这一古板的老旧机构拒绝承认人们对流行音乐的需求。The fusty old establishment refused to recognise the demand for popular music.他被指无趣乏味，古板守旧，心胸狭窄。He was criticised for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded.可能在后来的几年里我们真的让人感到有些古板。Perhaps we ...
我相信13这个数字不吉利。I'm superstitious about the number 13.很多人认为十三是个不吉利的数字.Many people think thirteen is an evil number.星期五被认为是不吉利的日子.Friday is believed to be an unluckyday....
But why has the oil bogeyman become less scary?但是为什么这石油幽灵变得不那么可怕了 呢 ?Fear grows in darkness; if you think there's a bogeyman around, turn on the light.忧惧根植在黑暗中; 假使你想像附近有吓人的鬼怪, 就开灯吧....