Bài hát: Listening Practice Through Dictation CD 4-08 - V.A

Unit 8 Inches and Centimeters
B : Hi, Julie. I’m trying to figure out the dimensions of this MP4 player I want to buy, but I’m having
trouble converting these English measurements. You’re real y good at mathematics, aren’t you?
It says that the MP4 player is 3.6 inches tal and
two inches wide, but what does that mean in
centimeters?
G : Wel , according to my math book, one inch
equals 2.54 centimeters, so to convert that, we need to multiply each English measurement by
that number. Wait, I have a calculator in my
pocket. B : Great!
G : According to the calculator, that would make it
9.1 centimeters tal and, let’s see, about five
centimeters wide. B : So, its height is about nine centimeters and its width is about five centimeters, but what about
its weight? The website says that it weighs 3.6
ounces. G : We multiply 3.6 by 28.3, which is the equivalent
in grams, and that converts to about 102 grams. B : Al right then, the MP4 player is about nine
centimeters tal and five centimeters wide, and weighs about 102 grams. I thought it would
have to have larger dimensions to be able to
hold 5,000 songs, but it’s smal and light! Do
you think I should buy it, Julie?
G : It sounds like a good product, but it depends on
the price. B : Wel , now I have the same sort of problem
again. Could you help me figure out how to
convert Chinese currency to our currency