| 单词 | tale |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔CHANGE/NOT CHANGE〕In fairy tales when the princess kisses a frog, it turns into a handsome prince. 童话故事里，公主吻了青蛙后，青蛙就变成了英俊的王子。朗文写作活用〔DO/NOT DO〕He grew up reading the tales and legends of heroic deeds. 他是读着英雄传说和事迹长大的。朗文写作活用〔INTERESTING〕In his latest novel, Martin Amis gives us an engrossing tale of human trauma. 马丁·埃米斯在他最近出版的小说中讲述了一个人类精神创伤的故事，引人入胜。朗文写作活用〔INTERESTING〕What she reveals in this novel is a spellbinding tale of her life in China. 在这部小说中她讲述的是自己在中国生活的引人入胜的故事。朗文写作活用〔LIE〕According to the children, telling tales on each other was as bad as cheating. 在孩子们看来，相互之间造谣说的坏话和欺骗一样不好。朗文写作活用〔LIE〕Daisy Venables, you naughty girl, have you been telling tales again? 黛西·维纳布尔斯，你这个顽皮的姑娘，是不是又在搬弄是非了？朗文写作活用〔LONG〕J.M. Barrie's immortal tale of Peter Pan J.M.巴里传世的小飞侠故事朗文写作活用〔STORY〕Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales 汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生的童话故事朗文写作活用〔SURPRISED/SURPRISING〕They astounded audiences with their fanciful costumes and their fascinating tales. 他们的奇装异服和奇趣的故事让观众惊诧。朗文写作活用〔SURVIVE〕There were ten in the lifeboat, but only three lived to tell the tale. 救生船上有十个人，但只有三人活下来讲述了他们的经历。朗文写作活用〔TELL〕John Peace narrates his tale, taking us from his beginnings through university and professional training into his old age. 约翰·皮斯向我们讲述了他的故事，从他早年的生活开始，后来上大学接受专业训练，一直说到他的晚年。朗文写作活用〔UNDERSTAND/NOT UNDERSTAND〕Fairy tales can be interpreted in several different ways. 童话故事可以从不同的角度去解释。朗文写作活用〔aboriginal〕He remained fascinated by the Aboriginals' tales.他一直对澳大利亚土著居民的传说极感兴趣。柯林斯高阶〔adorn〕Every scene of his boyhood was used to adorn a moral tale.他童年时代的每一个情景都被用来使一个富有道德教益的故事更加生动。英汉大词典〔afar〕Tales from afar.来自远方的故事美国传统〔alive〕She made history come alive with tales from her own memories.通过讲述自己记忆中的故事，她把逝去的岁月变得生动起来。柯林斯高阶〔ambition〕This is a tale of jealousy and thwarted ambitions.这是一个有关嫉妒和事不如愿的故事。牛津搭配〔as〕Great as the author was, he proved a bad model. Ridiculous as it seems, the tale is true.这位作者尽管了不起，到头来却成了一个坏榜样。这个故事看似荒唐，却是真的美国传统〔blink〕Ed listened to their strange tale without blinking an eye.埃德听他们讲奇怪的故事时甚至连眼睛都不眨一下。麦克米伦高阶〔bone〕He concentrates on the bone and muscle of his tale.他集中全力构思故事的结构和内容。英汉大词典〔carry ... over〕The tale was carried over to the next page.故事未完转到下页。21世纪英汉〔cautionary tale〕Her story is a cautionary tale for women travelling alone.她的经历对于独自旅行的女性具有警示意义。剑桥高阶〔cautionary〕Barely fifteen months later, it has become a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of international mergers and acquisitions.不过15个月，它就成了告诫人们留心跨国并购中陷阱的警世故事。柯林斯高阶〔cautionary〕The story is a cautionary tale of what can happen when greed takes over.这个故事告诫世人贪婪会造成什么后果。