An Old Adage的意思|示意

The idea was based on a variation of an old adage: "What gets measured gets done."

这种思想基于“要计量的工作最先做好”这句古老格言的变体。

There's an old adage in my profession that seems apt.

有一个古老的格言在我的职业似乎贴切。

To paraphrase an old adage, what is fare for the US goose must be fare for the Chinese gander , even if the goose believes that the gander is becoming a little uppity.

我们可以将一句古老的格言重新表述一下：美国鹅能吃的食物也一定适合中国鹅，即便美国鹅认为中国鹅正变得有点桀骜不驯。

“GIVE me the man,” ran an old KGB adage, “and I will find you the crime.”

借用过去的KGB（克格勃）的格言：“交出那人，我会找到你的罪行”。

An old business adage is that businesses do not plan to fail, they just fail to plan!

有一句古老的格言就是：没有计划要失败的事业，只有没计划好的事业。

The buildup surrounding the new joint venture between Ford and Toyota reminded me of an old adage: Big corporate events always sound best on the day they are announced.

围绕福特汽车公司（Ford）和丰田汽车公司（Toyota）建立合资企业的舆论造势让我想起了一句老话：大公司的新闻总是宣布的那天听起来最美妙。