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曹冲称象故事英文版

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One day somebody sent Cao Cao an elephant.Cao Cao wanted to know its weight,but there was nothing big enough to weigh it on.

曹冲称象故事英文版

Cao Chong told his father he could weigh the elephant if he had a big boat and a lot of heavy stones.

Cao Cao and some other people were very surprised,but still he ordered his men to get everything ready.

When they led the elephant down into the boat,the water came up,then Cao Chong marked the water line.

Then they drove the elephant onto the bank and put the heavy stones in the boat until the water came up to the same line.

At last,Cao Chong told the men to weigh each of the stones.In this way,he weighed the elephant.

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有一天,吴国的孙权送给魏国领袖曹操一只大象,长久居住在中原的曹操从来没有看过这种庞然大物,好奇地想知道这个大怪物的体重到底有多重?于是,他对着臣子说:“谁有办法把这只大象称一称?”在场的人七嘴八舌地讨论着:有人回家搬出特制的秤,但大象实在太大了,一站上去,就把秤踩扁了;有人提议把大象一块一块地切下分开秤,再算算看加起来有多重,可是在场的人觉得太残忍了,而且曹操喜欢大象可爱模样,不希望为了秤重失去它。就在大家束手无策正想要放弃的时候,曹操7岁的`儿子曹冲,突然开口说:“我知道怎么秤了!”他请大家把大象赶到一艘船上,看船身沉入多少,在船身上做了一个记号。然后又请大家把大象赶回岸上,把一筐筐的石头搬上船去,直到船下沈到刚刚画的那一条线上为止。接着,他请大家把在船上的石头逐一称过,全部加起来就是大象的重量了!小朋友,曹冲是不是很聪明?在一千七百多年前的时代,曹冲的方法的确很聪明,可是,现代的工具非常发达,我们发明出许多的工具来称重的东西,不须要再大费周章地一筐筐地搬石头。

小朋友,请你和爸爸妈妈一起讨论,一只小狗、一袋砂石、一颗苹果、一卡车的木头、一台货柜车,分别要用什么工具来称重最适当?