Spacemail: liqiang299A@GreatAdventureSpaceStation.com 15/11/3008(Earthtime) Dear Mum and Dad,
I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year. I have to remind myself constantly that I am really in AD 3008. Worried about the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days. As a result, I suffered from “time lag”. This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period. So I was very nervous and uncertain at first. However, my friend and guide, Wang Ping, was very understanding and gave me some green tablets which helped a lot. Well-known for their expertise, his parents’ company, called “Future Tours”, transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.
I can still remember the moment when the space stewardess called us all to the capsule and we climbed in through a small opening. The seats were comfortable and after a calming drink, we felt sleepy and closed our eyes. The capsule began swinging gently sideways as we lay relaxed and dreaming. A few minutes later, the journey was completed and we had arrived. I was still on the earth but one thousand years in the future. What would I find?
At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate. The air seemed thin, as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left. Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached. Just as I tried to make the necessary adjustment to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared. “Put on this mask,” he advised. “It’ll make you feel much better.” He handed it to me and immediately hurried me through to a small room nearby for a rest. I felt better in no time. Soon I was back on my feet again and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer. These carriages float above the ground and by bending or pressing down in your seat, you can move swiftly. Wang Ping fastened my safety belt and showed me how to use it. Soon I could fly as fast as him. However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions. He was swept up into the centre of them. Just at that moment I had a “time lag” flashback and saw the area again as it had been in the year AD 2008. I realized that I had been transported into the future of what was still my hometown! Then I caught sight of Wang Ping again and flew after him.
Arriving at a strange-looking house, he showed me into a large, bright clean room. It had a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting. Suddenly the wall moved – it was made of trees! I found later that their leaves provided the room with much-needed oxygen. Then Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic. “Why not sit down and eat a little?” he said. “You may find this difficult as it is your first time travel trip. Just relax, since there is nothing planned on the timetable today. Tomorrow you’ll be ready for some visits.” Having said this, he spread some food on the table, and produced a bed from the floor. After he left, I had a brief meal and a hot bath. Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.
More news later from your loving son, Li Qiang
FIRST IMPRESSIONS我依然不相信我在去年我赢得的奖， 我必须不断的擦眼睛来提醒自己，我已经到 3005年去旅游过了，由于担心这次旅行，我开始几天很不安，结果，我受到了时滞的困扰，有点象坐飞机时的飞行时差，但不同的是，你得保持从你从以前的时间急转，所以一开始我感觉很紧张，我的向导朋友王平很理解我，并给了我很大的支持鼓励。他们的专业技术众所周知，他父母的公司叫做“未来旅行”，他们用时间太空舱把我安全的送到了 未来。他们让我们六个一起通过一个圆形开口走进太空舱，里面的座位很舒服，喝了能让我们想睡觉和闭上眼睛的压惊饮料后，太空舱开始摇晃，象躺在梦中一样。当太空舱轻轻摇摆着慢慢从地上升起来的时候，巨大的声音从我们的脚下方向传来，几分钟后，旅行完成了，我们已经到了未来，我依然在地球上，但那是多年后的地球，我能发现什么呢？
我仍然记得当太空乘务员让我们一起通过一个小圆形开口走进太空舱的时刻。里面的座位很舒服，喝了压惊饮料后，我们觉得想睡觉并且闭上眼睛。当我们很放松正在做梦的时候，太空舱开始摇晃。几分钟后，旅行完成了，我们已经到了未来，我依然在地球上，但那是1千年后的地球，我能发现什么呢？ 开始我对周围的新环境难以忍受。空气稀薄，好像只剩下一点儿氧气。由于缺少新鲜空气的，我头痛了。正当我试着调整适应这个新环境时，王平出现了。“带上这个面罩”，他建议说：“这样会让你感觉好些”，他把面罩交给了我，并催我到附近的一个小房子里面休息。很快我就感觉舒服些了。一会后我复原了，跟着他，挑了一个由电脑驾驶的盘旋着的交通工具，这些盘旋着的交通工具是浮在地面上方的，靠弯曲的和按压操纵杆来操纵着，你可以快速移动。王平系好我的安全带，并示意我如何使用它。我在几分钟内就能和王平飞得一样的快了。当我们到达一个看起来象巨大超市的地方的时候，因为所有的人都往一个方向飞，又有太多的一样的交通工具，我看不到王平了。就在那时，我“时光倒流”了，我又看到了2008年时的地区，我意识到我被送到了未来，但却依然在我的家乡。这时，我又看到了王平，于是跟上他一起飞。
