故事

It took her an hour to edit the whole story.

她花小时来修改整故事。

A pat tale aroused a big laugh.

贴切适时的故事引起阵大笑。

The story is based mainly on traditions.

这故事主要是根据传说。

The aftersound of Green Sleeves,telling a miserable story, is ringing around,so melancholy and blue.

绿袖子的余音在周遭回响，凄凄的，忧郁的声音，在诉说不幸的故事。

It is a love story set against a backdrop of rural Irish life.

这是以爱尔兰乡村生活背景的爱情故事。

He tried to adorn his story with a lot of lies.

(喻)他试图以大量虚构的情自己的故事添油加醋。

The climax of the book happens in Egypt.

该故事的高潮发生在埃及。

A long story may be condensed into a few sentences.

长篇故事可缩写成几句话。

The students clustered around the old soldiers to hear the story.

学生们围着老战士听故事。

The boys and girls clustered together round the camp fire telling stories and sanging songs.

孩子们成群地围着营火堆讲着故事唱着歌。

She found his story so compelling that she had forgotten to drink wine.

他的故事使她听得入神,以至她忘记喝酒。

The comical characters are brought into the story for a little light relief.

在故事中添加这些滑稽角色是作轻松的调剂。

The author wove three plots into one story.

作者把三情编成故事。

The events of his boyhood are shown in a flashback.

他童年的故事是用倒叙法来表现的。

The raconteur mentioned that the quotation was from the Bible.

说故事的那位来宾，指那句话是出自圣经！

The story has a certain bizarre interest.

这故事听起来别有风趣。

Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective in stories.

故事中的福尔摩斯是著名的侦探。

He told a story about an imaginary land.

他讲关于虚构的地方的故事。

The film tells the improbable story of a monkey that becomes a politician.

这部影片讲述不可能发生的故事：只猴子变成名政治家。

He is a meditative story-teller or romancer.

他是善于深入思考的故事家。