube baby [00:30.95]or double-glazing, [00:32.75]99 per cent would opt for the windows. [00:35.46]As for male pregnancy, [00:37.15]I have filed it under "o" [00:39.89]as in "only for the lunatic", [00:41.88]along with human cloning [00:43.65]and genetic engineering. [00:45.99]Yes, it might all be technically possible, [00:48.19]and you might well see genetic engineering [00:50.70]for very specific and well-defined [00:52.09]medical resons,but it will remain phenomenally [00:56.84]risky for the baby. [00:58.26]It's an unchangeable part of human nature [01:00.52]that what we really want, [01:02.15]above everything else, [01:03.57]is the best for our future generations. [01:04.94]

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