商务英语辅导：范例度量单位

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　　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？
3 \) r' L- P+ d8 z　　1. 1 h.p.=746 watts
　　2. 1 U.S.gall.=3.785 litres[but 1 British （imperial） gall.=4.456 litres]
　　3. 1 yd.=0.9144 metres
! O# u1 k$ a& m. P" H: ~　　4. 1 yd.=3 ft.
5 H1 G* F: L1 K; Z4 }) R7 O6 d! X　　5. 1 in.=2.54 centimetres
- |; s8 @4 R; ?( d7 K+ {　　6. 1 oz.=28.35 grams
  A' r# b5 c6 x" l9 i0 n　　7. 1 cwt.=45.359 kilograms
( B; h0 N( P7 ?) W: D　　8. 2.205 lbs=1 kilogram
* z7 Z# c# e8 b/ ?/ v5 m5 @/ _) N　　9. and， though not really a measurement， 1 doz. boxes=12 boxes
　　1. horsepower
6 X& t- }% Y) F& E　　2. gallon
9 L  v4 Y1 A; o6 ~0 o　　3. yard
1 w7 x0 M4 B. _+ K　　4. feet
- e9 z/ V6 o& L, m　　5. inch
1 R, c8 U$ |7 Q3 _1 d* P3 d　　6. ounce
# g" X* ]! L0 Z1 ?　　7. hundredweight
　　8. pounds
' r' E1 ]3 d& t. @3 x　　9. donzen