By early 2000, like all bubbles, the Tech Boom burst.

2000年初，所有的泡沫一样，高科技繁荣破灭。

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We all knew that the 1990s tech boom would change the world.

上世纪90年代的科技繁荣时期，我们都以为世界会就此改变。

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"The IT jobs that are now being off-shored and automated are brand new jobs that were largely created in the tech boom of the 1990s," says Mr Ford.

Ford说：“现在正在被外包或自动化的IT职位，大部分都是1990年代技术爆炸时期出现的新工种。”

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It is, despite all of our irrational expectations, tracking along like a traditional tech boom market.

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That is nearly double the going rate in 1996, before the tech boom drove salaries skyward.

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And, one could probably argue that this was also true in the 90s during the tech boom.

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