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Weights and Measures (Súly mér té kek, hossz mér té kek,
ûr mér té kek)
The­ Eng­lish­ and­ American­ system­ of­ weights­ and­ measures­ is­ different­ from­ the­
decimal­system­of­the­European­continent. They­sell­or­buy­goods­by­pounds.­One­pound­
is­453­grams­its­sign­is­lb­and­it­contains­16­ounces.­An­ounce­(written:­oz,­28.35­g)­is­the­
smallest­weight­in­tra­de.­Fourteen­pounds­make­a­stone­(6.36­kg),­eight­stones­are­a­hundred-
weight­(written:­cwt),­twenty­hundredweight­make­a­ton.­E.g.:­Peter­is­9­stone­8­lbs.
The­unit­of­the­linear­measure­is­the­yard.­One­yard­(91.44­cm)­is­3 feet­or­36­inches­
(that­is /azaz/­one­foot,­30.48­cm,­has­12­inches).­One­inch­is­2.54­cm.­1,760­yards­make­
a­mile­(1,609­metres).­E.g.:­Peter­is­5’11”,­that­is,­five­foot­and­ele­ven­inches­high.­
The­liquid­unit­is­the­gal lon­(4,54­litres),­which­contains 4 quarts­(a­quart­is­1.13­
litres).­In­a­quart­there­are­two­pints.

The Saxon genitive­is­generally­used­in­the­cases­of­(living)­persons.
The­teacher’s­book.­John’s­overcoat.­His­sister’s­friend.­
Besides­this­we­may­use­it­a)­for­personified­things:­Nature’s­gifts,­England’s­in te rest.­
Hungary’s­greatest­poet,­etc.­and­b)­for­time­–­expressions:­a­day’s­work,­three­weeks’­
vacation,­today’s­post: and­c)­for­the­expressions­of­distance­and­worth:­a­stone’s­throw­
from­the­house,­a­ten­miles’­drive,­a­dollar’s­worth.­

The Rules of Arithmetic A négy alap mû ve let
1. Addition­ How­much­are­six­and­five­?­–­Six­and­five­are­(or:­is)
­ How­much­is­six­and­five­?­­­­­­ele­ven
2. Subtraction­ How­much­is­15-10­(fifteen­minus­ten)?­–­It­is­five.

3. Multiplication. How­much­is­five­times­six?­­ –­Five­times­six­is­thirty.
­ ­Multiplication­Table:
­ ­ 1­x­1­=­1­once­one­is­one
­ ­ 2­x­1­=­2­twice­one­is­two
­ ­ 3­x­1­=­3­three­times­one­is­three
­ ­ 4­x­1­=­4­four­times­one­is­four,­etc.­
4. Division.­ How­many­times­does­five­go­into­thirty?­–­Five­goes­into­thirty
­ six­times.­

TRANSLATE INTO ENG LISH:

Ba­rá­tom­mal­egész­nap­a­vá­ros­ban­sé­tál­gat­tunk.­Né­ze­get­tük­a­gyö­nyö­rû­ki­ra­ka-
to­kat­és­az­ut­ca­for­gal­mát.­Az­au­tó­busz­ok­és­au­tók­ver­se­nyez­ve­ha­lad­tak­egy­más­
mel­lett­az­úton,­gya­lo­go­sok­özön­löt­ték­el­a­jár­dát.­A­vil­la­mos­ból­a­Ba­ross­tér­nél­
száll­tunk­ki,­és­vé­gig­men­tünk­a­Rá­kó­czi­úton­egész­a­Kos­suth­La­jos­ut­cá­ig.­Ez­az­
út­a­Bel­vá­ros­egyik­leg­for­gal­ma­sabb­út­vo­na­la,­itt­áru­há­za­kat­(stores),­bol­to­kat,­
ven­dég­lõ­ket,­s­az­egyik­leg­szebb­film­szín­há­zun­kat­lát­hat­juk.­Ez­az­út­es­te­is­a­leg-
ra­gyo­gób­ban­van­ki­vi­lá­gít­va,­a­ház­te­tõk­is­te­le­van­nak­elekt­ro­mos­fény­rek­lám­ok-
kal.­A­vil­la­mo­sok­és­au­tó­busz­ok­éj­jel-nap­pal­zsú­fol­tak­(te­le­van­nak­em­be­rek­kel.)

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