Long,longagotherewasaveryfoolishthief.Doyouknowwhathedidoneday?Whenhewantedtostealthebellonhisneighbour'sdoor,hewalkeduptothedoor,tookholdofthebellandpulledhard.Thebellmadeaveryloudnoise.Thethiefwasafraidandwenthome.

　　很久很久以前,有一个非常愚蠢的小偷.你知道有一天他干了什么吗?当他想偷邻居家的门铃时,他就走到门前,抓住门铃并用力拽.门铃发出了很大的声音.小偷害怕了就回到了家.

　　Thenhesatdowntothink,"Imustdosomethingaboutthenoise,"hesaid.Hethoughtandthought.Atlasthehadanidea."Ah,I'llputsomecottoninmyears.ThenIwon'tbeabletohearthenoise."Thenextdayhewenttothedoorofhisneighbour,andtookholdofthebell.Thistimehepulledevenharder.Thebellrangloudly,butthethiefdidnothearanything.Withanotherhardpullhegotthebellout.Justthentheneighbourcamerunningout.

　　然后他就坐下来想,“我必须得想出办法解决铃声的问题”,他自言自语道.他想呀想.最终想出了一个主意.“啊,我将用棉花塞住我的耳朵,然后我就听不到铃声了”.第二天,他去了邻居家,并抓住了门铃.这次他拽得更用力了.门铃发出了大大的声音,但是小偷却什么也听不见.他又一次用力拽门铃,终于将门铃拽了出来.就这时,邻居跑了出来.

　　"Stealmybell?I'llteachyoualesson,"theangrymanshouted.Andhehitthethiefonthenose.

　　“偷我的门铃?我要好好教训你才行,”邻居愤怒地喊道.并打了小偷的鼻子.

　　Thefoolishthiefdidnotknowhowtheneighbourfoundouthewasstealingthebell."Whydidhecomeoutjustthen?"hewondered.

　　愚蠢的小偷不知道邻居是怎样发现他偷门铃的.为什么他就在我偷门铃时出来了呢?”

　　他百思不得其解.

　　6.Thethiefwastryingtogethisneighbour'sdoorbell.

　　小偷想偿试得到邻居家的门铃.

　　A.T

　　7.Thethiefputsomecottoninhisearssoasnottohearanything.

　　小偷用棉花塞住耳朵,是为了听不到任何声音.

　　A.T

　　8.Theneighbourranoutprobablybecauseheknewhisdoorbellwasbeingstolen.

　　邻居跑了出来可能是因为他知道他的门铃正在被偷.

　　B.F

　　9.Theneighbourhitthethieftopunishhimforstealing.

　　A.TB.F

　　10.Thethiefthoughttheneighbourcouldn'thearthenoiseofthebell.

　　小偷认为邻居听不见铃声.

　　A.T