實用英語表達必備:有關“談話”的成語

　　It's no good trying to talk to a wall - it doesn't answer

　　Neil: Hi, and welcome to BBC Learning English. I’m Neil.

　　Yang Li: 大家好，我是楊莉，Talking Idiom 有關“談話” 的成語。

　　Neil: In this Real English programme we'll be looking at an English idiom.

　　Yang Li: 還有對應的漢語成語。

　　Neil: Today's English idiom is: It's like talking to a brick wall!

　　Yang Li: 什么意思呢？

　　Neil: Well this idiom is used to say that something is totally pointless and that you are not achieving anything.

　　Yang Li: 這就是說，白費功夫，沒有結果，因此是徒勞的努力。

　　Neil: It's like talking to a brick wall!

　　Yang Li: 字面意思是對著石墻說話。

　　Neil: Do you have an equivalent idiom in Chinese?

　　Yang Li: I think so. 漢語中我們說，對牛彈琴。

　　Neil: Let's hear some examples of people using this idiom in conversation.

　　Example

　　A: I've tried to tell him not to work so hard, but it's like talking to a brick wall.

　　B: I've been trying to get a refund from that company for months, but it's like talking to a brick wall.

　　Yang Li: 第一個人聽起來好像是妻子在抱怨丈夫，告訴他不要那么拼命地干，可是他丈夫就是不聽，英語詞匯《Talking Idiom 有關“談話” 的成語》。

　　Neil: It's like talking to a brick wall.

　　Yang Li: 第二個人好像是抱怨他一直在追一項什么退款，可是這個公司始終就不理睬。

　　Neil: It's like talking to a brick wall. This idiom is usually used when talking about communication of some sort which isn't working.

　　Yang Li: 同某人交流，但是對方根本不明白你的意思。

　　Neil: So to recap the English idiom is: It's like talking to a brick wall.

　　Yang Li: 漢語中我們說，這是對牛彈琴。

　　Neil: Well, I hope you've enjoyed our programme.

　　Yang Li: 下次節目還有更多成語，千萬不要錯過收聽，我們下次節目再會。

　　Neil: Goodbye!

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