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老生常谈lǎo shēng cháng tána banal remark;an old story; cliches; commonplace; common talk of an old scholar;platitude; stale news; truism
❍ 这一首词，也是个～。(《儒林外史》1) The idea expressed in this poem is the commonplace one，…/对人讲话一向是那几句～，使人厌听。(《毛泽东著作选读》甲—25)Whenever they open their mouths,their platitudes make people sick.
❍ 飏曰，此老生之常谈。(刘义庆《世说新语·规箴》) Teng Yang said，“This is the usual talk of an old scholar.”/这都是～罢了。 (茅盾《子夜》153) Ha! the same old platitudes!/我讲的，学一句文话，是‘～’，有用处，你记上三句两句，你认为我说的不对，你批评我，我听你的。(吴强《红日》146) What I’ve just said is,to use a literary phrase,nothing more than ‘the platitudes of an aged scholar’； any points that you find useful you can make a mental note of,but if you think I’m wrong I’m quite prepared to listen to any criticisms you have to make. 老生常谈lao sheng chang tanplatitudes of an age scholar 老生常谈lǎo shēnɡ chánɡ tán老生：老年书生。老年书生常说的话。比喻听惯了的、没有新鲜感的话。cut and dried, trite remarks, platitude, stale news, home truth, be a mere platitude |