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".
《老妇谭》（1908）出版之后，贝氏曾一度认为他“再也写不出更好的作品了”。
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.
老妈妈嚼什么东西都要嚼20次的故事应该是有道理的——如果你稍微多咀嚼一会儿，那么这可能真会对减少肥胖产生有益影响。
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.
出生于英格兰北部的斯塔福镇，是一位多产的作家，一生共创作了三十余部小说和大量的戏剧、书评，其代表作是小说《老妇谭》。