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绘本简介
Through the cleverly written text, students learn the difference between the measurement systems of the United States and Canada. Pen pals Lisa and Magda illustrate height, weight, temperature, capacity, and distance in both metric and English units.
通过巧妙书写的课文，学生了解美国和加拿大测量系统的区别。 笔友丽莎和玛格达用公制和英制单位说明了身高、体重、温度、容量和距离。
绘本节选
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
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
Lisa measures her height in feet and inches
There are 12 inches in one foot
Lisa is 4 feet, 5 inches tall
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)
中文翻译：
丽莎和玛格达是笔友
丽莎住在美国，
玛格达住在加拿大
在美国和加拿大，很多事情是一样的
但很多事情是不同的
一个区别是人们用来衡量事物的系统
加拿大用公制来衡量事物
美国使用英语系统
丽莎用英尺和英寸来测量她的身高
一英尺有12英寸
丽莎身高4英尺5英寸
玛格达用米来衡量她的身高
一米有328英尺
玛格达身高123米(或123厘米)
