我们讲的英语第196期:water off a duck's back 毫无影响

Feifei is upset because her mother-in-law is always criticising her. She goes to the park with Finn, who gives her some good advice. Listen to the programme to find out what this is.
菲菲很沮丧，因为她婆婆总是批评她。她和芬恩一起去了公园，芬恩给了她一些好的建议。请收听本期节目看看芬恩提了哪些建议。

(Feifei and Finn are in the park feeding the ducks.)
（菲菲和芬恩正在公园里喂鸭子）

Feifei: It's so nice to be here in the park, Finn.
菲菲：芬恩，来公园真好。

Finn: Yes, it is Feifei. I love coming here and feeding the ducks.
芬恩：是啊，菲菲。我喜欢来这里喂鸭子。

Feifei: Being here helps take my mind off things. I had a fight with my mother-in-law yesterday.
菲菲：来这里让我可以忘掉那些烦心事。我昨天和我婆婆吵了一架。

Finn: What was it about?
芬恩：因为什么事吵架？

Feifei: Well, she is always criticising everything I do. Last night it was my cooking!
菲菲：嗯，我做的所有事她都会批评。昨天是因为做饭！

Finn: Well, don't take too much notice of it, Feifei. My mother-in-law is the same. But it's just like water off a duck's back to me.
芬恩：菲菲，不要太在意那些。我岳母也一样。不过那对我来说毫无影响。

Feifei: A duck's back?!
菲菲：鸭子的背部？！

Finn: Yes, in English the phrase 'water off a duck's back' means that criticisms or negative things have no effect on you — they're just like water off a duck's back — we don't let them upset or affect us.
芬恩：对，在英语中water off a duck's back这个短语的意思是批评或是消极的事情对你没有任何影响，那些事毫无作用，我们不能因为那种事而沮丧或是受影响。

Feifei: What an unusual expression!
菲菲：真是个特别的表达方式！

Finn: Yes, it is but, you know, it makes sense. Look at those ducks in the water...
芬恩：是啊，不过你知道，这可以说得通。看看水里的这些鸭子……

Feifei: Ah, I get it! They have oily feathers and water can't get through them — it doesn't affect them — so I shouldn't let the criticism affect me and make me upset.
菲菲：啊，我明白了！它们有油性的羽毛，所以水不会没过它们，不会影响到它们，所以我不应该让那些批评影响到我，也不应该为此感到沮丧。

Finn: That's right. And the phrase 'water off a duck's back' is what we're teaching today in The English We Speak. Now, let's listen to some examples of how it's used.
芬恩：没错。water off a duck's back就是今天地道英语节目要学习的短语。现在我们来听一些例句，看看这个短语如何使用。

Examples
例句

I won't give up on my singing career just because someone said I'm no good. Criticism is water off a duck's back to me!
我不会因为有人说我唱得不够好而放弃我的歌唱事业。指责对我毫无影响！

I told John not to drive so fast but it was like water off a duck's back. Last week he crashed his new car. Thankfully nobody was hurt.
我告诉约翰不要开太快，不过那根本没起作用。上周他的新车撞坏了。幸运地是没有人受伤。

Finn: Feifei, which dish was it that you cooked that your mother-in-law didn't like? I'm making dinner tonight and I need a recipe...
芬恩：菲菲，你婆婆不喜欢你做的哪道菜？我今晚要做饭，我需要个食谱……

Feifei: Well, this is probably not the place to mention it...
菲菲：嗯，现在可能不适合说……

Finn: Oh, I'm intrigued. Can't you tell me?
芬恩：哦，我很感兴趣。你不能告诉我吗？

Feifei: I cooked Peking Duck. You'll need pancakes, spring onions, a nice juicy roast duck...
菲菲：我做的是北京烤鸭。你需要准备薄饼、葱、一只美味多汁的烤鸭……

Finn: Oh, the ducks are not happy!
芬恩：哦，鸭子们不高兴了！

Feifei: I don't think they like my recipe at all. Let's go Finn. I can give you a good chicken recipe instead.
菲菲：我认为它们一点都不喜欢我的食谱。我们走吧，芬恩。我还是给你一份鸡肉的食谱吧。

Finn: I'd like that. My mother-in-law is coming for dinner too. Bye.
芬恩：这个我喜欢。我岳母也要过来吃晚餐。再见。

Feifei: Bye.
菲菲：再见。