The Chinese internet is alight with debate over predictions for the future, following an online claim from a so-called time traveller who has arrived in our era from the year 2060.
在一位所谓的时间旅行者在网上声称，他从2060年来到了我们的时代，中国互联网上对未来的预测展开了辩论。
On 22 June, a post on Chinese social portal, Douban, brought the big debate about, having the title, “I come from 2060, any questions accepted”. The netizen responsible for the claim, “KFK”, announced that, “This is my first day in 2019. To some extent, I am a poor time traveller”.
6月22日，中国社交门户网站豆瓣上的一篇文章引发了一场大辩论，标题是“我来自2060年，接受任何问题”。 负责索赔的网民“KFK”宣布：“这是我2019年的第一天。 在某种程度上，我是一个糟糕的时间旅行者。”
Once this post was released, and ever since, thousands of netizens have swarmed to ask questions about the future, on topics ranging from politics to astronomy, and KFK answered most of them, apart from some relating to personal issues. KFK claims that 2019 is a turning point in human history, especially the latter half of the year, when, for example, more earthquakes shall occur.
一旦这个帖子发布，以及此后，成千上万的网民就蜂拥而至地询问关于未来的问题，从政治到天文学等话题，KFK回答了其中大部分问题，除了一些与个人问题有关的问题。 KFK声称，2019年是人类历史上的一个转折点，特别是在下半年，例如，会发生更多的地震。
KFK’s predictions cover the period from 2019 to 2060, and the content therein all comes from the historical record of 2060, needless to say. Mostly, they predict that AI technology will become synonymous, and that, for example, holographic games and tourism will be invented by a Chinese technology company in 2035.
KFK的预测涵盖了2019年至2060年，其中的内容都来自2060年的历史记录，不用说。 大多數人預測，人工智慧技術將成為代名詞，例如，全息遊戲和旅遊業將在2035年由一家中國科技公司發明。
Also according to KFK, by 2030 the mobile phone will be history; instead, smart contact lenses will be implanted into our eyes. In 2038, robots will be as widely used as smart phones are nowadays.
同样根据KFK的说法，到2030年，手机将成为历史；相反，智能隐形眼镜将植入我们的眼睛。 2038年，機器人將像現在的智慧手機一樣廣泛使用。
Perhaps most exciting of all, after 2050, supernatural phenomena, the secret of death, the existence of god and parallel universes will no longer be unsolved mysteries.
也许最令人兴奋的是，2050年之后，超自然现象、死亡的秘密、神的存在和平行宇宙将不再是未解之谜。
Apart from the revolution of technology, KFK also states that the technological revolution shall bring about big changes in political and societal issues. In 2048, some highly developed counties will enact laws that approve marriage between robots, while in the same year, China will legalise gay marriage.
除了技术革命外，肯德基还表示，技术革命将给政治和社会问题带来重大变化。 2048年，一些高度发达的国家将颁布批准机器人婚姻的法律，而同年，中国将使同性婚姻合法化。
More pragmatic news for many is the prediction that property prices will decline continuously; it no longer being struggle by 2060. This publication also notes that, with data taking the place of all documentation, as a result, paper will become a luxury. Hang on to those old copies of The Nanjinger…
对许多人来说，更务实的消息是预测房地产价格将持续下跌；到2060年，房地产价格将不再挣扎。 该出版物还指出，随着数据取代所有文件，纸张将因此成为奢侈品。 抓住那些《南京人》的旧副本……
Needless to say, the online debate is partly driven by those dubious as to KFK’s claims and attempts to dig out their identity. Netizen, “Yikeruanmei”, posts on Douban, “KFK might be short for KaFuKa [a transliteration of Franz Kafka]; as imaginative as Kafka”.
不用说，网络辩论部分是由那些对肯德基的说法和试图挖掘其身份的人驱动的。 网民“Yikeruanmei”在豆瓣上发帖，“KFK可能是KaFuKa的缩写[Franz Kafka的音译]；和Kafka一样富有想象力”。
Also arising public interest is the fact that KFK has chosen to use Traditional Chinese as their language of choice online. As a result, some speculate their origin might be Taiwan or Hong Kong, while one netizen found an account showing KFK’s current address to be in Jing’an District of Shanghai, with them originally from Taiwan.
同样引起公众兴趣的是，KFK选择使用繁体中文作为他们在网上选择的语言。 因此，一些人猜测他们的原产地可能是台湾或香港，而一位网民发现一个帐户显示，肯德基目前的地址在上海静安区，他们最初来自台湾。
While the social media storm has immersed netizens into a world of science fiction, more people have stopped arguing as to the authenticity of KFK’s predictions, and have begun to realise the importance of considering a world without the limitations of today’s schools of thought. “Before the future approaches, we should discuss and think humbly and openly. No one has the qualification to attack other people’s ideas”, said netizen, “Phillips”.
虽然社交媒体风暴使网民沉浸在科幻世界，但越来越多的人不再争论KFK预测的真实性，并开始意识到考虑一个没有当今思想流派限制的世界的重要性。 “在未来来临之前，我们应该谦卑和公开地讨论和思考。 网民“菲利普斯”说：“没有人有资格攻击别人的想法。”
