英语习语：

ring a bell 令人想起某件事；听起来耳熟

——That name just doesn't ring a bell with me. (那个名字我一点也不熟。)

双语例句：
This is a pattern of great power behaviour that might ring a bell for students of 20th century history.
对于学过20世纪史的人来说，这两个大国的行为模式或许有些似曾相识

These names ring a bell, Detective?
这些名字听起来熟悉吗，警探？

I can't remember anyone of that name; and yet somehow it seems to ring a bell.
我记不得叫这个名字的人了，可有好像能隐约回忆起来。

Sorry. That name doesn't ring a bell. It was so long ago.
抱歉，我对那名字没印象，实在是太久了。