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old-hat old wives' tales

old-hat
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Adjective

1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;

  • "bromidic sermons"
  • "his remarks were trite and commonplace"
  • "hackneyed phrases"
  • "a stock answer"
  • "repeating threadbare jokes"
  • "parroting some timeworn axiom"
  • "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

2. out of fashion;

  • "a suit of rather antique appearance"
  • "demode (or outmoded) attire"
  • "outmoded ideas"
1. At the meeting, each old worker told what he or she had suffered in the dark old days.
每个老工人都在会上述说了他在旧社会的悲惨身世。

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2. His image is redolent of the smell of old leather,old money and class.
他的形象使人联想起旧皮革的气味、旧钞票和等级。

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3. No one is so old but he may learn.[No one is so old that he may not learn.
]活到老，学到老。

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4. The fall of masonry crushed the old man in the old house.
炉墙倒坍将那老人压倒在旧房屋里。

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5. The old librarian illuminated some old books and manuscripts.
这个老图书馆员把一些古书和旧抄稿加上各种装饰。

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6. The old man spent his old age in contentment.
那位老人晚年过得很称心。

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7. The relationship between the old Duke and the young woman was put down to the salacity which is frequently found in rich old men. People imagined all manner of things, except the truth.
大家把老公爵和玛格丽特的亲密关系归之于老年人贪淫好色，这是有钱的老头儿常犯的毛病，人们对他们的关系有各种各样的猜测，就是未猜到真情。

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8. "I pledge before God I didn't do it," said the old man.
这老头说：“我向老天爷发誓， 这不是我干的。”

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9. "They ought to be birched, " growled the old man.
老人咆哮道：“他们应受到鞭打。”

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10. "You've quite made my day by coming to see me, "said the old lady.
“你来看我，使我感到快活。”老太太说。

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11. A TV can be a real blessing for old people.
有电视看对于老年人来说是难得的好事。

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12. A barrel-organ was wheezing out an old tune.
一架手摇风琴正在呼哧呼哧地奏着一首古老的曲子。

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13. A couple of good old country boys are having a wild and woolly time.
几个乡下来的青年狂欢作乐一番。

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14. A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.
一个衰弱的老人坐在公园的长凳上。

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15. A little old woman with a wrinkled face as brown as a berry told us our fortunes for ten pence.
一位满脸皱纹皮肤黝黑的小个儿老妇人向我们索取十便士，替我们算命。

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16. A man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of an eight-year-old girl.
一名男子被指控谋杀了一名 8岁的女孩，现已还押候审。

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17. A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.
一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

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18. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.
片刻之前，我妹妹帮我把我的一个旧书柜抬上了楼。

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19. A six-year-old child with such an amazing attainment! It is indeed something rare and deserving praise.
一个6岁的男孩有这样惊人的造诣，真是难能可贵！

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20. A subscription was got up by the Old Boys to provide the school with a new pavilion.
捐款是校友会筹集起来给学校修建音乐厅的。

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