韦氏高阶〔cock-and-bull story〕An absurd or highly improbable tale passed off as being true.无稽之谈：一个荒谬的或极不可能的故事冒充是真的美国传统〔collection〕Running through the tale is a motley collection of loners looking for love.贯穿这个故事的主线是一群形形色色寻求爱情的孤独者。牛津搭配〔combine〕Her tale has a consciously youthful tone and storyline, combined with a sly humour.她的故事有意采用富于青春气息的笔调和情节，同时还带些调侃。柯林斯高阶〔conflict〕Your tale conflicts with what I have on the paper in front of me.你的说法与我从面前报纸上看来的说法不一样。21世纪英汉〔conte〕A medieval narrative tale.中世纪的叙述体故事美国传统〔craft〕The author extracts the maximum from every carefully-crafted scene in this witty tale.作者从这个妙趣横生的故事的每一个精心构思的情节中都摘录了尽可能多的内容。柯林斯高阶〔credit〕I didn't credit that absurd tale.我不相信那个荒谬绝伦的故事。21世纪英汉〔curdle〕Boyce could tell you tales that made your blood curdle.博伊斯会给你讲让你毛骨悚然的故事。外研社新世纪〔death〕He told his boss a tale about his mother being at death's door.他向老板谎称自己的母亲病危。外研社新世纪〔death〕He told his boss a tale about his mother being at death's door.他向老板谎称自己的母亲病危。柯林斯高阶〔devaluation〕They spread tales about her in an attempt to devalue her work.他们散布一些有关她的流言，企图贬低她的工作。柯林斯高阶〔devour〕The child devours fairy tales.小孩贪婪地倾听神话故事。21世纪英汉〔dwarf〕A small creature resembling a human being, often ugly, appearing in legends and fairy tales.丑矮子：一种多半丑陋似人形的生物，多出现在传说或童话中美国传统〔ear〕He inclined his ear to her tale of woe.他倾听她诉说悲苦。英汉大词典〔enthral〕The children listened enthralled as the storyteller unfolded her tale.讲故事的人一步步展开故事情节，孩子们都听得入迷了。牛津搭配〔fable〕Each tale has the timeless quality of fable.每个故事都有其永恒的寓意。柯林斯高阶〔fabliau〕A medieval verse tale characterized by comic, ribald treatment of themes drawn from life.故事诗：中世纪的韵文故事，其特征为来源于生活的滑稽、粗俗的主题美国传统〔fairy story〕She was like a princess in a fairy tale.她就像童话中的公主。外研社新世纪〔fairy tale〕A fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for children.童话：传说的行为和生物的想象的故事，一般为儿童而写作美国传统〔fairy tale〕Everything he told us about his happy marriage was just a fairy tale.他给我们讲的有关他的幸福婚姻其实全都是谎言。韦氏高阶〔fairy tale〕She was like a princess in a fairy tale.她就像童话里的公主。柯林斯高阶〔fairy-tale〕Of or relating to a fairy tale.神话故事的：神话故事的，与其有关的美国传统〔faraway〕My grandfather told us tales of faraway lands.我祖父给我们讲过有关遥远国度的故事。韦氏高阶〔fascinate〕He fascinated us with his tales.他说故事，我们听得入迷。牛津同义词〔fiction〕Immigrant tales have always been popular themes in fiction.移民故事一直是小说中常见的主题。柯林斯高阶〔frame story〕A narrative structure containing or connecting a series of otherwise unrelated tales.框架故事：一种包含或与其它一系列无关的故事相关联的叙事结构美国传统〔gest〕A verse romance or tale.浪漫诗歌或传说美国传统〔gloat〕There's nothing to gloat about in this sad tale.这个悲伤的故事没什么可幸灾乐祸的。外研社新世纪〔grain〕You must take her tales of the past with a grain of salt.她所讲的自己的身世你决不可全信。