Zeng Guofan was a great scholar and official.He lived more than 100 years ago at the time of the Qing Dynasty（朝）.Zeng Guofan studied hard all the time. （1）他習(xí)慣于早起。 He always worked late into the night.
    It is said that when he was young，a thief（小偷）came to his home very quietly and hid under the eaves（屋檐），waiting for him to go to bed.（2）在那時(shí)曾國(guó)藩正在讀一篇文章。 He wanted to remember it，so he read it aloud，over and over again.
    （3）After several hours，the thief could not stand it anymore. He came out and recited the passage to Zeng Guofan perfectly. "I have never met anyone as stupid as you are!" the thief said.（4）As soon as he finished saying this，he left without taking anything.
    When people heard the story，some said that Zeng Guofan was "more stupid than a thief "， （5）while others thought he just kidded the thief.

（1）

He was used to getting up early.

He was used to getting up early.

（2）

At that time Zeng Guofan was reading an article.

At that time Zeng Guofan was reading an article.

（3）

幾個(gè)小時(shí)后，這個(gè)小偷再也忍受不了了。

幾個(gè)小時(shí)后，這個(gè)小偷再也忍受不了了。

（4）

他一說完，沒有帶任何東西就走了。

他一說完，沒有帶任何東西就走了。

（5）

而其他人則認(rèn)為他只是在和小偷開玩笑。

而其他人則認(rèn)為他只是在和小偷開玩笑。