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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 switchflip of a switchA quick, simple movement that turns something on or off.≈ Synonym: quick switch action🇺🇿UZ: tugmani bosish🇷🇺RU: щелчок выключателя, we can light up 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. Several 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 finally 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 actually use his light bulbs.
The light bulb had a huge 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 safer at night, helped businesses stay open longer, 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.≈ Synonym: nighttime hours🇺🇿UZ: kechqurunlar🇷🇺RU: вечера. The invention of electric light was the first step toward a world powered by electricity.
Today, new kinds 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.