the old wives' tale
英汉例句
- After the publication of The Old Wives'Tale (1908), Bennett said that he would"never be able to do better".
《老婦譚》（1908）出版之後，貝氏曾一度認爲他“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.
老媽媽嚼什麽東西都要嚼20次的故事應該是有道理的——如果你稍微多咀嚼一會兒，那麽這可能真會對減少肥胖産生有益影響。 - 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.
出生於英格蘭北部的斯塔福鎮，是一位多産的作家，一生共創作了三十餘部小說和大量的戯劇、書評，其代表作是小說《老婦譚》。