英语导读1000句（十二）
<p> <span word="Section">Section</span> 12 <span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="Values">Values</span></p><p> <span word="Weights">Weights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.不同的国家使用不同计量和丈量方法。</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="decimal">decimal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span>.我们称不同的系统为<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;十进制<span word="rdquo">rdquo</span>;和<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;英制<span word="rdquo">rdquo</span>;。</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decimal">decimal</span> <span word="system">system</span>.大多数国家采用十进制系统。</p><p> <span word="Thatrsquo">Thatrsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>.这是十进制的计量系统。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.英制系统来自英国，许多国家仍然采用这种方法。</p><p> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decimal">decimal</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>.在未来十年内，英国将变成采用十进制系统(的国家)。</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decimal">decimal</span>.许多采用英制系统的国家正改为采用十进制系统。</p><p> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weights">weights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>.美国采用英制系统计重和计量。</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="decimal">decimal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="money">money</span>.但是美国在货币上，则采用十进制系统。</p><p> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ounces">ounces</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>.美国用磅和盎司计重。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="decimal">decimal</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="grams">grams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kilograms">kilograms</span>.十进制系统以克或千克为单位。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="inches">inches</span>,<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;<span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="yards">yards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="measuring">measuring</span> <span word="length">length</span>.英制系统用英寸、英尺、码和英里来丈量长度。</p>
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