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In this episode, I am going to teach you an interesting idiom.
在本集中，我将教您一个有趣的习语。
And that idiom is "ring a bell," or "rings a bell." Ring a bell, rings a bell. That's ring: r-i-n-g, or rings: r-i-n-g-s, a, bell: b-e-l-l. Rings a bell, or to ring a bell.
这个习语是“ring a bell”或“rings a bell”。
What does it mean when we say that something rings a bell? If something rings a bell, that means that it sounds familiar to you.
当我们说something rings a bell时，这是什么意思？如果something rings a bell，则意味着它听起来很熟悉。
Or it makes you remember something. Or it helps you remember something. If something rings a bell, it makes you or helps you remember something a little bit.
或者它让您记住某事。或者它帮助您记住某事。如果something rings a bell，则它让您或帮助您记住一点。
You might not remember all of the details. You might not remember something completely, but you will remember part of something.
您可能不记得所有的细节。您可能不完全记得某事，但您会记住某事的一部分。
Or you will remember some of the details of something. Let me give you an example of a situation where we might use the idiom "ring a bell."
或者您会记住某事的一些细节。让我举一个我们可能使用习语“ring a bell”的情景。
Let's say that your friend is telling a story about somebody you used to know a long time ago. Maybe this is somebody from your childhood.
假设你的朋友正在讲述一个你很久以前认识的人的故事。也许这个人是你童年时认识的。
Or somebody you went to school with long ago. And when your friend uses this person's name, he asks you, "Does this ring a bell?"
或者是你很久以前一起上学的人。当你的朋友提到这个人的名字时，他会问你：“Does this ring a bell?”
In other words, your friend is asking, "Does this person's name ring a bell? Does this person's name help you remember? Do you know who I'm talking about? Does this sound familiar to you now?"
换句话说，你的朋友在问：“这个人的名字听起来熟悉吗？这个人的名字能帮助你记起来吗？你知道我在说谁吗？这听起来熟悉吗？”
And you might say, "Well, the name rings a bell, but I don't think I really remember this person." The name rings a bell, but I don't think I really remember this person.
你可能会说：“Well, the name rings a bell, but I don't think I really remember this person.”这个名字听起来熟悉，但我觉得我真的不记得这个人了。
In other words, "When I hear this person's name, I remember something. It makes me remember something about this person. But I can't really remember the details. I don't think I remember everything."
换句话说，“当我听到这个人的名字时，我记得一些事情。它让我想起了关于这个人的一些事情。但我真的记不住细节。我想我记不住所有的事情。”
The name rings a bell. It makes me remember something. It brings something back into my mind. But not everything. I can't remember everything about this person.
The name rings a bell.它让我想起了一些事情。但不是全部。我记不住这个人的所有事情。
I think this is a very common idiom, and you will often hear people use it when they are saying something like, "Well, I know some of what you're talking about,"
我认为这是一个非常常见的习语，你经常会听到人们在说“Well, I know some of what you're talking about”
or "Now I remember something about this, but I just cannot remember all the details."
或者“Now I remember something about this, but I just cannot remember all the details.”时使用它。
And that is "ring a bell," a very common idiom that I think you should know.
以上就是“ring a bell”，一个我认为你应该知道的非常常见的习语。
