小強英語 第91期:"old chestnut"是什麼意思?

陳腔濫調，老掉牙的故事或者笑話------old chestnut

Hello, everyone! 歡迎大家來到小強英語!本期我們學習一個新短語"old chestnut"。"chestnut"是栗子，那"old chestnut"是不是“老的栗子”呢？這樣可就望文生義了。其實，"old chestnut"是指陳腔濫調，老掉牙的故事或者笑話。When you say "old chestnut", you refer to an old joke or story that has been told so many times that it is no longer amusing or interesting.我們來看一下例句：

He takes too long to tell his jokes and they are all old chestnuts that I heard at least a dozen times before.
他說了半天才說到他要說的笑話，而那些笑話我都已經聽過幾十遍了，聽都聽膩了。

My grandpa always repeats his old story. I have been bored with this old chestnut.
我爺爺總是重複他的老故事，我已經厭煩了它。

這期我們學習了"old chestnut"，希望大家好好記住這個短語，是指“老掉牙的故事或笑話”。一個再有趣的故事或笑話，說多了就顯得無趣了。好了，本期的節目到此結束，我們下期再會。與小強互動，請關注新浪微博@小強英語！

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