Leona called it a retread of what I presented last year, and she was not in the least impressed.
Leona 称这是对我去年展示的作品的翻新,她一点也没有留下深刻的印象。
2009 ESLPod
" Leona called it a retread of what I presented last year." A " retread, " here, means something that is repeated from a previous project or a previous idea;it's usually an insulting term – a negative term saying that it wasn't original.
Retread, also known as "recap," or a "remold" is a re-manufacturing process for tires that replace the tread on worn tires. Retreading is applied to casings of spent tires that have been inspected and repaired. It preserves about 90% of the material in spent tires and the material cost is about 20% compared to manufacturing a new one.