They trotted out the same old excuses for the lack of jobs in the area.

他们又用那老一套的借口解释这个地区缺少就业机会的问题。

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He trotted out an excuse for being late.

他随口编了一个迟到的借口。

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He trotted out the horse for the buyer to watch.

他让那匹马跑给买主看看。

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Today, arguments are often trotted out that stocks are cheap relative to forward earnings.

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This chart has often been trotted out as the clinching proof of anthropogenic warming.

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It echos a familiar Woods quote trotted out whenever he was asked about his struggles on the course.

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