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' a* z5 R* M" I5 s& g
2. 1 U.S.gall.=3.785 litres[but 1 British （imperial） gall.=4.456 litres]$ H2 c; v9 F& M/ }5 M4 i; t
3. 1 yd.=0.9144 metres, j8 z7 ^/ E. O$ q) @8 a
4. 1 yd.=3 ft.
; m/ d7 u; K0 Q, ~ 5. 1 in.=2.54 centimetres
3 M; T3 y" X# }/ D& d0 P8 E 6. 1 oz.=28.35 grams
, g2 }# D9 L5 g8 ~; s, d 7. 1 cwt.=45.359 kilograms0 d3 A5 h. v5 u6 h+ |# N- h/ `; v
8. 2.205 lbs=1 kilogram. |% T* O* J( q4 z. Q; p! E
9. and， though not really a measurement， 1 doz. boxes=12 boxes, N$ u" O1 N! F$ D) ~
1. horsepower
( }, N/ B2 o: r- g" ?, ~ 2. gallon
) x) g4 J! }0 b$ f- y- u 3. yard
; Q/ y$ S, z' Q+ I 4. feet5 T! e# o2 P" e9 a# V1 E7 O) x
5. inch$ k$ l8 O: B' [) a% U( C
6. ounce
2 M$ a* ]& B; ~. _* i0 X: | 7. hundredweight
' w h4 ~9 J O 8. pounds
8 X$ C4 N/ o$ {" j 9. donzen |
发表于 2012-8-14 19:56:54
