Ring a bell 表示某样东西似曾相识。名字、标题或地点听起来有些熟悉，却想不起细节时，可以用它。常见形式是 That rings a bell 和 That doesn't ring a bell。它不正式，但也不过分随意，对话和工作邮件都可以用。
什么情境适合说 ring a bell？
写一句英语，检查习语是否适合当前情境，以及哪里需要修改。
本次检查比平时稍久，完成后反馈会自动显示在这里。
name/place + rings a bell (with someone); doesn't ring a bell; Does it ring any bells?
- Her name rings a bell, but I can't remember where we met.
- Does the Oakwood Hotel ring any bells? I think we stayed there years ago.
- Sorry, the title of that course doesn't ring a bell at all.
修改原因
修改前Your teacher's name rings me a bell, but I can't remember why.
修改后Your teacher's name rings a bell, but I can't remember why.
因为是你觉得名字熟悉，容易加上 me。但在这个习语里，rings 后面直接接 a bell。要说明谁觉得耳熟，可以在末尾加 with me：That name rings a bell with me。修改只删掉了中间的 me。
不要与 remind 混淆：She reminds me of my aunt 表示她像我姑妈、让我想到姑妈。Ring a bell 强调模糊的识别感，它的否定形式常可用来礼貌地说没印象：That doesn't ring a bell。
动手练习
I'm sure I've heard the name Peter Collins before, but I can't picture his face. It definitely ___.
查看答案
rings a bell — 名字听起来熟悉，但说话者想不起对方长什么样，这正是 rings a bell。Rings true 表示听起来可信，通常评价故事或解释，不是说名字耳熟。
想象同事问你是否认识某个人或知道某个地方。回答名字有些耳熟，并推测可能在哪里听说过。
The name Anna Petrova rings a bell; I think she spoke at the marketing conference last year.
练习把新词用准确
用正在学的词造句。LetsWords 检查用法和语法，提供修改与母语解释，再通过复习巩固。