5.The Man in Asbestos(746)

Ninth grade rewrite

The Man in Asbestos

【1】In a small town, there lived a man who was fascinated by stories of the future. He often read about people who could sleep for hundreds of years and wake up in a world that was completely different from his own. He longed to experience such a journey himself. One day, he decided to take a leap into the unknown and embarked on a journey through time.

【2】He prepared himself for a deep, long sleep, a sleep that would take him centuries into the future. He lay down, closed his eyes, and let himself drift into a slumber that felt like it would never end. As he slept, he could sense the passage of time, the days turning into years, and the years into centuries. Then, suddenly, he awoke.

【3】He found himself in a place he did not recognize. He was sitting on a wide couch in a room that looked like a museum. Beside him was a man with a face that was neither young nor old, and he was dressed in clothes that seemed to be made of grey dust. The man looked at him with a calm expression, showing neither surprise nor interest.

【4】The time traveler, filled with excitement and curiosity, asked, "Where am I? Who are you?"

The man in grey dust replied, "You speak in a strange, excited way. I don't know where you are, and I don't know who you are. We don't keep track of years anymore."

The time traveler was shocked. "You don't keep track of years? Why not?"

【5】The man explained, "We've conquered death and hunger. We don't need to count the years because they no longer matter."

The time traveler was amazed. He had always believed that the future would be full of progress and wonder. But this new world seemed lifeless and dull. He asked, "What are your clothes made of?"

【6】"Asbestos," the man replied.

The time traveler was puzzled. "Asbestos? Why would you wear that?"

The man in grey dust shrugged. "It's all we have left. We don't need much anymore."

【7】The time traveler decided to explore this strange new world. He left the museum and stepped out onto the street. What he saw was a shock. The once bustling city was now a silent, overgrown ruin. The buildings were crumbling, and there was no sign of life. The only people he saw were dressed in the same grey clothes, walking slowly and without purpose.

【8】He asked the man, "Where are the cars and buses? Where is everyone?"

The man replied, "We don't need them anymore. We don't go anywhere. We don't work. We don't have to."

The time traveler was confused. "But how do you live? What do you do all day?"

The man in grey dust said, "We don't do anything. We just exist."

【9】The time traveler couldn't believe what he was hearing. He had always thought that the future would be full of adventure and discovery. But this future was a world without work, without challenges, and without purpose. He felt a deep sadness for the people who lived in this world.

【10】He asked, "Do you have any newspapers or books?"

The man shook his head. "No, we don't need them. There's nothing to write about. No news, no stories, no history."

【11】The time traveler realized that in this future, everything that made life interesting and meaningful had been lost. He thought about his own time, with its struggles and its joys, and he knew that he preferred it to this lifeless world.

【12】He turned to the man and said, "I want to go back to my own time. I want to live in a world where there is work to do, where there are stories to tell, and where there is love to share."

【13】Suddenly, the time traveler woke up in his own bed. He realized that it had all been a dream. He was back in his own time, with all its problems and all its beauty. He was grateful for the life he had, with its challenges and its rewards. He knew that the future was not a place to escape to, but a place to create, one day at a time.

九年级改写

穿石棉的人

【1】在一个小镇上，住着一个对未来的故事着迷的人。他经常读到一些人的故事，他们可以睡上几百年，醒来时发现自己的世界与自己的世界完全不同。他渴望亲身经历这样的旅程。有一天，他决定跳进未知的世界，踏上一段穿越时间的旅程。

【2】他准备好了一场酣睡，这场酣睡将带他进入未来的几个世纪。他躺下，闭上眼睛，让自己进入一种感觉永远不会结束的睡眠。当他睡着的时候，他能感觉到时间的流逝，从一天变成了一年，从一年变成了几个世纪。然后，他突然醒了。

【3】他发现自己到了一个不认识的地方。他坐在一个宽大的沙发上，房间看起来像个博物馆。在他旁边站着一个人，他的脸既不年轻也不年老，他穿着一件似乎是用灰土做的衣服。那人平静地看着他，既不惊讶也不感兴趣。

【4】时间旅行者充满了兴奋和好奇，问道:“我这是在哪儿?你是谁?”

那个穿灰衣服的人回答说:“你说话的语气奇怪而激动。我不知道你在哪里，也不知道你是谁。我们不再按年计算了。”

时间旅行者很震惊。“你不计算年份吗?”为什么不呢?”

【5】那人解释说:“我们已经战胜了死亡和饥饿。我们不需要计算年份，因为它们不再重要。”

时间旅行者很惊讶。他一直相信未来会充满进步和奇迹。但这个新世界似乎毫无生气，沉闷乏味。他问:“你的衣服是什么做的?”

【6】“石棉，”那人回答。

时间旅行者很困惑。“石棉?你为什么要穿那个?”

那个穿灰衣服的人耸了耸肩。“这是我们剩下的一切了。我们不再需要太多了。”

【7】时间旅行者决定探索这个陌生的新世界。他离开博物馆，走到街上。他看到的情景令人震惊。这座曾经熙熙攘攘的城市现在成了一片寂静、杂草丛生的废墟。建筑物摇摇欲坠，没有生命的迹象。他看见的人都穿着同样的灰色衣服，漫无目的地慢慢地走着。

【8】他问那个人:“小汽车和公共汽车在哪里?”大家都到哪儿去了?”

那人回答说:“我们不再需要它们了。我们哪儿也不去。我们不工作。我们不需要这么做。”

时间旅行者很困惑。“你是怎么生活的?”你整天都在做什么?”

那个穿灰衣服的人说:“我们什么也不做。我们只是存在。”

【9】时间旅行者不敢相信他所听到的。他一直认为未来将充满冒险和发现。但这个未来是一个没有工作、没有挑战、没有目标的世界。他为生活在这个世界上的人们感到深深的悲伤。

【10】他问:“你有报纸或书吗?”

那人摇了摇头。“不，我们不需要它们。没什么可写的。没有新闻，没有故事，没有历史。”

【11】时间旅行者意识到，在这个未来，一切使生活有趣和有意义的东西都消失了。他想到了他自己的时代，有挣扎，也有欢乐，他知道比起这个死气沉沉的世界，他更喜欢那个时代。

【12】他转身对那个人说:“我想回到我自己的时代。我想生活在一个有工作可做、有故事可讲、有爱可分享的世界里。”

【13】突然，时间旅行者在自己的床上醒了过来。他意识到这一切都是一场梦。他回到了自己的时代，带着所有的问题和所有的美好。他感激他所拥有的生活，充满挑战和回报。他知道未来不是一个逃避的地方，而是一个创造的地方，一天一天地去创造。