the old wives' tale
英漢例句
- After the publication of The Old Wives'Tale (1908), Bennett said that he would"never be able to do better".
《老婦譚》（1908）出版之后，貝氏曾一度認(rèn)為他“再也寫不出更好的作品了”。 - The old wives' tale about chewing everything 20 times might be true - if you did take a bit more time eating, it could have an impact.
老媽媽嚼什么東西都要嚼20次的故事應(yīng)該是有道理的——如果你稍微多咀嚼一會(huì)兒，那么這可能真會(huì)對減少肥胖產(chǎn)生有益影響。 - By any standards, his output was prolific: thirty novels, almost three thousand articles, ten plays and many other writings. He is best known for his novel The Old Wives' Tale.
出生于英格蘭北部的斯塔福鎮(zhèn)，是一位多產(chǎn)的作家，一生共創(chuàng)作了三十余部小說和大量的戲劇、書評(píng)，其代表作是小說《老婦譚》。