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There's an old saying that 'money doesn't grow on trees', but it seems that some people have forgotten that.
有一种老话说“钱不是从树上长出来的”，但似乎有些人忘记了这个道理。
Every year, the New Year's resolutions become a cliché of self-improvement and goal-setting.
每年的新年决心都成了自我提升和设定目标的老套话题。
It's not that I don't like the idea, it's just that it's such a cliché."
(我并不是不喜欢这个想法，只是它太老套了。
The phrase 'time heals all wounds' might be a cliché, but sometimes it's true."
(“时间能治愈所有伤痛”这句话可能是个老套的说法，但有时确实如此。
In movies, the hero always has to save the damsel in distress. It's such a cliché."
(在电影中，英雄总是要拯救受困的公主，这真是个老套的情节。
She's as busy as a bee, but it's really just a cliché used to describe someone who is very productive.
她忙得像蜜蜂一样，但这只是用来形容非常有生产力的人的老套说法。
The concept of 'honesty is the best policy' is a cliché, but it still holds true in many situations."
(“诚实是最好的政策”这个概念是个老套的说法，但在很多情况下仍然适用。
He's trying to reinvent himself, but he keeps falling back into his old clichéd ways.
他试图重新塑造自己，但他总是回到那些老套的行为模式中。
The idea of a 'perfect storm' is a cliché, but when it happens, it's anything but perfect."
(“完美风暴”的概念是个老套的说法，但当它发生时，绝非完美。
She was always the life of the party, but her antics were just a cliché of what we've come to expect from her.
她总能成为派对的灵魂人物，但她的一些举动只是我们对她一贯期待的老套表现。