English idiom stories

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhi Bo, a nobleman of the State of Jin, was defeated. Someone took the opportunity to steal from Fan's house and saw a big clock hanging in the yard. This clock is made of exquisite bronze with exquisite shapes and patterns. The thief was very happy. He wanted to take this beautiful clock home. But this clock is big and heavy, so it cannot be moved. There is only one way he can think of, and that is to break the clock and move home separately.

The thief found a big hammer and threw it at the clock desperately. There was a loud bang, which startled him. The thief panicked and thought, this is bad. Isn't this noise equivalent to telling people that I stole the clock here? In desperation, he jumped on the bell and tried to cover it with open arms, but how to cover it? The bell is still echoing in the distance.

The more he listened, the more afraid he became. He withdrew his hands freely and covered his ears hard. "Hey, the bell is getting smaller and I can't hear it!" The thief was very happy. "wonderful! You can't hear the bell if you can't cover your ears! " He immediately found two cloth balls to plug his ears, thinking that no one could hear the bell. So I let go and hit the bell. When the bell rang, it spread loudly to far away places. People heard the bell rush in and caught the thief.

The story comes from Lv Chunqiu? 6? 1 self-knowledge "stealing the bell of the ear" describes "stealing the bell of the ear", which is a metaphor for covering up stupidity and deceiving others.

Plug your ears when stealing a clock.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhi Bo of Jin destroyed Fan's home. Taking this opportunity, a person went to Fan's house to steal something. As soon as the man entered the gate, he saw a big clock hanging in the yard. This clock is made of high-quality Blanzat, with beautiful design and shape. The thief was very happy and decided to take this beautiful clock home. But no matter how hard he tries, he can't move the clock because it is big and heavy. He thought about it and thought that there was only one way to solve the problem. He had to smash the clocks before he could take them home alone.

The thief found a big hammer and knocked on the clock with it. The strike produced a loud crash, which may be. The knocking produced a loud crash, which made the thief very afraid. The thief panicked and thought it was too bad to make a sound of impact. He wanted to block the sound of impact with his arm. However, how can we suppress the impact of the bell? The crash still drifted sweetly into the distance. The more he listened to the sound, the more afraid he became. Unconsciously, he shrank back and covered his ears with his hand. "Hey, the voice is getting weaker and I can't hear it," the thief quickly cheered up. "Great!" Cover your ears and you won't hear the bell. "He immediately found some bits and pieces of cloth, made two rolls with them, and plugged his ears with two rolls of cloth. He thinks that no one can hear the bell. He was relieved and began to ring the bell one after another. The loud bell can be heard far away, and finally people caught the thief by following the sound.

This story comes from "Know Yourself" in Historical Records written before the establishment of the Qin Dynasty (22 BC1-207 BC). It is said that when Tang Gaozu Li Yuan (6 18-907) read this story, he thought it was ridiculous and said, "This is the so-called stealing bells."

Later, people used this idiom to describe the ignorance and stupidity of people who deceive themselves.