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Today, we take electric light for grantedtake for grantedTo not fully appreciate something because it is always available.≈ Synonym: not appreciate fully🇺🇿UZ: e'tiborsiz qoldirmoq, oddiy narsa deb hisoblamoq🇷🇺RU: принимать как должное. With the flip of a switch, we can light uplight up (phrasal)To make a place bright with light.≈ Synonym: brighten🇺🇿UZ: yoritmoq🇷🇺RU: освещать a room at any time of day or night. But before the inventioninvention (noun)Something new that has been created or designed for the first time.≈ Synonym: creation🇺🇿UZ: ixtiro🇷🇺RU: изобретение of the light bulb, people used candlescandle (noun)Sticks of wax with a string inside that burn to give light.≈ Synonym: wax lights🇺🇿UZ: sham🇷🇺RU: свечи, oil lampsoil lamp (noun)Lamps that burn oil to produce light.≈ Synonym: oil-burning lights🇺🇿UZ: moy chiroq🇷🇺RU: масляные лампы, or gas lampsgas lamp (noun)Lamps that burn gas to produce light.≈ Synonym: gas-burning lights🇺🇿UZ: gaz chiroq🇷🇺RU: газовые лампы to see after dark. These were often dangerous and not very brightbright (adj)Giving out a lot of light; easy to see.≈ Synonym: shining, radiant🇺🇿UZ: yorug', yorqin🇷🇺RU: яркий. The invention of the light bulb changed daily lifedaily lifeThe ordinary activities and routines of everyday living.≈ Synonym: everyday life🇺🇿UZ: kundalik hayot🇷🇺RU: повседневная жизнь foreverforever (adv)For all future time; permanently.≈ Synonym: permanently🇺🇿UZ: abadiy, butunlay🇷🇺RU: навсегда.
Many people think of Thomas Edison when they hear about the light bulb. Edison was an American inventor who, in 1879, created the first practicalpractical (adj)Effective and useful in real, everyday situations.≈ Synonym: useful, functional🇺🇿UZ: amaliy, foydali🇷🇺RU: практичный and long-lastinglong-lasting (adj)Continuing to work or exist for a long time.≈ Synonym: durable🇺🇿UZ: uzoq muddat xizmat qiluvchi🇷🇺RU: долговечный electric light bulb. However, he was not the only one working on this idea. Severalseveral (det)More than two but not many.≈ Synonym: a few🇺🇿UZ: bir nechta🇷🇺RU: несколько inventors in different countries were also trying to create electric lights. What made Edison’s light bulb special was that it lastedlast (verb)Continued to exist, work, or happen for a period of time.≈ Synonym: continued, endured🇺🇿UZ: davom etdi, xizmat qildi🇷🇺RU: прослужил, длился for many hours, making it usefuluseful (adj)Helpful; able to be used for a practical purpose.≈ Synonym: helpful🇺🇿UZ: foydali🇷🇺RU: полезный for homes and businessesbusiness (noun)Companies or organizations that sell goods or services.≈ Synonym: companies🇺🇿UZ: korxonalar, bizneslar🇷🇺RU: предприятия, бизнесы.
