Speaking recently on the telephone from an office in teh lakeside city of Lugano, in Switzerland, a civil engineer named Paolo Rais described an invention that he hoped would improve human comunication, promote world peace, and reduce the fear of being invited to a large dinner party in a restaurant. ..... But Rais is optimistic, noting that people were unpersuaded by the usefulness of the telephone when it was first invented.
――大分大学 前期日程 経済学部(2月25日実施)――2003年