古代故事：曹冲称象
<p> <span word="LONG">LONG</span> <span word="AGO">AGO</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wondrous">wondrous</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="weighs">weighs</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="servant">servant</span>.</p><p> <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="Majesty">Majesty</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="servant">servant</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>, <span word="trembling">trembling</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="weighed">weighed</span>. <span word="Surely">Surely</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="scales">scales</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weigh">weigh</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="beast">beast</span>.</p><p> <span word="Father">Father</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="weigh">weigh</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Emperors">Emperors</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span>.</p><p> <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="amazement">amazement</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span>?</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clever">clever</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>:</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sailors">sailors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waterline">waterline</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="ashore">ashore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="Next">Next</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="crates">crates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="sank">sank</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="ashore">ashore</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crates">crates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="weighed">weighed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span>!</p><p> </p>
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