一、原文呈现（2013年考研英语一Text 3第五段） So what does our deep future hold? A growing number of researchers and organisations are now thinking seriously about that question. For example, the Long Now Foundation has its flagship project a mechanical clock that is designed to still be marking time thousands of years hence. 二、重点词汇 1、flagship 旗舰 三、句子解析 第一句： So what does our deep future hold? 所以我们遥远的未来是什么样子呢？ 第二句： A growing number of researchers and organisations are now thinking seriously about that question. 越来越多的研究者和机构正在严肃的思考这个问题。 第三句： For example, 例如， the Long Now Foundation has its flagship project a mechanical clock Long Now基金会有一个旗舰项目机械时钟 that is designed to still be marking time thousands of years hence. 它被设计为从此一直标记到数千年后的时间。