One day these are multimillion-dollar war machines and the next they are museum pieces.

这些如今价值数百万美元的战争武器，明天就会进入历史的博物馆。

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In the late 1940's the industrial sector was very strong and shifted its focus from creating war machines to automobiles and consumer goods (refrigerators, washing machines and home entertainment).

在40年代末期，强大美国工业由制造战争武器转向制造汽车和消费品，如冰箱洗衣机家庭娱乐设施等。

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Conquerors seized them as especially precious spoils of war; tourists came to see and hear these machines the way they made pilgrimages to sacred relics.

征服者把它们当做格外珍贵的战利品；游客来参观和聆听这些机器，就像朝拜圣地一样。

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In the second, a model is turned into an alien planet, complete with an army of clone soldiers surrounded by giant war machines and laser bolts.

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Also competing were two examples of the 12-meter class that dominated the America's Cup competition in the decades after World War II and an entire fleet of 6-meters--aristocratic racing machines that have been the favorites of such yachtsmen as the kings of Spain, Denmark and Norway.

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