掩耳盗铃的故事各个版本大集合（双语）
【简短版】
Plugging One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell
掩耳盗铃
Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to steal his neighbor’s doorbell. However, he knew clearly that the bell would ring and catch the other people’s attention as long as he touched the bell. So he thought hard and suddenly hit on a clever “idea”. He plugged his ears with something, thinking that everything would go well when he stole the bell. Unfortunately to his disappointment, the bell still rang loudly and he was caught on the spot as a thief.
从前，有一个人想偷邻居门上的铃，但是他知道一碰到铃，铃就会响起来，被人发现。他想啊想，终于他想出一个“妙极”，他把自己的耳朵用东西塞起来，就听不见铃声了。但是当他去偷铃时，铃声仍旧响起来，他被别人当场抓住。
【绘声绘色版】
Covering One's Ears While Stealing a Bell
掩耳盗铃
Mr. Wang thinks he is clever, but he always does foolish things.
王先生总以为自己很聪明，实际上他总干傻事。
One day he sees a beautiful bell at the top of a door. "Oh! How nice! I will take it home." He thinks, "What can I do?" After a while he has a "good" idea. "Aha! I have an idea now. I can plug my ears. Then I will not hear the ring when I take off the bell."
一天，他看见一户人家的门头有个很漂亮的铃铛。"啊，真漂亮啊!我要把它拿回家去。"他自言自语道："我该怎么做呢?"过了一会儿他想到了一个"好"主意。"啊哈!我有办法了!我把耳朵堵上，拿铃铛的时候就听不见铃声了。"
Then he does so. But as soon as he takes off the bell, the owner opens the door. "What are you doing?" the owner says angrily.
于是他就这样做了。可是他刚拿下铃铛，屋子的主人就打开门，怒气冲冲地说："你在干什么?"
【刨根问底版】
Covering One's Ears While Stealing a Bell
掩耳盗铃
At the time when Fan, a nobleman of the state of Jin, became a fugitive, a commoner found a bell and wanted to carry it off on his back.
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。
But the bell was too big for him.
可是钟又大又重，怎么也挪不动。
When he tried to knock it into pieces with a hammer there was a loud clanging sound.
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。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。
He was afraid that someone will hear the noise and take the bell from him, so he immediately stopped his own ears.
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?他越听越害怕，不同自由地抽回双手，使劲捂住自已的耳朵。
To worry about other people hearing the noise is understandable, but to worry about himself hearing the noise (as if stopping his own ears would prevent other people from hearing) is absurd.
“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。
【知识小点心】
掩耳盗铃的故事寓意：
钟的响声是客观存在的，不管你掩不掩耳朵，它总是要响的。凡是要客观存在的东西，都不依人的主观意志为转移。有的人对不喜欢的客观存在，采取不承认的态度，以为如此，客观就不存在了，这和掩耳盗铃一样，都是极端的主观唯心主义唯我论的表现。
寓言典故出处：《吕氏春秋·自知》：“百姓有得钟者;欲负而走;则钟大不可负;以椎毁之;钟况然有音。恐人闻之而夺己也。遽揜(掩)其耳。恶人闻之;可也;恶己闻之;悖也。”
双语例句：
1. The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.
[谚]掩耳盗铃;猫偷吃奶油的时候，总是闭着眼睛。
2. Some media said the Fed's action only in self - deception.
有媒体称美联储的行动只是在掩耳盗铃。
