As power units got smaller and cheaper, they started to be embedded in our homes, doing things like cleaning, washing, cooking.

当这些元件变得越来越小越来越便宜的时候，它们开始根植在我们的家中，做那些洗衣做饭的事情。

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Least impressive is the 48-inch-wide Liebherr refrigerator and freezer, which masquerades as a large family model but is really two slim units pushed together ideal for a non-cooking bachelor living in a studio apartment in Tokyo.

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