英汉大词典〔gripping〕Craig Thomas's gripping tale of espionage克雷格·托马斯引人入胜的间谍故事外研社新世纪〔hang〕I realized where I had seen him before—and thereby hangs a tale.我意识到以前在哪儿见过他——这就说来话长了。韦氏高阶〔hilariously〕He had a fund of hilarious tales on the subject.关于这个话题他有说不完的趣事。柯林斯高阶〔hilarious〕He had a fund of hilarious tales on the subject.关于这个话题, 他有说不完的趣事。外研社新世纪〔hoodoo〕Haitian folklore told tales of dead people whose bodies were awakened by hoodoo.海地民间传说讲述死人被巫毒术唤醒的故事。剑桥高阶〔incarnation〕This film is the latest incarnation of a fairy tale that dates back to the Middle Ages.这部影片是对中世纪一则神话故事的最新演绎。剑桥高阶〔interlink〕The play takes three Scottish tales and interlinks them.剧本吸收了三个苏格兰民间故事并把它们相互衔接起来。柯林斯高阶〔journey〕Few people have made this journey and lived to tell the tale.很少有人能走完这段旅程并活下来向他人讲述其中的故事。牛津搭配〔live to tell the tale〕We had a horrific journey, but we lived to tell the tale.这段旅程太恐怖了，但我们终于熬了过来。剑桥高阶〔lure〕Explorers were lured to the area by tales of a city of gold.探险者被黄金城的传说吸引到了那个地方。韦氏高阶〔many〕Many's the tale he has told us.他给我们讲的故事有许许多多。英汉大词典〔many〕No doubt she had many a tale to tell of the old days.许多；很多麦克米伦高阶〔marvel(l)ous〕Gothic tales of the marvel(l)ous and the bizarre 内容不可思议和希奇古怪的哥特派故事英汉大词典〔meant〕The tales were never meant for publication.这些故事从来就不是为发表而写的。外研社新世纪〔melt〕My heart melted as he told his tragic tale.当他讲述自己悲惨的故事时, 我的心融化了。外研社新世纪〔metamorphosis〕Metamorphosis is a favourite game in fairy tales.凭借魔力改变形态是神话故事的惯用手法。英汉大词典〔microscopically〕He carefully recounts the tale, the microscopic details of those crucial minutes.他详细地讲述了事情的经过和在那关键的几分钟里所发生的微小细节。柯林斯高阶〔microscopic〕He carefully recounts the tale, the microscopic details of those crucial minutes.他详细讲述了事情的经过, 回忆了那关键的几分钟里的微小细节。外研社新世纪〔mise-en-scène〕The novelist selected a small country as the mise-en-scène of his tale.小说作者选择了一个小国作为他故事的背景。英汉大词典〔moral〕The story of my father is a sad moral tale.我父亲一生的经历是个催人泪下而又有道德教益的故事。英汉大词典〔move〕The tale moved her to tears.这故事让她感动得落泪。英汉大词典〔none〕There were none to tell the tale.没人来讲述这不寻常的故事。英汉大词典〔novella〕A short prose tale often characterized by moral teaching or satire.中篇小说：较短的故事，通常带有道德教育或讽刺的特点美国传统〔nursery rhyme〕A short, rhymed poem or tale for children.儿歌，歌谣：为儿童创作的短小押韵的诗或故事美国传统〔odds〕The movie is a heart-warming tale of triumph against the odds.电影讲述了一个克服重重困难获得成功的感人故事。牛津搭配〔offering〕Her latest literary offering is full of tales of murder and deception.她的文学新作充斥着谋杀和欺骗。牛津搭配〔of〕It was a tale of war and bravery.这是一个关于战争与无畏精神的故事。麦克米伦高阶〔old wives' tale〕Ann Bradley dispels the old wives' tales and gives the medical facts.安•布拉德利消除迷信说法, 提出医学证据。外研社新世纪〔old wives' tale〕Frogs won't give you warts. That's just an old wives' tale.青蛙不会让你皮肤生疣。那只是无稽之谈。韦氏高阶〔old wives' tale〕This is one of many long-standing old wives' tales about cats.这是许多流传已久的有关猫的无稽之谈之一。