Tone deaf 五音不全，充耳不闻

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表达 “tone deaf” 可以形容某人 “五音不全”，但在现代英语中，它还有另外一个用法。听菲菲和 Roy 的对话，学习如何用 “tone deaf” 来形容某人 “听不进去他人的话”。 q^aDZzx,z  
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Feifei M6g8+sio  
大家好，欢迎收听 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。我是冯菲菲。 &&
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Roy AQ'%}(#0  
And I'm Roy! Hey, Feifei, do you fancy doing some karaoke tonight with me and Rob? ]DNPG"  
Feifei X!]v4ma`  
No, I do not. The last time we went out with Rob, you two managed to upset everyone. Everyone left. He is tone deaf! ?4b0\ -  
Roy HA,o2jZ?In  
His singing is not that bad! His mum says he's got a lovely voice! c]^P$F8U  
Feifei >bW=oTFz  
虽然 “tone deaf” 可以形容 “听不准音调，唱歌时五音不全的人”，但现在它更多地用来形容 “听不进去别人的声音，对他人的反馈充耳不闻的人”。 8<L{\$3HP|  
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Ah, so you mean that fact that Rob said that he prefers cats during the annual dog welfare meeting. Yeah, that was a bit off. %66="1z0@  
Feifei 27SHj9I  
He always says the wrong things at the wrong time! He really is tone deaf. Let's listen to these examples. GL n M1  
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People who say they've enjoyed lockdown can sound a bit tone deaf. So many people have lost their jobs. 0-Mzb{n5  
We've all been working so hard – the boss seemed tone deaf when he rejected our pay rise. Jq/itsg  
I can't believe Sarah said she doesn't believe in global warming to those activists. She's tone deaf. 11oNlgY&  
Feifei tj13!Cc}e`  
这里是 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。我们正在介绍 “tone deaf” 这个表达的现代用法。它既可以描述一个人 “五音不全”，也可以形容某人 “听不进去他人的声音，对他人的感受、反馈或状况不敏感，充耳不闻”。 QEr<(wM-y  
Roy JN wI{  
Yes. It's an interesting development of the meaning. So, 'deaf' refers to someone who can't hear, while 'tone deaf' describes someone who can't hear different tones or sounds. GLf!i1Z  
Feifei A*OqUq/H`;  
Yes, that's right. And the new meaning is for someone who says the wrong thing at the wrong time – like Rob. H!IVbL`a{  
Roy 'n'>+W:  
Yes, it sometimes gets used to refer to authority figures who say something that seems to be out-of-touch with a certain situation. OijuOLt  
Feifei TE Z%|5(]  
That's right! And, Roy, please don't sing tonight. You really are tone deaf when it comes to singing. Your singing makes dogs bark. \;&;K'   
Roy U`(=iyWP=  
Yeah, maybe that's for the best. But then I think the dogs just want to be in the same band as me. I could create a new band called 'Roy and the Dogs'! b?}mQ!  
Feifei zH]oAu=H  
I can't believe you just said that! I just formed a band called 'Feifei and the Cats' – your comment was tone deaf. Bye, Roy. cfIC(d  
Roy a3yNd  
Bye! l2Sar1~1