英语作文《曹冲称象》
英语作文《曹冲称象》
英语作文《曹冲称象》
英语作文《曹冲称象》
Chongwasknownforhisquipfromanearlyage.Whenhegrewto5or6yearsoldhisintelligencewasmatchforanadult.Onetime,QuansentanelephantoverandCaowantedtoknowtheweight.Theyaskedaroundforanapproachbutnobodycouldproposeone.ThenChongsaid,wecanleadtheelephanttoaboat,markthewaterandreplacetheelephantwithotherthings.Wecanknowtheweightoftheelephantbyweighingthestuffontheboat
CaoChongWeighedTheElephant
OnedaysomebodysentCaoCaoanelephant.CaoCaowantedtoknowhowheavytheelephantwas,buttherewasno
scalebigenoughtogetitweighed.CaoChong,theyoungersonofCaCaotoldhisfatherhecouldweighthe
elephantifhehadabigboatandalotofheavystones.CaoCaoandsomeotherpeoplewereverysurprised,butstillheordered
hismentogeteverythingready.Whentheyledtheelephantdownintotheboat,thewatercameup,then
CaoChongmakeamarkofthewaterlineonthesideoftheboat.After
theydrovetheelephantontothebank,theyputtheheavystonesinthe
boatuntilthewatercameuptothesamelineonthesideoftheboat.Atlast,CaoChongtoldthementoweighhowheavythestoneswere.Inthisway,hegottheweightoftheelephant.