cliche

US:  [klɪˈʃeɪ]

n.

1.陈词滥调;老生常谈

1 . The only exception to this cliche proposal is if you forget to get a gift and need to think of something in a hurry.
不过这种老土的求婚戏码也可以有例外：要是你忘了买情人节礼物得马上想出点什么惊喜的话。

2 . Seems to me that it is a cliche these days that everyone is bisexual even if one doesn't act on that.
在我看来，这是老生常谈，说每个人都是双性恋，即使人们并不这么表现。

3 . Unfortunately, the old cliche is often true, "Out of sight, out of mind. "
遗憾的是，古语说的好“久违情疏”。

4 . That's sort of a cliche about our parents. We all believe that our children are the most beautiful children in the world.
父母的这些话有些老生常谈，我们总是相信自己的孩子是世界上最漂亮的孩子。

5 . Desperation leads to cliche gifts gone wrong, like a half-dead rose or driving all over town trying to find a table at a restaurant.
此时赠送不适宜的俗气礼物会令人绝望的，就像快枯萎的玫瑰或者驾车跑遍全城只为找一张饭店的空位子。