Карточки Inventions and discoveries | Quizlet

Necessity

| They say necessity is the mother of invention.

1) необходимость 2) нужда 3) потребность

Invention

| The great importance of invention is that it solves problems and changes the world.

1) изобретение 2) создание 3) выдумка

Modern plumbing

| Even things like the toilet and modern plumbing, for instance, made it possible to improve hygiene.

1) современный водопровод 2) современная сантехника

Exposure to human waste

| (Made it possible to) reduce exposure to human waste, which in turn made cities cleaner.

1) контакт с человеческими отходами 2) воздействие нечистот

Innovations

People eat better... because of innovations we now take for granted.

1) инновации 2) нововведения 3) новшества |

Take for granted

| ...innovations we now take for granted like the refrigerator, the oven, running tap water.

1) принимать как должное 2) считать само собой разумеющимся

Running tap water

| Innovations we now take for granted like... running tap water.

1) проточная водопроводная вода 2) вода из-под крана

Pasteurized products

| ...safely manufactured pots and pans, pasteurized products and even meat thermometers.

1) пастеризованные продукты

Meat thermometers

| ...pasteurized products and even meat thermometers.

1) термометры для мяса

Heavy-lifting jobs

| Daily life at work has transformed because heavy-lifting jobs can be done by forklifts.

1) работа, связанная с поднятием тяжестей 2) тяжелый физический труд

Forklifts

| Heavy-lifting jobs can be done by forklifts rather than grunt work.

1) вилочные погрузчики 2) автопогрузчики

Grunt work

| Heavy-lifting jobs can be done by forklifts rather than grunt work.

1) тяжелая, неинтересная работа 2) «черная» работа

Printing press literacy

| Printing press allowed literacy to greatly expand.

1) печатный станок 2) типографская печать

Literacy

| Printing press allowed literacy to greatly expand.

1) грамотность 2) образованность

Powered

| Electric light powered countless social changes.

1) привел в действие 2) питал энергией 3) способствовал

Announced

| Alexander Popov... announced the invention of a system for wireless communications.

1) объявил 2) анонсировал 3) сообщил

Wireless communications

| Alexander Popov... announced the invention of a system for wireless communications.

1) беспроводная связь 2) беспроводные коммуникации