The boy thought the broom couldn't hear well.

   The boy thought the broom couldn't hear well. Very loudly, the boy told the broom to stop. It wouldn't listen! It went back down the steps and brought water back up. The boy shouted and yelled, but it didn't help. Couldn't the broom hear him? 
  小伙子以为扫把听不清楚,便大声地吆喝它停工。扫把不听他的!它下了阶梯又提了水上来。小伙子又喊又叫,却都不管用。难道扫把听不见他的话吗?