Pronunciation ChallengeWhat If the Internet Stopped Working?

Host : Ken Miao

We couldn't even stand our laggy Internet connection
What if the Internet... stopped forever?

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Today's Sentence

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If the Internet suddenly flatlined, social media users would start calling each other on the phone, overloading the working telecommunication systems.

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Key Vocabulary

1. flatline

flatline

[ˈflætlaɪn](v.)

2. overload

overload

[͵ovɚˋlod](v.)

3. telecommunication

telecommunication

[͵tɛlɪkə͵mjunəˋkeʃən](n.)

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May Phuong Nguyen6 years ago

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bingo66 years ago

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Mark Ma6 years ago

flatline [ˈflætlaɪn] (v.)
to die or be so near death that the display of one's vital signs on medical monitoring equipment shows a flat line rather than peaks and troughs
to remain at a continuous low level
overload
[͵ovɚˋlod] (v.)
to put too large a load on or in
telecommunication [͵tɛlɪkə͵mjunəˋkeʃən] (n.)
the telegraphic or telephonic communication of audio, video, or digital information over a distance by means of radio waves, optical signals, etc, or along a transmission line

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