今天我们要讲两个和耳朵，也就是ear有关的成语。中国人经常说那些不听劝告的人对别人的话总是“一个耳朵进一个耳朵出”，把它们当作“耳边风”。美国也有完全相同的说法。他们是这样说的： "It goes in one ear and out the other."

下面是一个父亲在说他的女儿：

例句1："I told Sally it was foolish to marry that man, but it went in one ear and out the other. Now she wishes she'd listened to me. He drinks and gambles and she wants to leave him."

这位爸爸说：“我早就告诉沙利不要那么笨,去和那个人结婚。可是,对于我的话，她是一个耳朵进一个耳朵出。结了婚她才知道那人又喝酒又赌钱。现在她后悔当初没听我的话，想要和他分手啦。”

下面这个例子是一个老板在对他的秘书说话：

例句2："How many times have I told you to get to work on time. But my words just go in one ear and out the other. So I don't have any choice but to fire you."

他说：“我告诉了你多少次上班要准时。可是，你对我的话老是一个耳朵进一个耳朵出。现在，我没有办法了，只好解雇你了。”