Edison and his team testedtest (verb)Tried something out to see how well it works.≈ Synonym: tried out, experimented with🇺🇿UZ: sinab ko'rdi🇷🇺RU: тестировали, испытывали thousands of different materialsmaterial (noun)Substances used to make or build something.≈ Synonym: substances🇺🇿UZ: materiallar🇷🇺RU: материалы to find the best one for the tinytiny (adj)Extremely small.≈ Synonym: very small🇺🇿UZ: juda kichik, mayda🇷🇺RU: крошечный wirewire (noun)A thin piece of metal used to carry electricity.≈ Synonym: metal thread🇺🇿UZ: sim🇷🇺RU: провод inside the bulb — called the filamentfilament (noun)The thin wire inside a light bulb that glows to produce light.≈ Synonym: glowing wire in a bulb🇺🇿UZ: cho'g'lanma tola (lampadagi)🇷🇺RU: нить накаливания — that would glowglow (verb)To produce a soft, steady light.≈ Synonym: shine softly🇺🇿UZ: yorishmoq, cho'g'lanmoq🇷🇺RU: светиться without burning outburn out (verb)Stopping working because of too much heat or use.≈ Synonym: stop working from overheating🇺🇿UZ: kuyib qolmoq (lampa haqida)🇷🇺RU: перегорать quickly. They finallyfinally (adv)After a long time.≈ Synonym: at last🇺🇿UZ: nihoyat🇷🇺RU: наконец chosechoose (verb)Selected one thing from a number of possibilities.≈ Synonym: selected, picked🇺🇿UZ: tanladi🇷🇺RU: выбрал(и) carboncarbon (noun)A common chemical element, found in coal, diamonds, and living things.≈ Synonym: carbon element🇺🇿UZ: uglerod🇷🇺RU: углерод, which worked well. Edison also created systemssystem (noun)Sets of connected parts that work together for a purpose.≈ Synonym: networks, setups🇺🇿UZ: tizimlar🇷🇺RU: системы to produceproduce (verb)To make or create something.≈ Synonym: generate, make🇺🇿UZ: ishlab chiqarmoq🇷🇺RU: производить and deliverdeliver (verb)To bring or take something to a place or person.≈ Synonym: supply, bring🇺🇿UZ: yetkazib bermoq🇷🇺RU: доставлять electricityelectricity (noun)A form of energy used to power lights, machines, and devices.≈ Synonym: electric power🇺🇿UZ: elektr energiyasi🇷🇺RU: электричество to homes so that people could actuallyactually (adv)In fact; really.≈ Synonym: really🇺🇿UZ: aslida, haqiqatda🇷🇺RU: на самом деле use his light bulbs.
The light bulb had a hugehuge (adj)Very big.≈ Synonym: enormous🇺🇿UZ: ulkan, juda katta🇷🇺RU: огромный impactimpact (noun)A strong effect or influence on something.≈ Synonym: effect, influence🇺🇿UZ: ta'sir🇷🇺RU: воздействие, влияние on societysociety (noun)People living together in an organized community.≈ Synonym: community🇺🇿UZ: jamiyat🇷🇺RU: общество. It made cities safersafe (adj)Not dangerous.≈ Synonym: secure🇺🇿UZ: xavfsiz🇷🇺RU: безопасный at night, helped businesses stay open longerlong (adv)For a long time.🇺🇿UZ: uzoqroq🇷🇺RU: дольше, and improvedimprove (verb)Made something better than it was before.≈ Synonym: made better🇺🇿UZ: yaxshiladi🇷🇺RU: улучшил(и) life at home. Factoriesfactory (noun)Buildings where goods are made in large numbers using machines.≈ Synonym: manufacturing plants🇺🇿UZ: fabrikalar, zavodlar🇷🇺RU: фабрики, заводы could work later, and students could study in the eveningsevening (noun)The part of the day between afternoon and night.🇺🇿UZ: kechqurun🇷🇺RU: вечер. The invention of electric light was the first stepstep (noun)One action in a series of actions.≈ Synonym: stage🇺🇿UZ: qadam, bosqich🇷🇺RU: шаг, этап toward a world powered by electricity.
Today, new kindskind (noun)A type of something.≈ Synonym: type🇺🇿UZ: tur, xil🇷🇺RU: вид, тип of bulbs, like LEDs, save energy and last even longer. But the light bulb will always be remembered as one of the most important inventions in history.