外研社新世纪〔on〕His latest movie is based on a fairy tale.他的新电影是根据一个童话故事改编的。剑桥高阶〔paucity〕The very paucity of evidence tells a tale.正是证据不足本身就颇说明问题。英汉大词典〔pitch〕The person who comes to us with a long tale of occult attack may simply be 'pitching a yarn'.那个给我们讲了一个长篇超自然攻击传说的人也许只是在“编造荒诞无稽的故事”。外研社新世纪〔play〕The children put on a play adapted from a Russian folk tale.孩子们演出了一场由俄罗斯民间故事改编的戏剧。朗文当代〔possess〕But they possessed a wonderful language and a storehouse of song and tale.但是他们掌握了一门美妙的语言, 并且会唱很多歌曲, 也知道很多故事。外研社新世纪〔postscript〕There's an interesting postscript to this tale.这个故事后面有一段有趣的附记。朗文当代〔pot with〕She potted me with the tale that my husband has won a lottery of two millions.她编造谎话说我丈夫中彩得了二百万元，以此来愚弄我。21世纪英汉〔pull〕The fairy tale has a pull on their imagination.这童话激发着他们的想象力。英汉大词典〔redolent〕It's a sad tale, redolent with regret.这是个令人遗憾的悲情故事。外研社新世纪〔regale〕At dinner Grandpa regaled us with tales of his youth.吃饭时，爷爷讲他年轻时的经历逗我们开心。麦克米伦高阶〔regale〕Bailey regaled the customers with tales of our exploits.贝利把我们的事迹讲给顾客听，逗他们开心。朗文当代〔regale〕He regaled us with tales of his days as a jazz pianist.他给我们讲述他当爵士乐钢琴师时的事，逗我们开心。牛津高阶〔regale〕He was constantly regaled with tales of woe.别人老是给他讲些倒霉事儿来逗他开心。柯林斯高阶〔relate〕She related her tale of living rough.她讲述了自己艰苦谋生的故事。柯林斯高阶〔replete〕Literature is replete with tales of power.文学作品里全是有关权力的故事。朗文当代〔retell〕It is a tale which has often been retold within West Indian literature.这是西印度群岛文学中广为流传的故事。柯林斯高阶〔riveting〕He told us a riveting tale of suspense and adventure.他给我们讲了一则充满悬念和奇遇的非常动听的故事。英汉大词典〔romance〕A long, fictitious tale of heroes and extraordinary or mysterious events.传奇的故事：讲述英雄和不寻常的或神秘事件的长篇虚构故事美国传统〔romance〕The class of literature constituted by such tales.浪漫文学，传奇文学：由浪漫传奇故事组成的一类文学美国传统〔roman〕A narrative poem or a prose tale in medieval French literature.韵文体传奇故事：中世纪法国文学中的叙事诗或韵文美国传统〔sandman〕A character in fairy tales and folklore who makes children go to sleep by sprinkling sand in their eyes.瞌睡虫：神话和民间传说中通过向孩子们的眼睛里洒沙子而使他们入睡的小妖美国传统〔scandalously〕Newspaper columns were full of scandalous tales.报纸专栏充斥着丑闻故事。柯林斯高阶〔shanachie〕A skilled teller of tales or legends, especially Gaelic ones.吟游歌手，吟游说书人：非常善于讲述故事或是传奇的人，尤指盖尔人美国传统〔silken〕The princess in the fairy tale had long silken hair.童话故事里的公主有着如丝般顺滑的长发。剑桥高阶〔sob story〕A tale of personal hardship or misfortune intended to arouse pity.伤感故事：意在引起怜悯的、关于个人艰难或不幸的故事美国传统〔sorrowful〕Roy told his sorrowful tale with simple words anybody could understand.罗伊用简单的、人人都能理解的语言讲述了他那个伤感的故事。柯林斯高阶〔sorry〕The young woman told her sorry tale.那个姑娘讲述了自己凄惨的故事。外研社新世纪〔spice〕His tale is spiced with many digressions about the family history.他的故事因插入了不少关于家史的内容而增添了趣味。英汉大词典〔spin〕He spun a tale of his adventures.