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77 Technology and the future
77.1.1 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
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/ˈkʌtɪŋ/-/ɛʤ/
cutting-edge
/ˈdɪʤɪtl/ /eɪʤ/
digital age
/hæd/ /ən/ /ˈɪmpækt/ /ɒn/
had an impact on
/ɪn/ /ðə/ /lɒŋ/ /rʌn/
in the long run
/ˌɪnəʊˈveɪʃᵊn/
innovation
/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ /prɪˈdɪkʃᵊnz/
making predictions
/ˌrɛvəˈluːʃᵊn/
revolution
/ðə/ /ˈleɪtɪst/ /ˈmɒdl/
the latest model
/ðə/ /ʃeɪp/ /ɒv/ /θɪŋz/ /tuː/ /kʌm/
the shape of things to come
/wɒt/ /ðə/ /ˈfjuːʧə/ /həʊldz/
what the future holds
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77.1.2 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
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/ˈbreɪkˌθruː/
breakthrough
/kəmˈpjuːtə/ /ˈlɪtərɪt/
computer literate
/ˈfjuːʧə/-/pruːf/
future-proof
/ˈlaɪtjɪəz/ /əˈhɛd/
light-years ahead
/ˈɒbsəliːt/
obsolete
/ˈəʊnli/ /ə/ /ˈmætər/ /ɒv/ /taɪm/
only a matter of time
/ˈəʊnli/ /taɪm/ /wɪl/ /tɛl/
only time will tell
/steɪt/-/ɒv/-/ði/-/ɑːt/
state-of-the-art
/ˈteknəʊfaɪl/
technophile
/ˈteknəʊfəʊb/
technophobe
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