To be seen and not heard 乖乖听话，少出声

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“To be seen and not heard” 这个短语源自英国维多利亚时期的一句老话 “Children should be seen and not heard.” 它的字面意思是 “孩子要被看见，而不被听见”，实际用来督促孩子们在大人面前应该保持安静，行为端正。 w0w1PE-V=  
“To be seen and not heard” 是被动语态，因为强调的重点对象是 “children（孩子）” 或与小孩处境相同的大人。根据上下文，这个短语也可以用来提醒大人 “不要多嘴”。 h3!$r~T!a:  
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My mother was very strict when we were little. She thought that my brother and I should be seen and not heard whenever our parents had guests. ]$A(9Pn"  
我们小的时候，我母亲非常严格。她认为只要家里有客人，我和弟弟就应该保持安静，不吵闹。 ~#PLAP3-  
Attitudes to parenting have really changed in recent years. In our grandparents’ time, children were expected to be seen and not heard. kn"q:a
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近年来，人们对养育子女的态度确实发生了变化。在我们祖父母的年代，人们希望看到孩子们不多说话，行为举止端庄得体。 l_{8+\`!  
Our boss doesn’t really want to hear what we think about his ideas. In meetings, he would rather we were seen and not heard. "Sridh?  
我们的老板并不想听我们对他的想法有什么看法。开会时，他更希望我们能安静点，不要多嘴。 bT)]'(Xy