If you could eliminate one old custom from your country, which would you choose and why?
如果你可以从你的国家消除一个古老的习俗，你会选择什么，为什么？
This old custom has recently been revived in some parts of the country.
最近，这种旧的习俗在这个国家的一些地方重新恢复了。
The old custom died out years ago.
这种旧风俗已绝迹多年。
Why do they cling to that old custom?
为什么他们固守那种旧风俗？
This is an old custom among the natives.
这是民间的一种旧风俗。
This old custom will live on for centuries.
这个旧习俗将延续几个世纪。
Lili: That is an old custom. Ours will be a convoy of cars.
丽丽：那是旧时的习俗。如今迎亲的车队也很长。
It's an old custom to set off firecrackers during Spring Festival.
春节的时候燃放炮竹，是个古老的民俗。
To clean houses on the New year Eve isa very old custom dating back to thousands of years ago.
春节打扫房屋这个非常古老的习俗甚至可以追溯到几千年前。
To clean houses on the New year Eve is a very old custom dating back to thousands of years ago.
春节打扫房屋这个非常古老的习俗甚至能够追溯到几千年前。
To clean houses on the New Year Even is a very old custom dating back to thousands of years ago.
春节打扫房屋这个非常古老的习俗甚至可以追溯到几千年前。
The funeral oration is an old custom and tradition in ancient Greece, it was very typical in Athens.
葬礼演说是古代希腊一个悠久的风俗与传统，在雅典表现尤其突出。
According to an old custom in that country, it was announced that all the girls were to attend the wedding and sing in honor of the bridal pair.
按照当地的古老风俗，每个年轻的姑娘都要去参加婚礼，唱歌为新婚情侣祝贺。
It is an old custom in business circle that both sides should strike a plank to mean a deal was clinched. Now used figuratively to mean a final decision was made.
以前的生意场上，买卖双方拍一下木板表示成交，如今“拍板”比喻做出决断。
Required class attendance, like an old custom, is so common in in Chinese colleges and universities that many teachers and even students themselves simply assume it is a good thing.
上课点名制，如同一种古老习俗，在中国的大学里非常普遍，许多教师甚至学生自己都认为这种做法是对的。
Traditional Chinese medicine saying: cold comes from feet. Nowadays the floor heating system fits the Chinese old custom properly, while improving people health, it also improves life quality.
中医说：寒从脚起，养生要讲究“温足而顶凉”。如今新兴的地面辐射供暖系统，则恰好符合了中国的古老习惯，在给人们带来健康的同时，提升了生活质量。
Traditional Chinese medicine saying: cold comes from feet. Nowadays the floor heating system fits the Chinese old custom properly, while improving people health, it also improves life quality.
中医说：寒从脚起，养生要讲究“温足而顶凉”。如今新兴的地面辐射供暖系统，则恰好符合了中国的古老习惯，在给人们带来健康的同时，提升了生活质量。
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