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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.

曹衝稱象故事英文版

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.

譯文

有一天,吳國的孫權送給魏國領袖曹操一隻大象,長久居住在中原的曹操從來沒有看過這種龐然大物,好奇地想知道這個大怪物的體重到底有多重?於是,他對着臣子說:“誰有辦法把這隻大象稱一稱?”在場的人七嘴八舌地討論着:有人回家搬出特製的秤,但大象實在太大了,一站上去,就把秤踩扁了;有人提議把大象一塊一塊地切下分開秤,再算算看加起來有多重,可是在場的人覺得太殘忍了,而且曹操喜歡大象可愛模樣,不希望爲了秤重失去它。就在大家束手無策正想要放棄的時候,曹操7歲的`兒子曹衝,突然開口說:“我知道怎麼秤了!”他請大家把大象趕到一艘船上,看船身沉入多少,在船身上做了一個記號。然後又請大家把大象趕回岸上,把一筐筐的石頭搬上船去,直到船下沈到剛剛畫的那一條線上爲止。接着,他請大家把在船上的石頭逐一稱過,全部加起來就是大象的重量了!小朋友,曹衝是不是很聰明?在一千七百多年前的時代,曹衝的方法的確很聰明,可是,現代的工具非常發達,我們發明出許多的工具來稱重的東西,不須要再大費周章地一筐筐地搬石頭。

小朋友,請你和爸爸媽媽一起討論,一隻小狗、一袋砂石、一顆蘋果、一卡車的木頭、一臺貨櫃車,分別要用什麼工具來稱重最適當?