And it might seem kind of cut and dry.

这似乎是常谈了。

Why do we not use these words every day?

为什么它们还不是常谈？

One thing that's not new, the privacy concerns.

而常谈的是隐私。

Those well-worn words are a small offering, perhaps, but they will suffice.

这些常谈的话也许只是一小小的提议，但它们就足够了。

Moral Panics over new media are old hat.

新媒体带来的道德恐慌已是常谈了。

And then there was one, the good old protein.

后还有一常谈的，蛋白质。

Yes, I know it's cliche, but it works very well.

是的，我知道这是常谈，但这真的很有用。

From these HR queries, that truism is clearly not true.

从这些人力资源方面的来看，这常谈显是不正确的。

The fashion for niceness is both trite and revealing.

这种追求友善的风尚既是常谈，也能说明一些。

Last year the adage was reversed.

去年这常谈的话的局面得到了扭转。

It's an old corporate chestnut that our employees are our most valuable asset.

这是一常谈的公司格言了，员工是我们最有价值的资产。

It can answer the age-old question, " Why do I need to learn this? "

它可以回答一常谈的，“为什么我需要学习这？”

Until recently, the combination of a blazer, trousers and trainers was a well-trod fashion formula.

直到最近，西装外套、长裤和运动鞋的搭配还是一种常谈的时尚模式。

Because it's such a well-worn part of my story now. It's a big yawn to hear.

我是怎么写出书来的故事已经是常谈了，再听人们要打哈欠了。

Trite, because it is really not surprising that people respond well to decent behaviour from colleagues and bosses.

常谈，因为人们对同事和板的得体行为有良好的反应，这确实不令人惊讶。

So, let's revisit our fight-or-flight scene from a few lessons ago — the old Burning House Scenario.

所以，让我们重温一下前几课中的战斗或逃跑场景——常谈的“燃烧的房子场景”。

Like “Shall we lunch? ” you know. It's, like, a cliche, you know. " You'll never work again."

比如“我们一起吃午饭好吗？”你知道的。这是常谈了。“你再也不会有工作了。”

They were forced to talk of commonplaces.

他们被迫谈论常谈。

I think that's a question for the ages.

我认为这是一常谈的。

For him, it was " all truistic" .

对他来说，这“都是常谈”。