双语常用典故： having itching ears 爱听新奇的事(或丑闻、流言蜚语、东家长西家短等) 出自《新约·提摩太后书》4 章。

（原文）基督的使徒保罗劝勉其门徒Timothy 要精彩布道，用意趣横生的讲解激发听众的兴趣:For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to them selves teachers, having itching ears(有时候，他们会厌烦听纯正的教义，但如果你能激发听者听的欲望，他们就会聚拥于师傅周围。