掩耳盗铃的故事
<p> 春秋时侯，晋国贵族智伯灭掉了范氏。有人趁机跑到范氏家里想偷点东西，看见院子里吊着一口大钟。钟是用上等青铜铸成的，造型和图案都很精美。小偷心里高兴极了，想把这口精美的大钟背回自已家去。可是钟又大又重，怎么也挪不动。他想来想去，只有一个办法，那就是把钟敲碎，然后再分别搬回家。</p><p> 小偷找来一把大锤，拼命朝钟砸去，咣的一声巨响，把他吓了一大跳。小偷着慌，心想这下糟了，这种声不就等于是告诉人们我正在这里偷钟吗？他心里一急，身子一下子扑到了钟上，张开双臂想捂住钟声，可钟声又怎么捂得住呢！钟声依然悠悠地传向远方。</p><p> 他越听越害怕，不同自由地抽回双手，使劲捂住自已的耳朵。“咦，钟声变小了，听不见了！”小偷高兴起来，“妙极了！把耳朵捂住不住就听不进钟声了吗！”他立刻找来两个布团，把耳朵塞住，心想，这下谁也听不见钟声了。于是就放手砸起钟来，一下一下，钟声响亮地传到很远的地方。人们听到钟声蜂拥而至把小偷捉住了。</p><p> 故事出自《吕氏春秋·自知》“掩耳盗钟”被说成“掩耳盗铃”，比喻愚蠢自欺的掩饰行为。</p><p> pluggingone'searswhilestealingabell</p><p> duringthespringandautumnperiod,zhiboofthespringandautumnperiod,zhiboofthestateofjindestroyedfan'sfamily.takingadvantageofthisoccasion,amanwenttofan'shouseandtriedtostealsomething.assoonasthemanenteredthegate,hesawthattherehungabigbellinthecourtyard.thebellwascastinhigh-qualitybronza,andwasbeautifulindesignandshape.thetheifwasveryglad,anddecidedtocarrythisbeautifulbellbackhome.butnomatterhowhardhetried,hecouldnotmovethebell,becausethebellwasbothbigandheavy.hethoughtandthoughtagain,andbelievedtherewasonlyonewaytosolvetheproblem.hehadtobreakthebelltopiecesbeforehewasabletocarrythembacktohishomeseparately.</p><p> thethieffoundabigironhammer,withwhichhestruckthebellwithallhismight.thestrikingproducedanenormouscrashingsound,whichmight.thestrikingproducedanenormouscrashingsound,whichmadethethiefterriblyfrightened.thethiefgotflurried,thinkingthatitwastoobadtohaveproducedthecrashiingsoundwhichwouldhimselfonthebell,tryingtomufflethecrashingsoundwithhisarms.buthowcouldthecrashingsoundofthebellbemuffled?thecrashingsoundstillkeptdriftingmelodiouslytodistantplaces.themorehelistenedtothesound,themorefrightenedhwbecame.hexubconsciouslyshrankback,andcoveredhisearshardwithhishands."hey,thesoundbecomesfainter,inaudible,"thethiefbecamecheerfulatonce,"wonderful!thesoundofthebellcannotbeheardwhentheearsarecovered."heimmediatelygotsomeoddbitsofcloth,madetworollswiththem,andhadhisearspluggedwiththetwoclothrolls.hethoughtthatinthiswaynobodycouldhearthesoundofthebell.feelingrelieved,hebeganstrikingthebell,oneblowafteranother.theresoundingsoundofthebellwasheardatdistantplaces,andfinallypeoplecaughtthethiefbygracingthesound.</p><p> thisstorycomesfrom"knowingyourself"intheannalsbybuwei,writtenjustbeforetheqindynasty（221-207b.c.）wasfounded.allegedly,whenliyuan,emperorgaozuofthetangdynasty（618-907），readthisstory,hefeltitsimplyridiculousandsaid,"thisiswhatiscalledpluggingone'searswhilestealingabell."</p><p> later,peoplehaveusedthesetphrase"pluggingone'searswhilestealingabell"torefertotheignoranceandfoolishnessofthepersonwhodeceiveshimselfaswellasothers.</p>
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