"go in one ear and out the other" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 左耳进右耳出

Definition

如果某事‘左耳进右耳出’，意思是某人听到了却很快忘记或忽略了。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式表达，常用于说某人对建议或提醒不上心，尤其指小孩或不专心的人。不可用于正式场合。

Examples

Everything I tell my brother seems to go in one ear and out the other.

我对我弟弟说的所有话都**左耳进右耳出**。

The teacher's advice often goes in one ear and out the other for some students.

老师的建议对有些学生来说经常是**左耳进右耳出**。

Mom says my chores go in one ear and out the other.

妈妈说我的家务**左耳进右耳出**。

'I told him not to stay up late, but it just went in one ear and out the other.'

‘我叫他不要熬夜，但这话就是**左耳进右耳出**。’

When I give my kids instructions, they usually go in one ear and out the other.

我给孩子们安排的事情通常都**左耳进右耳出**。

No matter how many times I repeat myself, it just goes in one ear and out the other with him.

无论我重复多少遍，他都是**左耳进右耳出**。