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Welcome to English in a Minute from home.
欢迎来到居家版《一分钟英语》栏目。
A tone is a sound you hear in music or in someone's voice.
“音调”是指你在音乐或某人的声音中所听到的声响。
And deaf means unable to hear.
而“聋”是指无法听到声音。
So what could "tone deaf" mean as an idiom?
那么作为一个俚语，“tone deaf”是指什么呢？
Ugh. Jonathan, Cynthia is so tone deaf.
啊。乔纳森，辛西娅真是个对什么事都充耳不闻的家伙。
She went to Duncan party with peanut butter cookies and a big bag of peanuts.
她带着花生酱饼干和一大袋花生去了邓肯的派对。
What? Duncan is allergic to nuts. His party invitation said, 'Please no nuts.'
什么？邓肯可是对坚果过敏的。他的派对邀请函上特意写着：“请不要带坚果。”
And she missed that completely.
她完全无视了这一点。
In everyday life, "tone deaf" describes someone who doesn't notice how others think or feel.
在日常生活中，“tone deaf”形容的是一个不注意别人想法或感受的人。
They may seem a bit clueless about other people's situations and experiences.
他们似乎对别人的情况和经历一无所知。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》！
