当今的世界瞬息万变,每天都不断有新事物产生,也有旧事物被淘汰.那么,"过时的东西"在英语里要怎么表达呢?

The famous British "stiff upper lip" has become a thing of the past, according to a survey on Thursday which found Britons are no longer embarrassed to shed a tear or be affectionate in public.

上周四公布的一项调查称,英国人不苟言笑的著名形象如今已成为过去.调查发现,英国人已不再羞于当众落泪或流露感情.

这里,"a thing of the past"就是指"往事,过时的事物".

sth that no longer happens or exists

Everybody sends emails these days. Letter-writting has become a thing of the past.如今大家都发电子邮件,写信早已过时了.