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To give a hopelessly commonsense answer to a question is a very common device to suggest the answerer's reluctance to reply and to propose a change in topic in a polite, implicit, and somewhat humorous way.

四、按照一般的逻辑，一个美人嫁给一个离异、年老的男人，通常不是为了爱，而是为了钱，因此Mary影射这位继母是一个"傍大款"的贪婪女人。

The old man lived, so the attacker was charged with attempted murder, not murder.

这位年老的男人还活著，所以袭击他的人被控告为谋杀未遂，而不是谋杀。

The old lady lived, so her attacker was charged with attempted murder, not murder.

这位年老的女士还活著，所以她的攻击者被控告为未遂谋杀，而不是谋杀。

He was an old emigre gentleman, blind and penniless, who was playing his flute in his attic, in order to pass the time.

那是一个年老的流亡贵族，又瞎又穷，待在他那间顶楼上，吹着笛子来解解闷的。

An elderly couple stood under a store awning on the edge of the tent village.

一对年老的夫妇站在帐篷边缘的一个粮食商店下。

When everything was ready, the traveller opened his eyes, moved to the table, and pouring out a glass of tea for himself, poured out another for the beardless old man and gave it him.

当一切准备停妥，这个年老的过路客人睁开了眼睛，移动脚步，走到桌前，给他自己一杯茶，又给另一位没有胡须的老年人斟一杯茶，把茶递给他。

She collected her besom, her bucket, and her soap, and as soon as Howl was out of the door, she set off like an elderly avenging angel to clean Howl's bedroom.

她拿着扫帚、水桶以及肥皂，一等霍尔出门，她就像个年老的复仇天使，出发去清理霍尔的房间。

You would be really hard pressed to find a Gay Senior or a Chub or a Visible Minority at any of the gay scenes mentioned above.

在上面提到的同志场合中很难找到年老的同志、白熊或者少数民族。

Would rather cost heavy price buy chicken ribs and old foreign aid --Niko Kovac,Sforza ...

却宁可花大价钱购买鸡肋且年老的外援--Niko Kovac，Sforza。。。

When Britain's oldest man turned 111, vintage aircraft did a flyover, and the Band of the Royal Marines played "Happy Birthday."

当英国最年老的人瑞111岁时，旧式战机队表演了低空编队飞行，而皇家海军乐团也演奏了「生日快乐歌」。

With Death guitarist Schuldiner adopting vocal duties, the band made a major impact on the scene.

随着死亡的吉他手Schuldiner接受主唱的职务，乐队在现实中树立了重要的影响。

But he could still end up breakfasting on Swiss-government issue muesli because all six are accused of nicking around 45 million pounds they should have paid to FIFA.

不过他最后仍有可能沦为瑞士政府&议事餐桌&上的一道早餐，因为这所有六个人都被指控把本应支付给国际足联的大约4500万英镑骗了个精光。