小强英语 第91期:"old chestnut"是什么意思?

陈腔滥调，老掉牙的故事或者笑话------old chestnut

Hello, everyone! 欢迎大家来到小强英语!本期我们学习一个新短语"old chestnut"。"chestnut"是栗子，那"old chestnut"是不是“老的栗子”呢？这样可就望文生义了。其实，"old chestnut"是指陈腔滥调，老掉牙的故事或者笑话。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.我们来看一下例句：

He takes too long to tell his jokes and they are all old chestnuts that I heard at least a dozen times before.
他说了半天才说到他要说的笑话，而那些笑话我都已经听过几十遍了，听都听腻了。

My grandpa always repeats his old story. I have been bored with this old chestnut.
我爷爷总是重复他的老故事，我已经厌烦了它。

这期我们学习了"old chestnut"，希望大家好好记住这个短语，是指“老掉牙的故事或笑话”。一个再有趣的故事或笑话，说多了就显得无趣了。好了，本期的节目到此结束，我们下期再会。与小强互动，请关注新浪微博@小强英语！

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