Main idea of each paragraph:
Para. 1 Before getting into the time capsule
Para. 2 In the capsule
Para. 3 Arriving in the future
Para 4 A strange-looking house
1. Li Qiang felt worried and unsettled. He suffered from time lag.
2. A stewardess led him into the capsule through a small opening. After a calming drink, he felt sleepy. The capsule began swinging gently sideways.
3. New surroundings were difficult to tolerate. The air seemed thin. His head ached. He tried to make adjustment to the new situation. He put on a mask. Wang Ping showed him how to use a hovering carriage, which can move more swiftly.
4. They found the wall of a room made of trees. Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor. They had a brief meal and a hot bath. Exhausted, he slid into and fell fast asleep.
Language points:
1. take up
remind… of/about/to do…
constantly
Fashion is constantly changing.
2. Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days.
3. Well-known for their expertise, his parents’ company, called “Future Tours”, transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.
be well-known for…
4. My new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.
5. adjust to/make adjustment to
6. … by ending or pressing down in your seat, you can move swiftly.
7. …when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.
He pointed to what looked like a tree.
… the future of what was still my hometown.
8. provide… with…
9. why not do…?
10. Exhausted, I slid into bed…