be too common to surprise people 司空见惯
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“司空见惯”,汉语成语,“司空”是古代官名,司空见惯现在指看惯了就不觉得奇怪,比喻某事常见,不足为奇。可以翻译为“be too common to surprise people,be a common occurrence或It is quite common for...”。
例句:
这种行为在年轻人中司空见惯。
Such behaviour is common among all young people.
再过几年,在东部城市的公共场所叫卖报纸应该会成为司空见惯的事情。
Within a few years, street sales of newspapers would be common place in eastern cities.