Old chestnut 栗子老了？
<p> 我们今天要讲的三个习惯用语里都有同样一个词&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="old">old</span>，<span word="old">old</span>的意思就是&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;老，例如年纪老了，东西老了。</p><p> 1. <span word="old">old</span> <span word="chestnut">chestnut</span> 陈腔滥调;听腻了的笑话或故事</p><p> <span word="Nut">Nut</span>就是果仁，如花生、腰果、核桃仁等都属于<span word="nut">nut</span>。<span word="Chestnut">Chestnut</span>就是栗子。说起栗子，你肯定会想起秋天马路上闻到的糖炒栗子的香味吧。<span word="Chestnut">Chestnut</span>就是让你口水直流的栗子。那<span word="old">old</span> <span word="chestnut">chestnut</span>又是什么意思呢?难道是老的栗子吗?不是，<span word="old">old</span> <span word="chestnut">chestnut</span>是一个习惯用语。它的意思是，一个笑话或一个故事由于许多人都说，说得太多了以后就变得没有意思了。我们来举个例子吧。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="comedian">comedian</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span>? <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="funny">funny</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="chestnuts">chestnuts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p><p> </p><p>&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p> 昨天晚上你有没有在电视上看到那个讲笑话的新演员?他并不怎么滑稽，说了半天才说到他要说的笑话，而那些笑话我过去都已经听了几十次了，听都听腻了。</p><p> 2. <span word="old">old</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="try">try</span> 尽最大努力去做一件事</p><p> <span word="College">College</span>就是大学;<span word="try">try</span>在这里就是努力的意思。把<span word="old">old</span> <span word="college">college</span>和<span word="try">try</span>三个字组合在一起就成了一个习惯用语。它的意思是，尽最大努力去做一件事。在三十年代的时候有一些描述大学足球队的电影非常受欢迎。 <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="try">try</span>是学校里的学生为自己的球队加油时说的话;也就是鼓励正在场上比赛的队员尽力踢好这场球。很快这个说法就变成了日常用的口语。</p>
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