他编造了一个他自己冒险的故事。21世纪英汉〔spin〕He spun some tale about needing to take time off work because his mother was ill.他编了个瞎话，说他妈妈病了，他需要请假。剑桥高阶〔squalid〕It's the usual squalid rock star tale of drugs, sex, and overdoses.那是常见的摇滚歌星堕落的故事——吸毒、纵欲、过量服用麻醉品。剑桥高阶〔staging〕The production is a modern staging of the fairy tale "Cinderella".这部剧是童话故事《灰姑娘》的现代版。剑桥高阶〔story〕A usually fictional prose or verse narrative intended to interest or amuse the hearer or reader; a tale.传奇：旨在吸引听者或读者或使其发笑的通常为虚构的散文或叙事体诗歌美国传统〔subjectification〕Report isn't a tale, so it couldn't be subjectified.报道不是传闻，因此不能主观地杜撰。21世纪英汉〔sub〕The film is a sort of sub-Godfather mafia family tale.这部电影算是一部不够《教父》水平的黑帮家族故事影片。剑桥高阶〔surprisingly〕Not surprisingly, he enjoyed telling tales about his time at the military academy.他喜欢讲自己上军校时的故事，这毫不奇怪。柯林斯高阶〔symbolic〕This is a gruesome and heavily symbolic tale.这是个富有象征意义的恐怖故事。牛津搭配〔tale of woe/misfortune〕We listened to his familiar tale of woe/misfortune as he talked again about the failure of his marriage.当他又说起失败的婚姻时，他那不幸的遭遇我们听上去很耳熟。韦氏高阶〔tale of woe〕I asked how he was and he started telling me this big tale of woe.我问他过得怎么样，他向我大倒苦水。剑桥高阶〔talesman〕One who is summoned under a writ of tales.补缺陪审员：为补缺陪审员而召集来的人美国传统〔tale〕Chaucer's Canterbury Tales 乔叟的《坎特伯雷故事集》 英汉大词典〔tale〕Dead men tell no tales.【谚】死人不会泄露秘密。文馨英汉〔tale〕Dickens' ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ 狄更斯的《双城记》牛津高阶〔tale〕Don't go telling tales to the teacher! 不要向老师打小报告！朗文当代〔tale〕Episodes 1 and 2 of Tales of the City will be shown together on Tuesday.《城市故事》的第一、二集将于星期二两集连播。柯林斯高阶〔tale〕Every teacher has their tale of woe to tell.悲惨的故事麦克米伦高阶〔tale〕Everyone had some tale to tell about the very hot summer.关于这个极为炎热的苦夏,人人都有一番非同寻常的经历可陈述。英汉大词典〔tale〕Father told us tales of his boyhood.父亲向我们诉说他的童年故事。文馨英汉〔tale〕He entertained us with tales of his adventures during the war.他给我们讲述了他在战争中的种种冒险故事。麦克米伦高阶〔tale〕He told us thrilling tales about his adventures as a pilot in the war.他给我们讲述了他在战争中当飞行员的惊险故事。韦氏高阶〔tale〕He was in the middle of telling me a long tale about how he once met the Redskins' manager.他正在大谈特谈，告诉我他有一次怎么遇上了红人队的主教练。朗文当代〔tale〕His eyes told a tale of exhaustion.从眼睛可以看出他的精疲力竭。外研社新世纪〔tale〕I hesitated, not wanting to tell tales about my colleague.我犹豫了, 不想说同事的坏话。外研社新世纪〔tale〕I hesitated, not wanting to tell tales about my colleague.我犹豫了，不想说同事的坏话。柯林斯高阶〔tale〕I've heard tales of people seeing ghosts in that house.我听说有人在那栋房子里见到过鬼。牛津高阶〔tale〕My 15-year-old daughter was enticed by tales of wild teenage parties.我15岁的女儿被有关疯狂的青少年派对的报道吸引了。外研社新世纪〔tale〕She regaled us with tales of her wild youth.她讲述她青年时的荒唐事，逗我们开心。牛津搭配〔tale〕She told me/invented/concocted a tale about missing the bus to explain her lateness.