But the plea fell on deaf ears.

但是伽利略对于父亲的请求置若罔闻。

Advice, suggestion, warning, my request fell on deaf ears.

忠告/建议/警告/请求被置若罔闻。

So typically we can say, my words fell on deaf ears.

我说的话被当成耳边风。

What we can't say is, I fell on deaf ears.

我们不能说 I fell on deaf ears。

I shouted, " The WATER! Look at the WATER! " But my cries fell on deaf ears.

“水！看水！”但是，他们对我的哭喊声置若罔闻。

No, not I, it's the words or the request fell on deaf ears.

不，不是 I，而是某人说的话或要求+fell on deaf ears。

I told my boss about the problems with this new procedure but my words fell on deaf ears.

我把这个新程序的问题告诉了老板，但他对我的话充耳不闻。

Final example, our teacher told us to study hard, but her warning fell on deaf ears.

最后一个例子，我们的老师告诉我们要努力学习，但她的警告被置若罔闻。

Plus, the FT reports that when more than a dozen female Apple employees reported misconduct to HR, their claims fell on deaf ears.

另外，据《金融时报》报道，有十几名苹果公司的女员工向人力资源部门报告不当行为，但是她们的主张被置若罔闻。