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Could I begin with a few formalities?请允许我开场先讲几句套话。Politicians tend to repeat the same hackneyed expressions over and over again.政客往往会一遍又一遍地重复那些同样的套话。After the usual preliminaries the meeting began.惯常的开场套话之后，会议开始了。She made her apology in set phrases.她用套话表示歉意。I listened to the salesman's spiel but still refused to buy anything.我听了销售人员喋喋不休的套话，不过还是不愿购买任何东西。There is an element of truth in the overused cliché: money can’t buy happiness.这句用滥了的套话有几分真实性：金钱买不到幸福。He didn't want to create the impression that he was fishing for information.他不想让人觉得自己是在套话。The players mouthed cliches about what they hoped to do at the World Cup.球员们说了一些套话，希望在世界杯赛上取得什么样成绩。The marriage counsellor could only offer us a string of empty platitudes.婚姻指导顾问只能给我们说一连串空洞的套话。Politicians often resort to familiar formulas when discussing controversial issues.讨论有争议的问题时，从政者常常会讲些惯用的套话。 |