We Speak. I''m Feifei.

我們說。我叫飛飛。

And I'm Roy! Hey, Feifei, do you

我是羅伊！喂，飛飛，你是不是

fancy doing some karaoke tonight

今晚想做一些卡拉OK

with me and Rob?

與我和羅布？

No, I do not. The last time we

不，我沒有。上次我們

went out with Rob, you two

你們倆跟羅布出去了

managed to upset everyone.

設法讓大家不高興。

Everyone left. He is tone deaf!

每個人都離開了。他是音障！

His singing is not that bad!

他的唱功也不差啊!

His mum says he's got

他媽媽說他有

a lovely voice!

好聽的聲音

No, Roy. While tone deaf can

不，羅伊雖然音痴可以

relate to someone who can't

攀不上

hear notes and has difficulty

聽不到音符，難以

singing - like you - it can also

唱歌--像你一樣--它也可以

mean someone who is unaware

指不知情的人

or insensitive to a situation.

或對某種情況不敏感。

Ahhh - so you mean that fact

啊--所以你是說那個事實

that Rob said that he prefers

羅布說，他更喜歡

cats during the annual dog

貓咪

welfare meeting.

福利會。

Yes, that was a bit off.

是的，這有點不對。

He always says the wrong

他總是說錯話

things at the wrong time!

在錯誤的時間做錯誤的事情!

He really is tone deaf.

他真的是音痴。

Let's listen to these examples.

我們來聽聽這些例子。

People who say they've enjoyed

說自己喜歡的人

lockdown can sound a bit tone deaf.

鎖定會聽起來有點音痴。

So many people have lost their jobs.

很多人都失去了工作。

We've all been working so hard - the

我們都很努力------。

boss seemed tone deaf when

老闆好像聽不見

he rejected our pay rise.

他拒絕了我們的加薪。

I can't believe Sarah said she

我不相信莎拉說她

doesn't believe in global warming

不相信全球變暖

to those activists. She's tone deaf.

對那些活動家。她是音盲。

This is The English We Speak from

這是《我們說的英語》，來自

BBC Learning English, and we're

BBC學習英語，而我們

talking about the expression 'tone deaf'.

談到'音痴'的說法。

It can be used to describe someone

它可以用來形容一個人

who can't sing, but also has

不會唱歌，但也有

a secondary meaning that refers

旁義

to someone who can't understand

給不懂的人

the sensitive nature of a situation.

情況的敏感性；

Yes. It's an interesting development

是的，這是一個有趣的發展

of the meaning. So, 'deaf' refers to

的意思。所以，'聾子'指的是

someone who can't hear, while

聽不見的人，而

'tone deaf' describes someone

聾啞人

who can't hear different

眾口難調

tones or sounds.

音色或聲音。

Yes, that's right. And the new

是的，沒錯。而新的

meaning is for someone who

意思是對一個人

says the wrong thing at the

說錯話

wrong time - like Rob.

錯誤的時間 - 像羅布。

Yes - it sometimes gets used

是的--有時會被使用

to refer to authority figures who

夫

say something that seems to be

似是而非

out-of-touch with a certain situation.

與某種情況格格不入。

That's right! And, Roy, please don't

沒錯！還有，羅伊，請不要

sing tonight. You really are tone deaf

今晚唱吧你真是個聾子

when it comes to singing.

當談到唱歌。

Your singing makes dogs bark.

你的歌聲讓狗叫了。

Yeah, maybe that's for the best.

是啊，也許這是最好的。

But then I think the dogs just

但我認為狗只是

want to be in the same band

趨炎附勢

as me. I could create a new

作為我。我可以創建一個新的

band called 'Roy and the Dogs'.

樂隊叫 "羅伊和狗"。

I can't believe you just said

我不敢相信你剛才說的話

that! I just formed a band called

那！我剛剛組建了一個樂隊叫

'Feifei and the Cats' - your

"飛飛和貓"--你的。

comment was tone deaf. Bye, Roy.

評論是語氣聾了。再見，羅伊。

Bye!

再見！