他保证他的政党愿意倾听人民的呼声。

He pledged that his party would listen to the voice of the people.

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她紧张得说不出话来，只好听人提示。

She was too nervous to speak and had to be prompted.

《牛津词典》

我没有听人使唤的习惯。

I am unaccustomed to being told what to do.

《牛津词典》

If it weren't for the New Critics, none of you probably would have been able to sit patiently through any of your middle or high school English classes.

不过我现在要说的是，如果没有新批评派，在座的同学之中没有人,能耐着性子坐在教室里,听中学语文课。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

having listened to people who are able to get perspectives that are different from your own.

听了那些观点跟你不一样的人说话以后。

哈佛的讨论文化 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

And he says of his own writing, "I had tried to convey something of what it felt like to be a Negro, and no one had been able to listen.

作者自己也这小说里写道：“我曾试着去和身边人,传达那种我想成为黑人的强烈感觉，但没人能听进去。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选