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

这些老生常谈话也许只是一个小小提议，但它们就足够。

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

从这些人力资源方面问题来看，这个老生常谈显然是不正确。

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

是，我知道这是老生常谈，但这个真很有用。

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

我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问题，“为什么我需要学习这个？”

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

这是一个老生常谈公司格，工是我们最有价值资产。

Moral Panics over new media are old hat.

新媒体带来道德恐慌已是老生常谈。

The fashion for niceness is both trite and revealing.

这种追求友善风尚既是老生常谈，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问题，蛋白质。

Why do we not use these words every day?

为什么它们还不是老生常谈？

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

而老生常谈问题则是隐私。

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

你可能已经听腻老生常谈建议，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.

直到最近，西装外套、长裤和运动鞋搭配还是一种老生常谈时尚模式。

And it might seem kind of cut and dry.

这似乎是老生常谈。

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

我是怎么写出书来故事已经是老生常谈，再听人们要打哈欠。

Last year the adage was reversed.

去年这个老生常谈话题局面得到扭转。

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

所以，让我们重温一下前几课中战斗或逃跑景——老生常谈“燃烧房子景”。

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

老生常谈，因为人们对同事和老板得体行为有良好反应，这确实不令人惊讶。

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

比如“我们一起吃午饭好吗？”你知道。这是老生常谈。“你再也不会有工作。”

For him, it was " all truistic" .

对他而，这一切都是“老生常谈”。