Beat and SOB to the old refrain.

敲打着，呜咽着，奏出一支美妙的老调子。

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However, the old refrain can also be misunderstood by those who think: "We have nothing to fear, now that we can live off the mountains."

但这句话也可能被某些人所误解，即以为既然“有山可吃”，那还怕什么呢？

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At the same time, part of what has held the region back at times is kind of a constant refrain of the old debates of the past.

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So, when House Minority Leader John Boehner gripes, as he did Sunday in a same-old, same-old refrain that "the American people know that more Washington spending isn't the answer, " the logical response is: OK, what do you suggest?

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