掩耳盗铃是一则非常简短的小故事，但这则寓言故事虽然简短，但却形象而生动地阐明了一条辩证唯物主义的基本原理：对客观存在的现实不正视、不研究，采取闭目塞听的态度，这是自欺欺人，终究会自食苦果的。

Plugging One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell

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.

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掩耳盗铃

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。