Amount

One horsepower is the amount of energy it takes to drag a horse 500 feet in one second.
一马力是一秒内把一匹马拽500英尺的能量。
注：多么形象的比喻，可能不太准确。拽大马和拽小马能量肯定是不一样的。

Teddy: My family says I’ll never amount to anything!
Eddy: Why, that’s not true! With your experience not amounting to anything, you could be a wonderful example.
Teddy：我家里人说我肯定成就不了任何事情！
Eddy：怎么会呢！他们说的不对！凭借你的经验，你会是一个很好的例子。
注：反面教材？