n.格言；谚语；古话
Nearly 150 years later, variations of this adage are still quoted. 差不多在150年之后，这个变化了的谚语一直被引用。
But the old adage that men grow into office has not proved true in my experience. 但是，根据我的经验，人们所谓的工作岗位造就人材这句古话并不正确。
