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tale /teɪl/► SEE ALLlive to tell the talean old wives’ talespin (sb) a yarn/talea tall storytell a different, another, etc. tale/storytell its own tale/storytell the same tale/story (of sth)●live to tell the ˈtale (informal, often humorous) survive a terrible experience 幸存；从困境中挺过来◆Only one man out of fifteen lived to tell the tale.十五个人中只有一人幸存。◆It will be a difficult experience, but I expect you’ll live to tell the tale!虽然前途艰险，但我相信你定能战胜困难！●an old ˈwives’ tale (disapproving) an old idea or belief that has proved not to be scientific 不经之谈；无稽之谈；迷信◆When you’re expecting a baby, people tell you all sorts of old wives’ tales.怀孕的时候，人们会告诉你各种各样没有根据的注意事项。◆The belief that make-up ruins your skin is just an old wives’ tale.说化妆品会伤害皮肤完全是无稽之谈。●spin (sb) a ˈyarn/ˈtaletell sb a story, usually a long one, which is often not true 杜撰故事；编造故事◆She came an hour late and spun him a yarn about her car breaking down.她晚到了一个小时，对他扯谎说自己的汽车坏了。 ORIGIN Sailors used to spin yarns (= long threads) to make ropes. They were also famous for telling unlikely stories of their adventures, which is perhaps the origin of the idiom. 水手过去通常要纺线来编制绳子。他们同时又以编织自己离奇的冒险故事而著称，或许这个习语由此而来。●a ˌtall ˈstory (especially BrE) (NAmE usually a ˌtall ˈtale) a story which is very difficult to believe 荒诞的故事；无稽之谈◆What she says about her grandfather being a foreign prince sounds like a tall story to me.她说她祖父是外国王子之类的话在我听来完全是无稽之谈。◆There were many tall tales told later about the events of that day.那天发生的事情后来被人们说得神乎其神。●tell a ˈdifferent, aˈnother, etc. tale/storygive some information that is different from what you expect or have been told 说的情况迥然不同；反映出来的是另一回事◆She sounded very calm, but her face told a different story.她听上去很冷静，但脸上的表情却是另一码事。●tell its ˈown tale/storyexplain or show sth, without the need of any more explanations or comment 不言而喻；明摆着；很明显◆The burned buildings and broken glass in the streets tell their own story.街上那些烧毁的楼房和破碎的玻璃就说明了一切。●tell the same tale/story (of sth)show the same thing 反映出相同的情况◆The faces of these children tell the same tale of hunger and misery.这些孩子个个都是一脸的饥饿和痛苦。 |