2 sentences

1. 这个电影里的英雄救美桥段太老套了。

   zhè gè diàn​yǐng lǐ de yīng​xióng​jiù​měi qiáo​duàn tài lǎo​tào le.

   The 'hero saves the beauty' trope in this movie is too cliché.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 这种老套的办法在现在已经行不通了。

   zhè zhǒng lǎo​tào de bàn​fǎ zài xiàn​zài yǐ​jīng xíng bù tōng le.

   This old-fashioned method no longer works today.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary