老掉牙

[lǎo diào yá]

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Definition:
AllAll,obsoleteobsolete,cornycorny,very oldvery old,antediluvianantediluvian,antiquatedantiquated,ObsoleteObsolete
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
As they resumed their journey, Illyrio produced a bag of roasted chestnuts and began to speak once more of the dragon queen.
当他们重新开始其旅程，伊利里欧讲了一堆老掉牙的讽刺笑话并且又一次将其了龙后。
dāng tā men chóng xīn kāi shǐ qí lǚ chéng , yī lì lǐ ōu jiǎng le yī duī lǎo diào yá de fěng cì xiào huà bìng qiě yòu yī cì jiāng qí le lóng hòu 。
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2.
But really, how much research do I have to do for that, besides watching a few old Columbos?
不过说实在的，除了看几集老掉牙的《神探科伦布》以外，还有多少研究是我必须做的呢？
bú guò shuō shí zài de , chú le kàn jǐ jí lǎo diào yá de 《 shén tàn kē lún bù 》 yǐ wài , hái yǒu duō shao yán jiū shì wǒ bì xū zuò de ne ?
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3.
While the children napped, I typed at my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt.
孩子们进入梦乡时，我就在那台老掉牙的打字机前打字。我写下自己的感受，
hái zi men jìn rù mèng xiāng shí , wǒ jiù zài nà tái lǎo diào yá de dǎ zì jī qián dǎ zì 。 wǒ xiě xià zì jǐ de gǎn shòu ,
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4.
don't respond to dodgy emails - a bit of an old trick.
不要回复陌生的电子邮件——老掉牙的把戏了。
bú yào huí fù mò shēng de diàn zǐ yóu jiàn — — lǎo diào yá de bǎ xì le 。
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5.
It's not like there's a crowd ready to do any old work. It has to be something that makes them happy.
这不是一大群人准备做一件老掉牙的事情，这件事必须让他们感到快乐。
zhè bú shì yī dà qún rén zhǔn bèi zuò yī jiàn lǎo diào yá de shì qíng , zhè jiàn shì bì xū ràng tā men gǎn dào kuài lè 。
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6.
And why would the CEO of any financial institution big enough to be a significant trader decide to be "just" a traditional banker?
既然如此，那么那些大银行的CEO们可能放弃明星一样的交易业务，而仅满足于老掉牙的传统业务吗？
jì rán rú cǐ , nà me nà xiē dà yín háng de CEO men kě néng fàng qì míng xīng yí yàng de jiāo yì yè wù , ér jǐn mǎn zú yú lǎo diào yá de chuán tǒng yè wù ma ?
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7.
Armed with an old-fashioned Soviet box camera, and a sturdy shovel, Romanenko spent several days last week prodding the tundra.
罗曼年科上周带着一架苏联时期产的老掉牙的箱式照相机、一把结实耐用的铁锹，花了好几天时间在冻原上东挖西撅。
luó màn nián kē shàng zhōu dài zhe yī jià sū lián shí qī chǎn de lǎo diào yá de xiāng shì zhào xiàng jī 、 yī bǎ jiē shi nài yòng de tiě qiāo , huā le hǎo jǐ tiān shí jiān zài dòng yuán shàng dōng wā xī juē 。
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8.
His management thesis seems to boil down to a plea for authenticity - which is an old idea, and a soppy one at that.
他的管理要旨归根结底似乎是在主张一种本真状态——这是个老掉牙的主意，而且有些婆婆妈妈。
tā de guǎn lǐ yào zhǐ guī gēn jié dǐ sì hū shì zài zhǔ zhāng yī zhǒng běn zhēn zhuàng tài —— zhè shì gè lǎo diào yá de zhǔ yì , ér qiě yǒu xiē pó pó mā mā 。
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9.
The State Department continued to blow on this worn locution like a stuck whistle.
国务院也在继续使用这个老掉牙的惯用语，就象在吹一个吹不响的哨子。
guó wù yuàn yě zài jì xù shǐ yòng zhè ge lǎo diào yá de guàn yòng yǔ , jiù xiàng zài chuī yī gè chuī bù xiǎng de shào zǐ 。
10.
It is common wisdom that we learn from our mistakes, but too many managers seem to forget this and try to assign blame when things go wrong.
从失败中学习，这是句老掉牙的话，但是太多的管理者好似忘了它，而且在事情做错时总是习惯责骂。
cóng shī bài zhōng xué xí , zhè shì jù lǎo diào yá de huà , dàn shì tài duō de guǎn lǐ zhě hǎo sì wàng le tā , ér qiě zài shì qíng zuò cuò shí zǒng shì xí guàn zé mà 。
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