Those well-worn words are a small offering, perhaps, but they will suffice.

这些老生常谈的话也许只是一个小小的提议，但它就足够了。

From these HR queries, that truism is clearly not true.

从这些人力资源方面的问题来看，这个老生常谈显然是正确的。

Yes, I know it's cliche, but it works very well.

是的，知道这是老生常谈，但这个真的很有用。

I know it sounds cliche, but learn how to enjoy the process.

知道这听起来很老生常谈，但要学会享受整个过程。

It can answer the age-old question, " Why do I need to learn this? "

它可以回答一个老生常谈的问题，“为什么需要学习这个？”

It's an old corporate chestnut that our employees are our most valuable asset.

这是一个老生常谈的公司格言了，员工是有价值的资产。

The three-day course costs $580 for new students and $550 for returning students.

为期三的课程对新生收费580美元，对老生收费550美元。

Moral Panics over new media are old hat.

新媒体带来的道德恐慌已是老生常谈了。

The fashion for niceness is both trite and revealing.

这种追求友善的风尚既是老生常谈，也能说明一些问题。

And then there was one, the good old protein.

然后还有一个老生常谈的问题，蛋白质。

Why do we not use these words every day?

为什么它还是老生常谈？

One thing that's not new, the privacy concerns.

而老生常谈的问题则是隐私。

And you're probably tired of hearing the same old advice, just practice more.

你可能已经听腻了老生常谈的建议，比如说“只要多练习就好”。

Until recently, the combination of a blazer, trousers and trainers was a well-trod fashion formula.

直到近，西装外套、长裤和运动鞋的搭配还是一种老生常谈的时尚模式。

And it might seem kind of cut and dry.

这似乎是老生常谈了。

Because it's such a well-worn part of my story now. It's a big yawn to hear.

是怎么写出书来的故事已经是老生常谈了，听人要打哈欠了。

Last year the adage was reversed.

去年这个老生常谈的话题的局面得到了扭转。

So, let's revisit our fight-or-flight scene from a few lessons ago — the old Burning House Scenario.

所以，让重温一下前几课中的战斗或逃跑场景——老生常谈的“燃烧的房子场景”。

Trite, because it is really not surprising that people respond well to decent behaviour from colleagues and bosses.

老生常谈，因为人对同事和老板的得体行为有良好的反应，这确实令人惊讶。

Like “Shall we lunch? ” you know. It's, like, a cliche, you know. " You'll never work again."

比如“一起吃午饭好吗？”你知道的。这是老生常谈了。“你也会有工作了。”