SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
the war, no bomb damage and practically no competition. All that American companies had to do was stop
making tanks and battleships and start making cars and household appliances. By 1950 almost 90% of
American families had refrigerators, and nearly three quarters had washing machines, telephones, vacuum
cleaners and gas or electric stoves things that most of the rest of the world could still only fantasize about.
The 5% of people on Earth who were Americans had more wealth than the other 95% combined.
Answer the following questions:
1. Translate the italicized expressions and bold words in the text. Make sure that your translation is
appropriate!
2. Make derivations from the following words, using prefixes and suffixes and translate each word:
wealth, compete.
3. Thanks to what do we have the laboursaving household appliances?
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