为了解释迟到的原因，她向我讲了／编造了一通没赶上公共汽车的鬼话。剑桥高阶〔tale〕She told us her tale.她把自己的故事讲给我们听。牛津同义词〔tale〕She was full of tales about the places she'd been to.她肚子里有很多关于自己所到过的地方的故事。麦克米伦高阶〔tale〕Teachers hate children who tell tales about their friends.老师讨厌那些老说朋友坏话的孩子。英汉大词典〔tale〕That tells a tale.此事有原委。文馨英汉〔tale〕That tells a tale.那很可以说明问题。英汉大词典〔tale〕The tale goes back to the time when I was still a mere child.故事回溯到我还是孩提的时代。文馨英汉〔tale〕The tale goes that ...有传闻说…英汉大词典〔tale〕The tale is complete.数目全了。英汉大词典〔tale〕The England team's tale of woe continued, and they lost the next three games.英格兰队噩运不断，接下去的三场比赛他们又输了。朗文当代〔tale〕The dark circles under his eyes told their own tale.他的黑眼圈很明显。外研社新世纪〔tale〕The media have been filled with tales of horror and loss resulting from Monday's earthquake.媒体上尽是星期一发生的地震所带来的恐惧和损失的报道。柯林斯高阶〔tale〕The result tells its own tale.这结果不说自明（不待说明，即可推测得知）。文馨英汉〔tale〕The team's tale of woe continued on Saturday(= they lost another match).上星期六这支队又遭败绩。牛津高阶〔tale〕Thereby hangs a tale.这里头有些来由。文馨英汉〔tale〕These Jews lived to tell the tale.这些犹太人活了下来,向世人诉说悲惨的遭遇。英汉大词典〔tale〕When she confronted him, he made up a tale about her stealing his electronics.她与他当面对质时, 他编了个谎话, 说她偷了自己的电子设备。外研社新世纪〔tale〕You must have heard the tales about Nina.你一定已经听到有关尼娜的传闻了。外研社新世纪〔tall tale〕They sat around the campfire telling tall tales about their hunting adventures.他们围坐在篝火旁讲他们狩猎冒险的离奇故事。韦氏高阶〔tasteless〕The tale comes to a tasteless end.故事结尾索然无味。英汉大词典〔teller〕The teller of this tale is expertly solemn.这个故事的讲述人有着说书人特有的严肃表情。外研社新世纪〔tell〕Your classmates won't trust you if you're always telling tales, Alvin.阿尔文，如果你老是打小报告，你的同学会不信任你的。剑桥高阶〔therein〕It is a thrilling tale of a haunted house and the ghosts therein.那是一个令人毛骨悚然的故事，讲的是一座凶宅还有里面的幽灵。剑桥高阶〔titillating〕The tale of buried treasure nearby was titillating.附近埋有金银财宝的传说使得人们贪心大动。英汉大词典〔touching〕Her story is the touching tale of a wife who stood by the husband she loved.她的经历是一个妻子坚定地支持她深爱着的丈夫的感人故事。柯林斯高阶〔transgression〕Tales of the candidate's alleged past transgressions have begun springing up.有关这位候选人所谓的过往越轨行为的流言蜚语已经开始涌现。柯林斯高阶〔twist〕The writer takes well-known fairy tales and gives them an ironic twist.作者运用讽刺手法对家喻户晓的童话故事进行了新的诠释。牛津搭配〔unfold〕Gradually, the author unfolds a fantastical tale.作者将一个奇幻的故事一步步地展开。剑桥高阶〔unfold〕She unfolded her tale to us.她向我们倾吐了她的故事。牛津高阶〔weave〕Grisham's new novel weaves a tale of mystery and suspense.格里森姆的新小说编造了一个极其神秘、充满悬念的故事。麦克米伦高阶〔weave〕Jan Roberts weaves a compelling tale which traps a young woman in a world run by the Mafia.简·罗伯茨编了一个引人入胜的故事，诱骗一位年轻女性进入了黑手党的地盘。柯林斯高阶〔weave〕The author has woven an exciting tale of adventure and romance.作者编造了一个激动人心而又浪漫的历险故事。韦氏高阶〔weave〕The author weaves a compelling tale.