適合年齡

8歲左右

繪本簡介

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.

通過巧妙書寫的課文，學生了解美國和加拿大測量系統的區別。 筆友麗莎和瑪格達用公制和英制單位說明了身高、體重、溫度、容量和距離。

繪本節選

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)

中文翻譯：

麗莎和瑪格達是筆友

麗莎住在美國，

瑪格達住在加拿大

在美國和加拿大，很多事情是一樣的

但很多事情是不同的

一個區別是人們用來衡量事物的系統

加拿大用公制來衡量事物

美國使用英語系統

麗莎用英尺和英寸來測量她的身高

一英尺有12英寸

麗莎身高4英尺5英寸

瑪格達用米來衡量她的身高

一米有328英尺

瑪格達身高123米(或123厘米)