the old wives' tale

常见例句

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》。