UNIT 5M
Looking back to the future
Some visions of what people in the past thought life would be like at the end of the 20th century.
Suburb = voorstad, buitenwijk
To stay clear = to try to avoid (uit de weg gaan)
Capital punishment = (de) doodstraf
Postmaster General = minister van Posterijen
Nutritious = voedzaam
Edible = eetbaar
Measles = mazelen
Scarlet fever = a serious disease marked by a painful throat and red spots on the skin (roodvonk)
To eradicate = uitroeien
Diphtheria = a serious infectious disease of the throat which makes breathing difficult (difterie)
Roar = gebrul
Garden hose = tuinslang
Obsolete = no longer used (verouderd)
Groceries = foods you buy at a grocer’s or at a supermarket
Newlyweds = people who have recently got married

Looking forward to the future
Some predictions about the future by experts and celebrities at the end of the second millennium.
To occur = to happen, to exist (here: aangetroffen worden)
Speaker of the House of Representatives = voorzitter van de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers
Womb = baarmoeder, schoot
Debt = schuld
Nutrient = voedingstof
Ploughshare = ploegschaar

A vision of the future
Molly, the sophisticated intelligent system.
Cheerily = cheerfully (opgewekt)
Sour = zuur
We are low on computers = we haven’t got many computers left
Smart = intelligent, clever
To tap = aftapen, meeluisteren, gebruik maken van
Windshield = windscreen (voorruit)
To whiz(z) = to move very fast
Booth = hokje, cel
Blind spot = the area that you cannot see properly
Colon = dikke darm
MRI machine = a type of scanner (magnetic resonance imaging)
Miniature = miniatuur
Transmitter = zender
Breath analyser =
Mall = a very large enclosed shopping area
To maintain = bijhouden
Eligible = not yet married and thought to be a suitable partner (in aanmerking komend, geschikt)
Austere = strict and serious
Nutritional = voedings-