从前，有一个小偷看到一口漂亮的大钟，想把它背回自己家去。
可是钟又大又重，想要拿回去只有一个办法，那就是把钟敲碎，然后再分别搬回家。
小偷找来一把大锤子，用力地敲了一下。
钟发出了很大的声音，把他吓了一大跳。
他一下子抱住了大钟，想捂住钟声，可钟声又怎么捂得住呢！
小偷很着急，心想，这钟声不是在告诉人们我正在这里偷钟吗？
他越听越害怕，不由自主地用手捂住了自己的耳朵。
"竟然听不见了！
”小偷高兴起来。
他以为别人也听不见了，于是用布把耳朵塞住，用力地敲钟。
钟声响亮地传到很远的地方，人们听到钟声后，跑过来把小偷捉住了。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 从前 | cóng qián | previously / formerly / once upon a time |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 小偷 | xiǎo tōu | thief |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 口 | kǒu | classifier for things with mouths / classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty; beautiful |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 钟 | zhōng | a (large) bell / clock / amount of time; o'clock |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 背 | bēi | to carry on one's back / (fig.) to bear; to shoulder |
| 回 | huí | to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 去 | qù | (after a verb of motion) movement away from the speaker; (after certain verbs) detachment or separation |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however |
| 又 | yòu | both... and... |
| 重 | zhòng | heavy / serious |
| 想要 | xiǎng yào | to want to / to feel like / to fancy / to care for sb |
| 拿 | ná | to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take |
| 回去 | huí qù | to return / to go back |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only have ...; there is only ... |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) |
| 就是 | jiù shì | exactly; precisely / only; simply; just / even; even if |
| 敲 | qiāo | to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge |
| 碎 | suì | (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 再 | zài | then (after sth, and not until then) |
| 分别 | fēn bié | in different ways; differently / separately; individually |
| 搬 | bān | to move / to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) / to shift / to copy indiscriminately |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek |
| 来 | lái | hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker) |
| 锤子 | chuí zi | hammer |
| 用力 | yòng lì | to exert oneself physically |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 下 | xià | measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 发出 | fā chū | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch / to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 声音 | shēng yīn | voice / sound |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 吓 | xià | to frighten / to scare |
| 跳 | tiào | to jump / to hop / to skip over / to bounce |
| 一下子 | yī xià zi | in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden |
| 抱 | bào | to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish / (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely |
| 住 | zhù | (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) |
| 捂 | wǔ | to enclose / to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears) / to cover up (an affair) / to contradict |
| 声 | shēng | sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation |
| 可 | kě | but; however |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? / what? / why? |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 呢 | ne | (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech |
| 着急 | zháo jí | to worry; to feel anxious / to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry |
| 心 | xīn | heart / mind / intention |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 是 | shì | indeed (used for emphasis) |
| 在 | zài | (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 偷 | tōu | to steal / to pilfer / to snatch |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 越 | yuè | the more... the more |
| 听 | tīng | to listen to; to hear |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid; to be scared |
| 不由自主 | bù yóu zì zhǔ | (idiom) can't help but; involuntarily |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear / handle (on a cup) |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | unexpectedly / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually |
| 见 | jiàn | to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy / glad / in a cheerful mood |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi | to think; to believe |
| 别人 | bié rén | other people; others; other person |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 于是 | yú shì | thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence |
| 布 | bù | cloth |
| 塞 | sāi | to plug; to stop up; to stuff in |
| 响亮 | xiǎng liàng | loud and clear; resounding |
| 传 | chuán | to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to conduct (electricity) |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 远 | yuǎn | far / distant / remote |
| 地方 | dì fang | place; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part |
| 听到 | tīng dào | to hear |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate |
| 过来 | guò lái | to come over |
| 捉 | zhuō | to clutch / to grab / to capture |