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Every highlighted word from this story with its meaning in Uzbek 🇺🇿 and Russian 🇷🇺, and an example. Tap 🇬🇧 or 🇺🇸 to hear the word or the sentence in a British or American accent.
| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
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| 1 | take for granted | e'tiborsiz qoldirmoq, oddiy narsa deb hisoblamoq | принимать как должное | We often take clean water for granted. |
| 2 | light upphrasal verb | yoritmoq | освещать | Fireworks lit up the sky on Independence Day. |
| 3 | inventionnoun | ixtiro | изобретение | The invention of the fridge changed how we store food. |
| 4 | candlenoun | sham | свечи | She blew out the candles on her birthday cake. |
| 5 | oil lampnoun | moy chiroq | масляные лампы | In the village, my grandparents used an oil lamp at night. |
| 6 | gas lampnoun | gaz chiroq | газовые лампы | The old streets of London were once lit by gas lamps. |
| 7 | brightadjective | yorug', yorqin | яркий | The sun is too bright — I need my sunglasses. |
| 8 | daily life | kundalik hayot | повседневная жизнь | Mobile phones are part of our daily life. |
| 9 | foreveradverb | abadiy, butunlay | навсегда | Some memories stay with you forever. |
| 10 | practicaladjective | amaliy, foydali | практичный | Jeans are practical clothes for travelling. |
| 11 | long-lastingadjective | uzoq muddat xizmat qiluvchi | долговечный | These batteries are long-lasting — they work for months. |
| 12 | severaldeterminer | bir nechta | несколько | I have read this book several times. |
| 13 | lastverb | davom etdi, xizmat qildi | прослужил, длился | My old phone lasted for six years. |
| 14 | usefuladjective | foydali | полезный | A good dictionary is very useful for students. |
| 15 | businessnoun | korxonalar, bizneslar | предприятия, бизнесы | My father runs a small family business. |
| 16 | testverb | sinab ko'rdi | тестировали, испытывали | The doctor tested my eyes and said I need glasses. |
| 17 | materialnoun | materiallar | материалы | Cotton is a popular material for summer clothes. |
| 18 | tinyadjective | juda kichik, mayda | крошечный | The baby has tiny hands and feet. |
| 19 | wirenoun | sim | провод | The birds were sitting on an electric wire. |
| 20 | filamentnoun | cho'g'lanma tola (lampadagi) | нить накаливания | When the filament breaks, the bulb stops working. |
| 21 | glowverb | yorishmoq, cho'g'lanmoq | светиться | The fire glowed in the dark. |
| 22 | burn outverb | kuyib qolmoq (lampa haqida) | перегорать | The light bulb in the bathroom has burned out. |
| 23 | finallyadverb | nihoyat | наконец | We finally found the right answer. |
| 24 | chooseverb | tanladi | выбрал(и) | I chose the blue shirt because it was cheaper. |
| 25 | carbonnoun | uglerod | углерод | Diamonds are made of carbon. |
| 26 | systemnoun | tizimlar | системы | The city has a good public transport system. |
| 27 | produceverb | ishlab chiqarmoq | производить | This region produces most of the country's cotton. |
| 28 | deliververb | yetkazib bermoq | доставлять | The shop will deliver the sofa on Monday. |
| 29 | electricitynoun | elektr energiyasi | электричество | The heater uses a lot of electricity. |
| 30 | actuallyadverb | aslida, haqiqatda | на самом деле | He looks young, but he is actually forty. |
| 31 | hugeadjective | ulkan, juda katta | огромный | They live in a huge house near the river. |
| 32 | impactnoun | ta'sir | воздействие, влияние | The internet has had a huge impact on education. |
| 33 | societynoun | jamiyat | общество | Teachers play an important role in society. |
| 34 | safeadjective | xavfsiz | безопасный | Streets are safer with good lights. |
| 35 | longadverb | uzoqroq | дольше | Can you stay a little longer? |
| 36 | improveverb | yaxshiladi | улучшил(и) | The new road has improved life in the village. |
| 37 | factorynoun | fabrikalar, zavodlar | фабрики, заводы | The car factory employs two thousand people. |
| 38 | eveningnoun | kechqurun | вечер | We usually have dinner together in the evening. |
| 39 | stepnoun | qadam, bosqich | шаг, этап | Finding a good teacher is the first step. |
| 40 | kindnoun | tur, xil | вид, тип | What kind of films do you like? |