“测量” measure

[观察] 阅读下列各句，并观察measure在句中的用法。

1. The government has promised to take measures to help the old people.

2. An inch is a measure of length.

3. The designer made the dress to the girl’s own measure.

4. He measured the length of the room.

5. It’s easy to measure his ability by reading his works.

6. The river measures as long as two thousand miles.

[点拨] measure n. 措施, 办法, 常用于结构：take measures to do sth.（采取措施做某事）。 如句1；

量度, 计量单位，如句2；

尺寸，常用于结构：make sth. to one’s measure （根据某人的尺寸做某物）, 如句3；

vt. 量, 测量，如句4；

评估，衡量（某物的重要性或价值）如句5；

Link-v. 尺寸为，如句6。

[拓展] measurable adj. 可测量的

in a great measure 在很大程度上

measure ... against ... 拿……与……比（长度）

measure out量出，称出

[小试] 把下列句子翻译成英语。

1. 小时是时间的一个量度单位。

2. 实际上我们测量的就是数字。

3. 他们采取强硬的措施来预防火灾。

4. 请按照我的尺寸做一套西服。

Key:

1. An hour is a measure of time.

2. Actually what we measure are numbers.

3. They take strong measures to prevent fires.

4. Please make a suit to my measure.