1·The hens and ducks, for instance, saved five bushels of corn at the harvest by gathering up the stray grains.
比如，鸡和鸭子在收获时把撒落的谷粒收集起来，这样就节省了五蒲式耳小麦。
2·Last year, an acre of corn produced an average of 162 bushels.
而到了去年，一英亩土地的玉米，产量平均可达162蒲式耳。
3·Every good on the market exchanges in terms of relevant quantitative units: we trade in "bushels" of wheat; "packs" of 20 cigarettes; "a pair" of shoelaces; one TV set; etc.
市场中每种商品都已相应的数量单位来交换，我们交换“蒲式耳”的小麦；“包”的香烟(20根)；“一对”的鞋带；一台电视机……等等。
4·In the us in the early 1900s, he points out, an acre of corn yielded about 25 bushels.
在美国，20世纪初，他指出，一英亩土地的玉米，产量约为25蒲式耳。
5·Last year, 40% of the corn grown in the United States (some five billion bushels) was used for making ethanol.
去年，美国40%的玉米(大约50亿蒲式耳)用以生产乙醇。