It's supposed to demonstrate the importance of having fixed units of measurement.

目的是证明用固定的单位进行测量很重要。

At the surface, humans have adapted to atmospheric pressure; but, for every 10 meters underwater, the pressure increases by one standard atmosphere or atm, a unit of measurement that describes the pressure we experience at sea level.

在地表，人类已经适应了大气压力;但是，在水下每增加10米深度，压力就会增加一个标准大气压(atm)，这是一种测量单位，用来描述在海平面上感受到的压力。

A plan that deploys a single common unit of measurement so that we can appropriately compare and contrast the climate and financial impacts of any type of net-zero investment.

第二，必须确立一个统一的测量单位，这就能恰当地评估任何一种“净零”投资对气候变化和经济的影响。

What unit of measurement for electrical power measures the rate of energy usage?

电功率衡量能量使用速率的单位是什么？

It's a unit of measurement we used on the farm.

这不过是上的计量方法。

Today we're going to talk about some specific, lesser known units of measurement.

今天讲一些具体的、不那么出名的衡量单位。

A hyphen is needed when a unit of measurement acts as an adjective.

当度量单位作为形容词时，要加连字符。

And how when using longer units of measurements like I assumed the CRS used, they came up with the opposite result, that California's coast is roughly twice as long as Louisiana's.

以及当使用更长的测量单位时，就像假设国会研究处使用的那，他得出了相反的结果，加州的海岸线大约是路易斯安那州的两倍长。

Notice that both 15-foot and 10-foot come before the noun and there is a hyphen between the words. A hyphen is needed when a unit of measurement acts as an adjective.

注意，15英尺和10英尺都在名词前面，而且单词之间有连字符。当度量单位用作形容词时，需要连字符。

Now, among these feline residents, one named Papa has recently taken on a new role - as a unit of measurement for cultural relics.

现在，在这些猫居民中，一只名叫帕帕的猫最近承担了一个新角色——作为文物的计量单位。

Since the time of Rome, different units of measurement had been developed in different areas all across Europe.

自罗马时代以来，欧洲各个地区开发了不同的度量单位。

It's so big that the cathedral of Milan, an important unit of measurement for Italians, would fit inside.

大到可以把米兰大教堂--意大利人的重要计量单位--放进去。

The 'N' at the end of the number stands for Newtons, a unit of measurement for thrust.

数字末尾的“N”代表牛顿，是推力的测量单位。

As you can see unit of measurements weren't exactly an exact science back in the day.

正如你所见，计量单位在当时并不是很科学。

These two rules also apply to many other units of measurement.

这两条规则也适用于其他许多测量单位。

So when you're measuring the length of a river, it's important to not only define where the beginning and end points are but to also define what units of measurement you're actively using.

因此，当你测量一条河流的长度时，重要的是不仅要定义起点和终点的位置，还要定义你正在使用的测量单位。

In the United States, one meaning is a unit of measurement equal to 12 inches, or 0.3 meters.

在美国，它的含义之一是作为测量单位，1英尺相当于12英寸或0。3米。

We lack a common unit of measurement to assess the climate impact of any net-zero approach.

尚未确立一个国际通用的计量单位，用以衡量每项零碳举措的成效。

Here we shift to the Lightyear unit of measurement which is the distance that light travels in a full earth year or about 9.461 trillion kilometers.

在这里，转换到光年的测量单位，也就是光在一个完整的地球年内传播的距离，大约是 9.461 万亿公里。

By simply reducing the unit of measurement that you were using, you came up with an answer that was a hundred kilometers longer.

通过简单地减少你使用的测量单位，你得到的答案却长了 100 公里。