这位作家编造了一个引人入胜的故事。外研社新世纪〔which〕Which novel do you like better, War and Peace or A Tale of Two Cities? 「战争与和平」跟「双城记」，这两本小说你比较喜欢哪一本?文馨英汉〔whinge〕His tale is one long whinge about his own suffering.他的故事是对自己遭遇的长篇诉说。朗文当代〔woe〕He listened to my tale of woe.他听了我的悲惨故事。外研社新世纪〔woe〕He listened to my tale of woe.他听我诉说悲伤的故事。柯林斯高阶〔woe〕He told me a real tale of woe about how he had lost both his job and his house in the same week.他给我讲了自己真实的不幸遭遇，是关于他如何在一周内既失去工作又失去房子的。剑桥高阶〔yarn〕To tell an entertaining tale or series of tales.讲故事：讲有趣的故事或连续的故事美国传统Fairy tales are imaginative. 神仙故事是幻想出来的。译典通Florence beguiled her grandchildren with tales of what life had been like when she was young.弗洛伦斯编造她年轻时的故事哄骗孙子。剑桥国际Gothic tales are usually set in haunted castles, graveyards or ruins.哥特派故事的场景一般是在闹鬼的城堡，坟墓或废墟。剑桥国际He spun some tale about needing to take time off work because his mother was ill.他编了个故事，说他需要休息一段时间因为他母亲病了。剑桥国际He told me a real tale of woe about how he had lost both his job and his house in the same week.他给我讲了一个关于他是如何在一周内既失去了工作也失去了房子的悲伤真故事。剑桥国际He told some fascinating tales about his life in India.他讲了些关于他在印度生活的迷人故事。剑桥国际He wrote novels and fantastical tales (= about imaginary things).他写小说和荒诞故事。剑桥国际Her latest novel is a searing tale of love and hate.她最新的小说充满了炽烈的爱与恨。剑桥国际I asked how he was and he gave me a real tale of woe (= report of bad things which had happened to him).我问他过得怎么样，他向我诉说了他的不幸。剑桥国际It is a bleak tale, set against a bleak East Anglian landscape.这是一个凄凉的传说，发生的背景是一片荒凉的东盎格鲁原野。剑桥国际It's the usual squalid rock star tale of drugs, sex and overdoses.这是个常见的摇滚歌星堕落的故事，毒品，性和过量吸毒。剑桥国际She told a cautionary tale about how she paid the builder before the work was completed and now the garage still isn't finished.她说了个故事告诫我----她在房子完工前就付款给施工人员，结果车库到现在还没造好。剑桥国际She told me/invented/concocted a tale about missing the bus to explain her lateness.为了说明她迟到的原因，她向我编造了误了公共汽车的谎言。剑桥国际The children love his tales about pirates and smugglers.孩子们喜欢他那些关于海盗和走私犯的故事。剑桥国际The mother often told her children fairy tales and stories from folklore. 这位母亲经常给她的孩子们讲童话和民间传说的故事。译典通The prize went to a tale of political intrigue by a young Czech novelist.这项奖授予了一位年轻捷克小说家写的政治阴谋故事。剑桥国际The sailor has a rich stock of tales of adventure. 那个水手满肚子都是探险故事。译典通This film is the latest incarnation of a fairy tale that dates back to the Middle Ages.这部影片是始于中世纪的一个神话故事的最新体现。剑桥国际Traditional folk tales have often been made into cartoons.传统民间故事经常被制作成卡通片。剑桥国际What he had said told its own tale. 他所说的一切不言而喻。译典通You can read the book as history, as politics or simply as the amusing tales of an itinerant journalist.你可以把这本书当作历史、当作政治或仅仅当作一名巡回记者的有趣故事来读。剑桥国际 |
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