There is some truth in the saying that "70 is the new 60" or "40 the new 30".

“70岁是新的60岁”，或“40岁是新的30岁”，这话有一定道理。

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We have all heard the saying that practice makes perfect.

我们都听过这个说法：孰能生巧。

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Remember the saying that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step?

记得有句老话么：千里之途始于足下？

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After all,the influence of drugs at the concert led to the saying that if you can remember Woodstock, you weren't there.

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By the way, in what I'm saying, I oversimplify by supposing that the basic unit of language is a word.

因为我想说的是，我们现在是把语言的基本单位简单化了。

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By the same token, what Iser is saying is that the space of meaning is "virtual" -this is the word he uses.

同样地，伊瑟尔说,含义所在的空间是“虚拟的“,他用的就是这个词。

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The homes were a living testament to the saying that it takes a village to raise a child.

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Anyone remotely involved in politics knows the truth of the saying that failure is an orphan while success has many fathers.

BBC: Regimental reprieve: politicians race to claim credit

After the rare distinction of a congratulatory first at Oxford, followed by a prize fellowship at All Souls', Professor Williams was dogged throughout his teaching career at London, Cambridge (where he was provost of King's College), Berkeley and Oxford again by the saying that he had been the cleverest undergraduate at Oxford, and still was.

ECONOMIST: Bernard Williams