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  • advance = vooruitgang

  • Craig Cormick believes people will live until 120 thanks to advances in medicine.

    vooruitgang

  • carry out = uitvoeren

  • We can already carry out operations to put genes into rabbits and fish.

    uitvoeren

  • executive = leidinggevende

  • A Decca records executive missed out on signing the Beatles.

    leidinggevende

  • function = functie

  • We'll be wearing gadgets combining the functions of a phone, camera, MP3 player and computer.

    functie

  • glow = gloeien

  • We can already put genes into rabbits and fish to make them glow in the dark!

    gloeien

  • halt = een halt toeroepen

  • We won't halt global warming until we stop flying everywhere.

    een halt toeroepen

  • hoax = bedrog / hoax / schertsvertoning

  • A hoax is a trick to make you believe something that isn't true.

    bedrog / hoax / schertsvertoning

  • household = huishoudelijk

  • In the home, household equipment will have improved.

    huishoudelijk

  • indication = indicatie / aanwijzing

  • Einstein said there was not the slightest indication that nuclear energy would ever be obtainable.

    indicatie / aanwijzing

  • keyless = zonder sleutel

  • We may have keyless electric cars in the future that we can talk to.

    zonder sleutel

  • life expectancy = levensverwachting

  • One expert thinks that human life expectancy in the future will be 120 years.

    levensverwachting

  • microchip = microchip

  • A microchip is a very small device that makes a computer work.

    microchip

  • miss = mislopen

  • The Decca Records executive missed out on signing the Beatles.

    mislopen

  • nuclear energy = kernenergie

  • Einstein said there was not the slightest indication that nuclear energy would ever be obtainable.

    kernenergie

  • obtainable = bereikbaar

  • In 1932 Einstein said that nuclear energy would never be obtainable!

    bereikbaar

  • perfectly = zeer wel

  • It will be perfectly possible to create a designer dog!

    zeer wel

  • point = wijzen op

  • If you point something out to someone, you tell them something they should know.

    wijzen op

  • pulse rate = pols

  • Your pulse rate is the number of heart beats you can feel in a minute.

    pols

  • researcher = onderzoeker

  • Nearly all researchers agree that wireless technology will have developed.

    onderzoeker

  • retire = met pensioen gaan

  • In Europe, many people will have to retire from work at a later age.

    met pensioen gaan

  • retirement = pensionering

  • Do you think later retirement for people is a good idea?

    pensionering

  • slight = minst

  • There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will be obtainable.

    minst

  • technology = techniek

  • Nearly all researchers agree that wireless technology will have developed.

    techniek

  • vaccine = vaccin

  • We'll be growing crops with vaccines in them to prevent health problems.

    vaccin

  • wipe out = uitroeien

  • We may be able to wipe out disease by eating a banana.

    uitroeien

  • wireless = draadloos

  • Nearly all researchers agree that wireless technology will have developed.

    draadloos

  • wristwatch = polshorloge

  • Instead of wristwatches we'll be wearing multi-function gadgets.

    polshorloge