Once upon a time, there was a thief who wanted to steal his neighbor's doorbell.

But he knew that bell would ring as soon as he touched it. And then he would be discovered.

He thought: Only using ears can hear the sound. What if I cover my ears? Then the sound would not be heard anymore.

Whereupon he covered his own ears and tried to steal the bell. However, he was discovered immediately when he touched the bell.

1. Once upon a time, there was a thief who wanted to steal his neighbor's doorbell.

從前，有個小偷想偷他鄰居的門鈴。

Once upon a time 從前

thief [θiːf] n. 小偷

wanted to steal his neighbor's doorbell

想偷他鄰居的門鈴

steal [stiːl] v. 偷

neighbor ['neɪbə(r)] n. 鄰居

doorbell n. 門鈴

2. But he knew that bell would ring as soon as he touched it.

但他知道鈴一碰就會響。

that bell would ring 鈴會響

as soon as he touched it 他一碰到它

as soon as 一……就……

3. And then he would be discovered.

然後他就會被發現。

he would be discovered 他會被發現

discovered [dɪˈskʌvəd] v. 發現，找到 (discover 的過去分詞和過去式)

4. He thought: Only using ears can hear the sound. What if I cover my ears?

他想:隻有用耳朵才能聽到聲音。如果我捂住我的耳朵呢?

thought [θɔːt] v. 想，思考；認為（think 的過去式和過去分詞）

Only using ears 隻有用耳朵

can hear the sound 能聽到聲音

What if 如果，假使

cover my ears 捂住我的耳朵

5. Then the sound would not be heard anymore.

然後就再也聽不到聲音了。

be heard 被聽到

anymore adv. （不）再

6. Whereupon he covered his own ears and tried to steal the bell.

于是，他蓋上自己的耳朵，試圖偷鐘。

Whereupon conj. 于是

he covered his own ears 他蓋上自己的耳朵

tried to steal the bell 試圖偷鐘

tried [traɪd] v. 試圖（try 的過去式和過去分詞）

7. However, he was discovered immediately when he touched the bell.

然而，他一按鈴就被發現了。

However [haʊˈevə(r)] conj. 然而

immediately [ɪˈmiːdiətli] conj. 一…就

was discovered immediately when he touched the bell

他一按鈴就被發現了

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