老调重弹

nà fā yán rén yòu lǎo diào chóng tán

那发言人又老调重弹。

That spokesman is striking up the same old tune.

rén men kàn dào tā zài diàn shì shang niàn jīng shì de jiù wēi jī wèn tí lǎo diào chóng tán

人们看到他在电视上念经似的就危机问题老调重弹。

He was seen on TV delivering platitudes about the crisis in a monotone voice.

tā men zhǐ bu guò shì zài lǎo diào chóng tán méi yǒu tí chū duì wèi lái de zhǎn wàng huò shè xiǎng

他们只不过是在老调重弹，没有提出对未来的展望或设想。

They are just repeating the same old tune and do not put forward prospects or ideas for the future.