梦想成真 2017年实现的15个预言_BEC初级作文

梦想成真 2017年实现的15个预言

罗切斯特大学的研究人员研发出了一套便宜但高效的隐身装置，第一次使用3D技术操控，能在可见光范围内对多种方向达到隐身效果。这套装置使用4个标准光学透镜将一个物体隐藏，即使观察者来回移动也看不到物体。这项技术可用于为机动车扫除盲点，还可以让医生在做手术时能看到被自己的手挡住的部分。

11. Gender-neutral pronouns came to North America

11. 中性别人称代词

Vancouver's school board introduced the gender neutral pronouns "xe," "xem," and "xyr," in an effort to accommodate students for whom gender-specific pronouns doesn't fit or is considered inappropriate. The move is similar to measures enacted in Sweden and Germany.

温哥华学校的师生们现在在需要用到人称代词的时候，已经开始用"xe","xem","xyr"这些能够避免性别干扰或歧视的新词了。德国和瑞典也在使用。

12. An orangutan became a legally recognized person

12. 猩猩的人权

In an important precedent that could influence law elsewhere, a 29-year-old Sumatran orangutan held at an Argentinian zoo was granted the right of habeas corpus, or bodily autonomy. As noted by AFADA lawyer Paul Buompadre, "This opens the way not only for other Great Apes, but also for other sentient beings which are unfairly and arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in zoos, circuses, water parks and scientific laboratories." Sandra will be released from the zoo and transfered to a sanctuary.