"old chestnut" en Chinese (Simplified)
老梗老笑话
Definición
一个因反复说太多次而变得无聊或不好笑的笑话、故事或观点。
Notas de Uso (Chinese (Simplified))
属于非正式说法，常带玩笑或不耐烦的口气, 用于别人又讲老梗、老笑话或重复的话题时。
Ejemplos
Oh, not that old chestnut again!
哎，又是那个**老梗**！
He told the old chestnut about the chicken crossing the road.
他又讲了那个关于鸡过马路的**老笑话**。
That story is an old chestnut by now.
那个故事现在已经是个**老梗**了。
Whenever Uncle Joe visits, he brings up that old chestnut about his college days.
每次乔叔叔来，都要提起他大学时期的那个**老故事**。
Come on, dad, that’s an old chestnut—tell us something new!
拜托，爸，那是**老梗**了——讲点新鲜的吧！
You know it's just an old chestnut when nobody laughs anymore.
当没人再笑的时候，你就知道那只是个**老笑话**了。