One of the difficulties of dealing with the United States is that the old non-metric measurements are still used in some industries. Here are some common abbreviations printed in bold type. What do they stand for？ 1. 1 h.p.=746 watts' U. L! d+ c; E* |" s" [
2. 1 U.S.gall.=3.785 litres[but 1 British （imperial） gall.=4.456 litres]. t) D' L3 f4 M# P$ l
3. 1 yd.=0.9144 metres
`9 F* I( [1 g9 I3 G" { 4. 1 yd.=3 ft., ^+ V, ?, Y/ R6 C% t
5. 1 in.=2.54 centimetres4 v; C4 g% k( ]) J0 U/ K8 u4 p
6. 1 oz.=28.35 grams
: {; U f5 L, p/ d& P# m 7. 1 cwt.=45.359 kilograms
% ^0 P& Y5 G3 E) M 8. 2.205 lbs=1 kilogram$ a; n! |1 i. u2 g
9. and， though not really a measurement， 1 doz. boxes=12 boxes }) J$ c ]5 Q Z+ T; w Z- O
1. horsepower: M1 z( a' ?/ S7 z
2. gallon: T$ }9 o$ H4 y1 h$ s
3. yard
F( h* `. _7 \- ?. V5 D- m m 4. feet5 Y6 I3 }$ V% g1 X! }
5. inch+ h2 u3 Y$ Y3 [2 P9 B+ g& ~5 k9 I. i
6. ounce
! h" W5 | D: D2 o' A 7. hundredweight
8 v& `$ { J9 d" i 8. pounds
4 T5 U" E' P/ S9 u# ~! I 9. donzen |
发表于 2012-8-14 19:56:54
