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Chinese idioms

to deceive oneself

掩耳盗铃

(yǎn ěr dào línɡ )

A: You're going about this the wrong way. You're just deceiving yourself. This has absolutely no benefit for your future studies.

你这样做是不对的。这样等同于掩耳盗铃。对你未来的学习一点好处都没有。

(nǐ zhèyànɡ zuò shì bùduì de, zhèyànɡ děnɡtónɡ yú yǎn ěr dào línɡ, duì nǐ wèilái de xuéxí yīdiǎn hǎochù dōuméiyǒu .)

B: Sorry, I won't do it again.

对不起,我以后不了。

(duìbùqǐ,wǒ yǐhòu bù le. )