Of course it did. It's said that Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician, discovered the principle of displacement while taking a bath.

水位当然要上升 据说阿基米德(古希腊数学家)就是泡澡时发现了浮力定律。

We chose concrete because it's heavy and displaces water, based on Archimedes' principle.

基于阿基米德的原理，们选择了混凝土，因为它很重，可以排水。

When Archimedes climbed in and out of the bath, he carefully studied the displaced water.

当阿基米德在浴缸，他仔细研究了排的水。

Archimedes of Syracuse who lived in the 3rd century B.C. made history and headway in approximating the value of pi.

住在前3世纪的锡拉库扎的Archimedes在接近圆周率方面取得了历史性的展。

Yes, it does, I love reading about people like Archimedes.

是的，确实如此，喜欢阅读关于如阿基米德这类的书。

On the other hand, a ridge projects down into the sea as well as up into the air (Archimedes, again), so it may stir up water from below the surface.

另一方面，冰脊向下延伸到海里，也向上延伸到空中（又是阿基米德式的），所以它可能会从海面下激起海水。

They connect you directly to one of the most prolific force multipliers of all time, Benjamin Franklin, a French admirer called Franklin, the Archimedes of his country.

他们把你直接联系到有史以来最多产的力量倍增者之一，本杰明·富兰克林，一个被称为富兰克林的法国崇拜者，他的国家的阿基米德。

Basking in the joy of knowing someone with a name as redolent of human history as Archimedes got me through at least three more days of homebound humdrum.

沉浸在认识一个有着与阿基米德一样令联想起类历史的字的的喜悦中，这让至少又熬过了3天乏味的回家之旅。

So yes, you'll probably have a " Eureka! " moment here and there, but it won't just be because you sat in the bathtub like Archimedes.

所以，是的，你可能会时不时地有“发现了！”的时刻，但这不仅仅是因为你像阿基米德一样坐在浴缸里。

The classical story of Archimedes' Eureka! and subsequent streak through the streets centers around a crown, or corona in Latin.

在广为流传的故事里，阿基米德大叫着“找到了！" 飞奔过街道。故事的核心是一顶皇冠，皇冠在拉丁文中是corona。

This problem troubled Archimedes. How could he learn if the crown was pure gold?

这个问题难倒了阿基米德。他怎么能知道王冠是否是纯金的呢？

In Archimedes's day, no one had attempted anything like this.

在阿基米德的时代，还没有解决过类似的问题。

We know how levers work, thanks to the ancient Greek inventor, Archimedes.

多亏了古希腊发明家阿基米德，让们知道了杠杆的原理。

Archimedes went straight to the palace to see the king.

阿基米德直接去了宫殿觐见国王。

Archimedes wondered how they do it.

阿基米德就曾经很好奇它们是如何做到的。

Can you explain the Archimedes principle?

你能解释下阿基米德定律吗？

Archimedes looks a bit stricken, as if he just got out of the bath and found me waiting there before discovering either how to measure density or where his towel was.

阿基米德看起来有点懵，好像他在发现如何测量密度或者发现毛巾在哪里之前刚从浴池里来，然后发现在那里等着。

Well, let's just say that failure wouldn't have been a pleasant option for Archimedes.

嗯，对阿基米德来说 这应该不会是一个愉快的选择。

" This problem seems difficult to solve. What should I do? " thought Archimedes.

“这个问题似乎很棘手哩，该怎么办呢？”阿基米德想。

Archimedes was still thinking about this problem as he filled his bath with water.

当阿基米德往浴池里注水的时候他还在思考着这个难题。