1·It would have been relatively easy for a person with knowledge of metals to melt down bronze objects and forge them into coins.
对懂金属的人来说,熔化青铜制品并将其锻造成硬币是相对容易的。
2·A simple solution, then, was to melt down the crown, cast it into a cube and weigh it.
于是,最简单的办法是:将王冠熔化,铸成一个方块,称出它的重量。