Unit1 Wise men in history More practice素材-辽宁省法库县东湖第二初级中学牛津深圳版（广州沈阳通用）九年级英语上册备课资源（课文翻译+思维导图+课文解析+配套习题+单词短语）

★ 教材原文 Cao Chong weighs an elephant 曹冲称象 Cao Chong was the son of Cao Cao. 曹冲是曹操的儿子。 One day, Sun Quan sent Cao Cao a present. It was a huge elephant. 一日，孙权送给曹操一个礼物——一头大象。 Cao Cao wanted to find out the weight of the elephant. 曹操想知道大象的重量。 “What a huge animal it is! Can anyone tell me how to weigh it?” he asked the crowd around him. “好大的动物！谁有办法把这头大象称一称有多重？”他问他周围的人。 “Can we get a large scale?” asked a soldier. However, no one could find a scale large enough. 一个士兵问“能给我们一个大秤吗？”。但是，没有人能找到一个足够大的秤。 “Can we cut it up?” asked another soldier. “No. I don't want to kill it,” said Cao Cao. 另一个士兵问“我们能把它切开吗？”曹操说：“不，我不想杀了它。” Just then, young Cao Chong had a wonderful idea. “I can weigh the elephant!” he said “let me have a try.” 这时，年幼的曹冲有了主意“我能称象。”他说。“让我试试。” Cao Chong asked some soldiers to lead the elephant onto a boat. 曹冲让一些士兵把大象带到一艘大船上。 As the heavy animal walked onto it, the boat went lower into the water. 当这个庞大的动物走上船时，船在水中下沉了。 Cao Chong drew a line on the side of the boat to mark how low it we