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be an old salt
After decades at sea, he is an old salt.
在海上待了几十年后，他是一位老水手。
老水手；经验丰富的水手
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老水手；经验丰富的水手
an experienced sailor
After decades at sea, he is an old salt.
在海上待了几十年后，他是一位老水手。
经验丰富的水手,尤其是性格坚韧直率者。
A seasoned sailor, especially one who is hardy and forthright in manner.
The old salt told us stories about his voyages across the Pacific.
那位老水手给我们讲了他横渡太平洋的航行故事。
After forty years at sea, the fisherman had become an old salt.
在海上待了四十年后，这位渔夫成了一位经验丰富的水手。
The young sailors asked the old salts for advice before the storm.
年轻水手们在风暴前向老水手们请教。
After decades at sea, he is an old salt.
在海上待了几十年后，他是一位老水手。
She navigates the storm like an old salt.
她像老水手一样驾驭风暴。
此结构表示老水手的某物。
The old salt's tales fascinated the children.
老水手的故事让孩子们着迷。
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This dish needs more old salt.
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This dish needs more salt.
中文学习者可能将'old salt'误解为'陈盐'或'老盐'（一种调料），实际上'old salt'是习语，意为'老水手'。此处应使用普通名词'salt'。
Not this
He is old salt.
Use this
He is an old salt.
中文学习者常遗漏冠词。'old salt'是可数名词短语，表示'经验丰富的水手'，需加不定冠词'an'。
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