Beethoven didn't go deaf all at once.

贝多芬并非一下子就丧失他的听力。

The noise from the train wreck made me go deaf.

火车报废时发出的噪音把我震聋了.

She remarked that it is as if people think their friends go deaf the minute they get on the cell together.

她说每当人们用手机打电话时，他们就好像默认电话那端的朋友聋了一样。