Today I'm going to explain the difference between to steal and to rob.

今天我要解釋 steal 和 rob 的差異。

Both to steal and to rob mean 'to take something without permission'.

Steal 和 rob 都意味「未經許可拿取某物」。

To steal focuses on the object or the thing which is taken. For example: Hey! Somebody just stole my phone.

Steal 著重在被拿取的某物品或東西上，例如： 嘿！有人偷了我的手機。

Rob focuses on the victim of the crime.

Rob 則著重在犯罪行為上的受害者。

For example:

例如，

The men robbed a bank last night.

那幫男子昨晚搶劫銀行。

I wouldn't say:

我不會說，

Someone robbed my phone.

某人搶劫我的手機。

I would say:

我會說，

They robbed me and stole my phone.

他們搶劫我並且偷了我的手機。