国内开车的朋友们习惯用“迈”来形容车速,如每小时60迈、80迈等。他们嘴上说的“迈”,心里想要表达的是公里。实际上,“迈”与公里是完全不同的长度计量单位。“迈”是英文MILE的译音,指的是英里,而一英里约等于1,609米,相当于1.6公里,在英、美等一些使用英制单位的国家里 Domestic friends drive used to “Mai” to describe the speed, such as 60 Mai per hour, 80 Mai and so on. They say “Mai” in their mouths, and they want to express the kilometers in their hearts. In fact, “Mai” is a completely different unit of length from the kilometer. “Mai” is the transliteration of English MILE, referring to the mile, while a mile equals about 1,609 meters, equivalent to 1.6 kilometers, in Britain, the United States and some other countries using imperial units