炒冷饭

tā de dì èr běn shū zhǐ shì tā dì yī běn shū de chǎo lěng fàn zuò pǐn ér yǐ

他的第二本书只是他第一本书的“炒冷饭”作品而已。

His second book is just a rehash of his first.

tā shuō zhè xiàng yì àn háo wú yì yì ér zhè zhǒng dōng xi měi gé yī duàn shí jiān jiù huì yǒu rén ná chū lai chǎo lěng fàn

他说这项议案毫无意义，而这种东西每隔一段时间就会有人拿出来炒冷饭。

He said the bill reflects a non-issue that nonetheless comes up every once in a while.