它有句老话
“there's an old saying—”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
军营里头啊
“In the army,”
它有句老话
“there's an old saying—”
没有死信
“"No news of death”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers frequently cite 'old sayings' (老话) to grant instant authority and collective cultural validity to their arguments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
there is an old saying
A frequent conversational opener used right before quoting proverbs, idioms, or folk wisdom.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“As the old saying goes,”
“As the old saying goes,”
“As the saying goes,”
“As the saying goes,”
“as the saying goes well,”