I can't tell my son what to do; it's water off a duck's back with him.

我跟我儿子说的话就像耳边风，他根本听不进去。

讲解

不知道各位宝妈，有没有这样的烦恼？不管对小孩说什么，他都不听，也不受影响，就好像鸭子背上的水根本留不住。这里就有一个很形象的习语可以使用，like water off a duck's back，it means criticism has no effect on sb. 意思就是“耳边风”，“对某人毫无影响”，尤其是当你批评他的时候。Criticism falls off her like water off a duck's back.发音
发音上，有两个很简单的单词要注意。单词里的元音一定要读好，一个是鸭子 duck，元音是 /ʌ/，duck; 第二个是背，back, 元音是梅花音，back, 所以连起来是 a duck's back. like water off a duck's back.

🌌重点拓展

英语中还有很多与动物相关的表达，我们再来拓展学习一下吧！

As busy as a bee忙忙碌碌

• I found myself filling my time up with endless work meetings and social events, rushing along as busy as a bee. 我发现，没完没了的工作会议和社交活动填满了我的时间，我忙得像蜜蜂一样。
  
• My mother is as busy as a bee. 我妈妈像蜜蜂一样忙。
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Bell the cat为大家的利益承担危险

• A man is a hero if he can bell the cat. 在危险时刻能够挺身而出的人是英雄。
• Its quite difficult to get a man who can bell the cat. 很难找到危险时刻能够挺身而出的人了。
  
  

Black sheep害群之马

• Mike is the black sheep of the company. 麦克是公司的害群之马。
  
• I can't allow any black sheep among my employees.
  我不能容忍那种害群之马在我们员工之中。
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