【推荐1】Now that nobody knows for sure what the world will look like in the near future, it can be fun to picture some jobs we might be able to apply for in the coming decade!

Distant drone (无人驾驶飞机)drivers and pilots

How cool would it be to deliver packages from the comfortable office? That’s the way of the future with delivery drones and self-driving trucks. Zach Howard says, “Many delivery companies will soon need lots of drones and a large number of skilled pilots who can run the drones.”

Rewilders

To save Mother Nature, someone will need to remove the damage humans have done to the environment. Through the Jobs of 2030 project, an organization guesses we will need rewilders to remove the damage to the countryside caused by people, factories, cars and farming. These workers will be responsible for removing walls to give flight paths back to birds and replacing roads with forests.

Gamification (游戏化)marketing experts

This future expert will need to make online shopping feel like a game; that is, gamification is about keeping customers more delighted during shopping. The gamification marketing expert will help keep online buyers’ attention by making their experiences more playful and exciting.

【推荐3】In the good old days, gold miners could seek out visible spots of bling at the surface in order to find deeper, richer veins. These days, prospectors must examine samples of dirt for more minute traces suggestive of a hidden mine below. Analysing water from boreholes can also provide clues, but boreholes are scarce and new ones are costly and time-consuming to drill.

Trees offer an alternative that has come off in Australia. The idea has been around since the 1940s but, until now, never practical. Some trees have roots that reach deep underground, drawing up water and, along with it, tiny quantities of minerals that end up distributed throughout the tree. In this way, even lofty leaves bear traces of what lies far beneath. In areas where there is no gold, leaves may have a background level of 0. 15 parts per billion (ppb) of gold; on gold-rich sites that can rise to 4ppb.

In proof-of-principle studies over the last few years, Nathan Reid and his team at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have shown that biogeochemical prospecting closely agrees with the surface and groundwater analyses. Inspired by these results, Marmota, an exploration firm, put the method to the test at its Aurora Tank site, 50km from the highly-productive Challenger mine in South Australia.

Leaves collected immediately around a known deposit that lies beneath ten metres of rock contained traces of gold. Further samples were taken 40 metres apart around known deposits, and at wider spaces farther out. This turned up several anomalies, where gold seemed to be present but other tests had shown nothing. “The usual surface sample testing was saying ‘Don’t drill here’,” says Colin Rose, Marmota’s executive chairman, “but the tree sampling was saying ‘Drill here’. ” Then came the pay-off. Drilling revealed a five-metre-thick vein with 27g of gold per tonne, more than 30 metres below the surface. A metre-thick inner layer held an impressive 105g per tonne.

Marmota is keen to explore further. Prospecting with trees is starting to look less like a scientific curiosity and more like a golden opportunity.

【推荐2】As you get older, you'll meet a wider range of people from different cultures. Culture is an idea that isn't easy to understand. People often use the term to refer to things like food, holidays, clothing and music.    1    Religion, customs, beliefs and values are also part of your culture. So when meeting people from different backgrounds, you can sometimes find that there're huge differences in how you see the world.

    2    For example, when you meet people from a different culture, ask them about their lives. It is one of the best ways to understand the culture. But be polite about it and remember they don't owe you an answer, and might not want to give it—not everyone wants to explain everything about their culture.

Maybe you've recently met someone from a different culture you find interesting.    3    Get to know his/her families and see how their customs and traditions differ from yours. You might be surprised to find how culturally different two people living even in the same town can be!

Read books by and about people who are different from you. Reading memoirs (回忆录), biographies and other nonfiction books is an obvious way to learn about a country or someone's life.    4    Like with books, you can also watch movies to learn more about a culture. What's more, keeping yourself in a different culture through travel is also an amazing way to understand another culture.

    5    So accept and respect the differences between yourself and your friends from different cultures—remember that what is a difference to you is just their normal life!

【推荐3】When you’re visiting another country, you may be thought impolite or rude if you don’t do as the Romans do.     1    .

·Be careful of what you give to Chinese friends. China has a long history and colorful cultures, so you have to pay attention to the cultural traditions. When presenting your Chinese friends with flowers, avoid using white. Because they are connected with death.     2    .

·    3    . In some cultures, it is acceptable to eat food with your hands. But in Norway it is often required that you use a spoon and fork, chopsticks, or a knife and fork when having a meal. So learn about how to use these things before you travel there. In Norway, even sandwiches are eaten using a fork and knife.

·Don’t ask for salt when dining in Egypt. In many cultures, like the United States, it’s all right to ask for salt to add to your food. But if you’re dining with friends and colleagues in Egypt, keep in mind to avoid asking for salt.     4    .

·Lose a tooth in Greece. For many countries, children are told to keep the baby teeth under the pillow and the Tooth Fairy will give them money in exchange for their teeth. But Greek children are told to throw their teeth onto the roofs.     5    . It also means good luck to the family.