1. Well, I measured the distance of ground, and calculated how deep it was to be dug, how broad, and how the earth to be thrown out.
    接着，我测量了一下距离，计算了一下该挖多深、多宽，以及怎样把土运走。

2. He could predict their performance from the strength of the brain's electrical activity measured through the head.
    通过所测量到的他们头部脑电波活动的强度，他能够预测他们的成绩。

3. His theory: when it comes to predicting people's success, brain capacity as measured by IQ may actually matter less than the qualities of mind once thought of as "character".
    这是他的理论：要预测人的成功，智商所衡量的大脑能力实际上远不如曾被看作"性格"的心智的素质重要。

4. Success is measured by growth, not academic achievement.
    成功是由成长来衡量，而不是由学习成绩来评定。

5. Perhaps most interesting, and most easily measured, is a chemical change in ground water before a quake.
    也许最有趣、也最容易测量的，是地震前地下水发生的化学变化。