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Imagine waking up to a world where China is the world’s leading superpower, astronauts are busy walking on Mars and a brand new political party is ruling the UK.
Well this could be the reality in 15 years if some of the predictions of 100,000 British are correct.
The massive survey which was carried out to mark MSN’s 15 year anniversary asked the men and women of the UK how they pictured the world in 2025.
Nearly half believe Prince William will bypass Prince Charles to be crowned King of England although one in six think the monarchy will have been abolished.
On the world stage 60 percent think China is set to become the world’s leading superpower, while a third of us think Great Britain will be made up of four self-governed countries.
A quarter of those polled believe a new party will form the government in 2025 although the same proportion think that Labour will be back in power.
Further afield four percent are optimistic that there will be a permanent human base on Mars while one in ten expect a colony of humans to be living in space. Meanwhile technology will have come on in leaps and bounds.
More than half questioned in the MSN study predict people will watch all their favourite shows via TV sets hooked up to the internet.
Two-thirds believe cosmetic surgery will have become common place and one in six think we will look after our own health using apps and gadgets rather than relying on the doctor.
想象一下，有一天当你醒来时，发现中国成了世界领先的超级大国，宇航员们在火星上行走，而统治英国的是一个崭新的政党。
15年后这些情景可能都会成真——如果接受调查的那10万名英国人预测得准的话。
这项为了纪念MSN诞生15周年的大型调查问英国人想象中的2025年的世界是什么样的。
有近一半的被调查者认为威廉王子会越过其父查尔斯王子提前登基，成为英国国王。但也有六分之一的人认为到那时君主制已经被废除了。
对于将来的世界格局，60%的人认为中国定会成为世界超级大国，而三分之一的人认为英国会分解成四个自治的国家。
四分之一的被调查者相信2025年将会有一个新政党来成立政府，但也有同样比例的人认为工党会重新掌权。
有4%的人想得有点远，他们乐观地相信到时候火星上会有一个永久性人类基地，而十分之一的人认为2025年会有人移民太空。同时，人们预计科技将会飞速发展。
这项MSN发起的调查显示，过半的被调查者预测说到2025年人们可以在连着网络的电视机上收看他们喜爱的节目。
三分之二的人认为到时候整形手术会很普遍。六分之一的人认为在2025年我们可以通过应用软件和一些小设备来检测健康状况，而不用事事麻烦医生。
【注释】
in/by leaps and bounds 飞跃地；突飞猛进
Well this could be the reality in 15 years if some of the predictions of 100,000 British are correct.
The massive survey which was carried out to mark MSN’s 15 year anniversary asked the men and women of the UK how they pictured the world in 2025.
Nearly half believe Prince William will bypass Prince Charles to be crowned King of England although one in six think the monarchy will have been abolished.
On the world stage 60 percent think China is set to become the world’s leading superpower, while a third of us think Great Britain will be made up of four self-governed countries.
A quarter of those polled believe a new party will form the government in 2025 although the same proportion think that Labour will be back in power.
Further afield four percent are optimistic that there will be a permanent human base on Mars while one in ten expect a colony of humans to be living in space. Meanwhile technology will have come on in leaps and bounds.
More than half questioned in the MSN study predict people will watch all their favourite shows via TV sets hooked up to the internet.
Two-thirds believe cosmetic surgery will have become common place and one in six think we will look after our own health using apps and gadgets rather than relying on the doctor.
想象一下，有一天当你醒来时，发现中国成了世界领先的超级大国，宇航员们在火星上行走，而统治英国的是一个崭新的政党。
15年后这些情景可能都会成真——如果接受调查的那10万名英国人预测得准的话。
这项为了纪念MSN诞生15周年的大型调查问英国人想象中的2025年的世界是什么样的。
有近一半的被调查者认为威廉王子会越过其父查尔斯王子提前登基，成为英国国王。但也有六分之一的人认为到那时君主制已经被废除了。
对于将来的世界格局，60%的人认为中国定会成为世界超级大国，而三分之一的人认为英国会分解成四个自治的国家。
四分之一的被调查者相信2025年将会有一个新政党来成立政府，但也有同样比例的人认为工党会重新掌权。
有4%的人想得有点远，他们乐观地相信到时候火星上会有一个永久性人类基地，而十分之一的人认为2025年会有人移民太空。同时，人们预计科技将会飞速发展。
这项MSN发起的调查显示，过半的被调查者预测说到2025年人们可以在连着网络的电视机上收看他们喜爱的节目。
三分之二的人认为到时候整形手术会很普遍。六分之一的人认为在2025年我们可以通过应用软件和一些小设备来检测健康状况，而不用事事麻烦医生。
【注释】
in/by leaps and bounds 飞跃地；突飞猛进