介绍： 【句子】The stories are as old as time itself.   【Desperate Housewives S2E10】
【发音】/ðə/ /ˈstɔː(r).riz/ /ɑː(r)/ /æz/ /əʊld/ /æz/ /taɪm/ /ɪtˈself/
【发音技巧】stories are连读；as old as两处连读；time itself连读；
【翻译】这些故事就像时间本身一样古老。
【适用场合】
今天我们学习这个表达，叫做as old as time，...

介绍： 【句子】The stories are as old as time itself.   【Desperate Housewives S2E10】
【发音】/ðə/ /ˈstɔː(r).riz/ /ɑː(r)/ /æz/ /əʊld/ /æz/ /taɪm/ /ɪtˈself/
【发音技巧】stories are连读；as old as两处连读；time itself连读；
【翻译】这些故事就像时间本身一样古老。
【适用场合】
今天我们学习这个表达，叫做as old as time，字面的意思是：“跟时间一样老；亘古久远的；非常老的；老掉牙的”；
来看看英文解释：having existed forever or been eternally true；
或者extremely old；
 
eg: The human instinct to innovate is as old as time itself.
人类与生俱来的创新本能，亘古有之。
 
有的时候为了表示强调，time后面还会加一个反身代词itself；
 
eg: Teenagers defying their parents - it's a tale as old as time!
青少年忤逆父母，这事儿自古以来就没断过。
 
eg: The rivalry between these two teams is old as time.
这两支队伍的恩怨由来已久。
 
eg: Eh? You'll have to speak up, my dear. I'm old as time, so my hearing's not what it used to be.
啊？麻烦大点声说话啦，亲爱的。我岁数一大把了，耳朵不如以前好使了。
 
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Why don't we ever sing new songs? Those hymns are as old as time.