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

• 左耳進右耳出

Definition

如果某事『左耳進右耳出』，意思是某人聽到了卻很快忘記或忽略了。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式用語，通常用來形容某人對建議或提醒不上心，尤其常指小孩或心不在焉的人。不適用於正式場合。

Examples

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

我對我弟弟說的所有話都**左耳進右耳出**。

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

老師的建議對某些學生來說經常是**左耳進右耳出**。

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

媽媽說我的家務**左耳進右耳出**。

'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，但這話就是**左耳進右耳出**。』

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

我給孩子們安排的事情通常都**左耳進右耳出**。

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

無論我重複多少遍，他都是**左耳進右耳出**。