1999年,麻省理工学院发现一个来自1957年的时间胶囊,那里面有这样一封信:“我们不知道世界下一个千年是何等景象……”实际上,近些年被打开的时间胶囊,里面或是泛黄的报纸,或是硬币,或是学生手册、建筑执照等,常常给人一种“愚蠢”的感觉。《时间胶囊:一种文化历史》一书中提到:“新近发现的时间胶囊都装满了无用的废物。”作者在书中用悲伤的笔调告诉我们,过去原来并不像人们想象 In 1999, MIT found a time capsule from 1957 with a letter: “We do not know what a millennium in the world is ...” In fact, the time it was opened in recent years Capsules, yellowed newspapers or coins, or student handbooks, building licenses, etc., often give a “stupid” feeling. Time Capsule: A Cultural History states: “The capsules were filled with useless wastes at a time when they were newly discovered.” In the book, the author tells us in a sad style that the past was not the same as people’s imagination