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次の英文を読んで、下線部(1),(2)を日本語に訳せ。
The practice of sending greeting cards to friends and relatives for special occasions originated in England, where (1)the custom was limited to people who could afford to pay private messengers to carry their greetings across great distance. When a a British law establishing inexpensive mail delivery was passed, a market for sending greeting cards for birthdays, anniversaries -- almost any occasions imaginable -- opened up overnight. In America the card market was expanded by the founder of Hallmark Cards, (2)whose company became a pioneer in the development of such related products as gift wrap, stationary, and calendars.
――清泉女子大学 日本語日本文・英語英文学科(2月2日実施)――2004年
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