成语故事 · 4-8 岁

曹冲称象

大船变成了秤

成语故事约 5 分钟4-8 岁中英双语

曹冲称象：曹冲利用船的浮沉和石头称出大象重量；常用来赞美善于观察、巧解难题。

Cao Chong weighed an elephant by using a boat's displacement and stones—a classic example of solving a hard problem with observation and ingenuity.

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有人送来一头大象，曹操和大家都想知道它有多重。

A great elephant arrived, and Cao Cao wondered how much it weighed.

有人送来一头大象，曹操和大家都想知道它有多重。

A great elephant arrived, and Cao Cao wondered how much it weighed.

大象比牛还大，普通的秤根本放不下它。

The elephant was far too large for any ordinary scale.

曹冲望着河里的船，想起船会随着重量上下浮动。

Watching a boat rise and sink, Cao Chong formed an idea.

他让大象沿着宽木板，稳稳走上大船。

He guided the elephant safely up a wide ramp and onto the barge.

船身下沉，曹冲在水面碰到船身的地方做了记号。

The boat sank lower, and Cao Chong marked the waterline on its hull.

大象下船后，大家把石头装上船，直到水线重合。

After the elephant stepped off, stones were loaded until the boat reached the same line.

再把石头分批称重相加，就完成了曹冲称象。

They weighed the stones in batches and added them to find the elephant's weight.

大家称赞曹冲：看懂规律，就能把大难题变成小步骤。

Everyone praised Cao Chong for turning one huge problem into simple steps.

大问题可以拆成容易处理的小步骤；认真观察，常能找到新办法。

A big problem can be divided into manageable steps; careful observation often reveals a new solution.

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