商务英语辅导：范例度量单位

　　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
　　2. 1 U.S.gall.=3.785 litres[but 1 British （imperial） gall.=4.456 litres]
　　3. 1 yd.=0.9144 metres
　　4. 1 yd.=3 ft.
　　5. 1 in.=2.54 centimetres
　　6. 1 oz.=28.35 grams
　　7. 1 cwt.=45.359 kilograms
　　8. 2.205 lbs=1 kilogram
　　9. and， though not really a measurement， 1 doz. boxes=12 boxes
　　1. horsepower
　　2. gallon
　　3. yard
　　4. feet
　　5. inch
　　6. ounce
　　7. hundredweight
　　8. pounds
　　9. donzen