They are all part of the metric system.

他们是公制的。

Hope you like reading the metric system.

希望你喜欢读公制（刻度）。

For those of you who are metrically challenged, that's 2.2 pounds.

有些观众可能不熟悉公制，就是 2.2 磅。

Three-kilo roaster, 6.6 pounds, for the metrically challenged — 13,000 dollars.

三公斤烘焙机，对于不熟悉公制的人来说，6.6 磅——13,000 美元。

In metric units, which of these prefixes means " billion" ?

以下的公制单位中，哪个前缀表示" 十亿" ？

Now, Franklin lived during the 1700s, before the metric system took effect in Europe.

富兰克林生活在18世纪，那时候欧洲还没有实行公制。

Most people now use metric litres rather than non-metric gallons for volume.

大多数人现在在体积上使用的是公升而不是非公制单位加仑。

The metric system was a wonderful gift to the world.

公制是献给世界的份很好的礼物。

Ah, sorry, I forgot to switch the video into metric.

对不起，我忘了把单位从英制变公制。

Even America attempted to switch over.

甚至美国成公制。

So unless that change is proven to be economically better… We’re not going to be using celsius anytime soon.

所以除非证明改用公制可以促进济繁荣...否则我们不会使用摄氏。

In the meantime, the metric system was gaining popularity during the French Revolution.

在此同时，公制单位则于法国大革命时期开始流行。

While some people use the metric system, our idioms and expressions often stick with measurement words from the English system.

虽然有些人使用公制单位，但我们的习语和短语往往坚持使用英制单位中的测量词。

America’s unwillingness to switch over to the metric system has had serious consequences.

美国不愿改用公制已经造成严重后果。

Besides the fact that the majority of the world uses it— the metric system makes conversions a lot easier.

除了世上大多数国家都用使用摄氏之外－公制让算更加方便了。

It was put in place to unify the country at the national level.

公制被用来作为统国家的工具。

Polls from this time show that Americans were fairly anti metric.

这时期的民意调查显示，美国人相当反公制。

That's nearly  a kilometer for the metric folks.

那几乎是公里，对于使用公制单位的人来说。

In Metric terms, one yard is approximately 91.44 centimeters, which is just under a meter.

在公制单位中，码大约是91.44厘米，略小于米。

And in America, the metric system is basically kept alive by 5k races alone.

在美国， 公制基本上仅靠 5k 比赛就可以维持。