张居泰生物科学 1B109

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Plug one's ears while stealing a bell

掩耳盗铃

• In the Spring and Autumn period, a thief had stolen a bell and intended to carry it away on his back, but the bell was too bulky and heavy to be carried, so he tried to break it into pieces with a hammer to make it easier for carrying. On his first hit, however, the bell made a loud noise. He thus feared that the ringing sound might be heard by someone, who would come to rob him of his bell. His fright made him plug his own ears, while hitting the bell with the hammer. The bell sound was, nevertheless, audible to others and therefore to stuff his ears for the purpose of stealing a bell was a stupid action it is as foolish as burying one's head in the sand.

• 在春秋战国时期，有一个小偷偷了一只钟。他准备把钟扛在背上带走。可是钟又大又沉，很难扛走。因此他想用锤子把钟敲成碎片，这样运起来就能多了。可是，他敲了一下，那只钟发出巨大的响声。他怕别人听到了钟声会来抢他的钟，于是他在锤子敲钟时捂上了自己的耳朵。不过，即使他这样做，别人还是听得到钟声的。所以掩耳盗铃是非常愚蠢的行为，就像把头埋在沙子中一样。

plug 英音： [pl g]ʌ 美音： [pl g] ʌ • 名词 n. [C]

1. 塞子 , 栓 ; 堵塞物She pulled the plug to let out the water. 她拔起塞子放水。

• 2. 插头 , 插塞Just put the plug in the socket and switch on the machine. 只需将插头插入插座并开动机器就行了。

• 3. ( 内燃机的 ) 火花塞 , 点火栓• 4. 消防栓• 5. 口嚼香烟

• 及物动词 vt. 1. 把 ... 塞住 , 堵塞 [(+up)]He plugged his ears with cotton balls. 他用棉球塞住双耳。

• 2. 【俚】枪击 ; 拳打• 3. ( 在广播或电视中 ) 一再宣传 ; 大打广告

People are always plugging their books on TV talk shows. 人们总是在电视访谈节目中一再推荐自己所写的书。 He's been plugging his new song on the radio. 他一直在收音机上为他的新歌大打广告。

• 4. 给 ... 接通电源 [(+in)]•

不及物动词 vi. 1. 苦干 , 苦读 [(+along/away)]She plugged away at her math. 她埋头攻读数学。

• 2. 接通电源 ; 连接 [(+in)]You can plug into the international computer network. 你可以连接上国际电脑网络。

• 3. 【俚】枪击 ; 打 [(+at)]•