How We Measure

How We Measure, written by Dory Butler, illustrated by David Schimmel.

《我们如何测量》，作者多莉·巴特勒，插画师大卫·席梅尔。

Introduction. Lisa and Magda are pen pals. Lisa lives in the United States and Magda lives in Canada. A lot of things are the same in the United States and Canada, but many things are different.

引言。 莉萨和玛格达是笔友。 莉萨住在美国，玛格达住在加拿大。 美国和加拿大有很多事物都一样， 但也有很多不一样的地方。

One difference is the system people use to measure things. Canada uses the metric system to measure things. The United States uses the English system.

其中一个不同之处是人们使用的测量体系。 加拿大用公制单位来测量事物。 美国用英制单位。

How tall are you? Lisa measures her height in feet and inches. There are 12 inches and one foot. Lisa is four feet, five inches tall.

你有多高呀？ 莉萨用英尺和英寸量身高。 1英尺等于12英寸。 莉萨的身高是4英尺5英寸。

Magda measures how tall she is in meters. There are 3 .28 feet in one meter. Magda is 1 .23 meters tall or 123 centimeters tall.

玛格达用米来量自己的身高。 1米等于3.28英尺。 玛格达的身高是1.23米，也就是123厘米。

How much do you weigh? Lisa measures how much she weighs in pounds and ounces. There are 16 ounces in one pound. Lisa weighs 75 pounds, 2 ounces.

你有多重呀？ 莉萨用磅和盎司来称体重。 1磅等于16盎司。 莉萨的体重是75磅2盎司。