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“左耳朵进右耳朵出”英文怎么说？How to describe someone that is very forgetful?
The meaning of this phrase is that "someone is quite forgetful that the words go into his/her one ear and, in a minute, run away from another". How to describe it more precisely?
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You could call a person like that "absent minded"; meaning that they're always thinking about something else, not paying attention and like you said, words come in one ear and out the other. Hope this helps.
In my book. This saying in china is not only describe a person is always forgetful or absent minded, but also a person who absence of mind a lot.
Maybe you can say:Go in one ear and out the other.
Maybe you can say:Go in one ear and out the other.
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