He may be conceited, ill-mannered, presumptuous or fatuous, but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect for elders--as if mere age were a reason for respect.

脑子里就想到这些年轻人也许狂妄自负，举止无理，傲慢放肆，愚昧无知，我不会用应当尊重长者这一陈词来为我自己辨护，似乎年长就是受人尊敬的理。

No one wants to be a punchline, a cliche, a basket case.

没有人希望成为别人的笑柄，或是一个老的人，或是一个神经紧张的人。

A stripper at a bachelor party. That is so cliche.

请脱衣舞娘参加告别单身派对 你们真是老。

I know, it's a total cliche, but, yeah.

我知道，很老，就是这样。

But even cliches sometimes hit the nerd on the head.

是甚至陈词有时候也会无端说中。

As cliche as it sounds, we all know that people who read succeed.

尽管听起来有些陈词，道理我们都清楚，书中自有黄金屋。

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

是的，我知道这是老生常，这个真的很有用。

Cliche, right? I always hated playing this game.

太老了，对吧？我向来不喜欢玩这游戏。

Look, as a writer, all my training has taught me to be allergic to cliches.

听着，作为一个作家，我所有的训练都教会我反对陈词。

Teenage runaways are not news. They are cliches.

青少年离家出走不是新闻 是陈腔。

That everyone's too busy these days is a cliche.

如今人人都抱怨自己很忙，这已经是人们口中的陈词了。

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

我知道这听起来很老生常，要学会享受整个过程。

One cliche that you shouldn't say is I'm a perfectionist.

一个你不应该说的陈词是我是一个完美主义者。

I really think, without sounding cliche, if I can do it, you can too.

我是这么想的，虽然听起来很老，是如果我能做到，你也能。

And, you know, it is that old cliche that it is an honor to be nominated, but it really is.

你知道，老话说被提名是一种荣誉，它确实是。

Cliche as it might sound, the US really is a nation of immigrants.

虽然听起来有些陈腐，美国确实是一个移民国家。

Suddenly these cliches are scientific questions, as researchers scrutinize the power of positive thinking.

当研究者们详细检测积极思维的作用时，突然之间这些陈词都成为了科学问题。

Remember that everyone is smart in their own way as cliche as that sounds.

记住，每个人都有自己的聪明之处——尽管这听起来很老。

It hurts my heart, because It is so cliche.

因为这是典型的陈词, 这伤透了我的心。

So, they have come to mean almost nothing. They have become cliches.

所以，它们已经变得毫无意义，成了陈词。