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That table measures ten feet by five.
那个工作å°é•¿10英尺,宽5英尺。
The traditional pattern of classroom experience at the college level brings the professor and a group of 20 to 30 students together for a 45-to-50-minute class session two or three times a week.
由一个教授和ååå¦ç”Ÿæ¯å‘¨ä¼šæ™¤ä¸¤ä¸‰æ¬¡ï¼Œæ¯æ¬¡è®²è¯¾æ—¶é—´45到50分钟,是大å¦ç¨‹åº¦è¯¾å ‚æ•™å¦çš„ä¼ ç»Ÿæ–¹æ³•ã€‚
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There are 203817 voters on the electoral rolls。
选举åå•上有203817个投票人。
Nearly thirty thousand voters took part in this election.
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Maximum swivel of table is l20.
工作å°çš„æœ€å¤§å›žè½¬è§’度是120度。
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â‘ 3rd March l991或3 March l991ï¼› a discount of 5 percent(5%çš„ä¼˜æƒ ï¼‰ï¼›
â‘¡purchased 7 yards of carpet(买7ç 地毯);
â‘¢ordered 2 pounds of minced1 steak (订è´2磅å‰ç¢Žçš„肉)。
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如:①about five miles per hour(æ¯å°æ—¶å¤§çº¦5英里),
â‘¡at least ten yards away(至少有10ç 远),
③hesitated for a moment or two(犹豫了一会儿),
â‘£I have warned you a hundred times(我已ç»è¦å‘Šä½ 多少é了)。
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The new engine has a capacity of 4.3 litres and a power out-put of 153 kilowatts2 at 4400 revolutions per minute。
è¿™å°æ–°å‘动机的容积为4.3å‡ï¼Œè½¬é€Ÿä¸ºæ¯åˆ†é’Ÿ4400转时输出功率是153åƒç“¦ã€‚
We know that the weight of a cubic foot of air at 0℃,and 76cm,pressure is 0.08l pound, or 12 cubic feet of air weigh a pound.
大家了解,1立方英尺的空气在0æ‘„æ°åº¦å’Œ760毫米汞柱é‡åŽ‹ä¸‹ï¼Œé‡é‡æ˜¯0.81磅,也就是说12立方英尺空气的é‡é‡æ˜¯1磅。
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4th July is an important date in American history.
应该写æˆThe fourth of July...
19 couples took part in the ballroom3 dancing competition.
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60ï¼…profit was a reportedï¼Žæ®æŠ¥é“æœ‰60%的价值。
应改写æˆï¼šSixty per cent profit
1345 kilograms force was applied4 at the center point of the bar,试验时在æ†çš„ä¸ç‚¹åŠ 1345公斤力。
坿”¹æˆWhen tested, a force of l345 kg was applied
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At 1east two-thirds of the class have had colds.这个ç至少有三分之二的å¦ç”Ÿæ‚£é‡æ„Ÿå†’。
Nitrogen forms about four-fifths of the atmosphere. 氮约å 大方的五分之四。