And this kind of a thing, that's what it does.

这种奇闻带来的效果就是这样。

What's Tom Gables favorite oddball tidbit about the secret lives of wolves?

Tom Gables 最喜欢的关于狼的秘密生活的奇闻是什么？

So many iconic business stories begin on the back of a cocktail napkin.

很多商业奇闻都是从鸡尾酒餐巾的传递开始的。

Stewart has loads of stories like that and fascinating anecdotes about US presidents.

有关美国总统这样的奇闻异事，斯图尔特能讲三天三夜。

But to him, it was little more than a curiosity worthy of note.

但对他来说，这只不过是一个值得注意的奇闻罢了。

Before we turn the page on this year, look at space oddities 2021.

在我们翻开今年的新一页之前，先来看看2021年的太空奇闻吧。

Ms Ogilvie's book is full of quirky titbits.

奥格尔维的这本书充满了奇闻轶事。

That's just weird for somebody to walk up and tell you some weird thing from nowhere.

有个人突然走上前，你讲了一个不知道哪里听来的奇闻。

Now the snag in this sort of anecdote is of course that one cannot distinguish cause and effect.

这类奇闻的疑难之处是无法区别果关系。

He did not provide a source for this nugget, apparently believing it to be true simply on logical grounds.

他没有这个小奇闻提供出处，显然只是基于逻辑上的理由认它是真的。

A few other techniques you might find in a speechwriter's toolbox might be the use of imagery, anecdotes and alliteration.

在演讲稿撰稿人的这些“工具箱”中你可能还会看到这些“工具”：比喻、奇闻异事、押韵等。

Goodwin remains on Harvard's board of overseers, despite the fact that she committed sins that might get an undergraduate expelled.

现在安布罗斯想必可以略松一口气了，论已将焦点对准另一位剪贴高手多丽丝卡恩斯古德温，她是美国电视节目的常客，对于诸如林顿约翰逊或者亚伯拉罕林肯等人的奇闻轶事总能侃侃而谈（前者与他熟识，后者是他下一部巨著的主角）， (1) 但他对剽窃指控的处理可能比指控本身更糟糕。上个世界八十年代末，她用钱打发了一名被剽窃作者，让其保持沉默。如今在解释自己抄袭举动时，她申辩道当初不得不依赖手抄笔记，很多历史学家都亦如此。只是并未引起轩然大波而已。令人不解的是，本科生犯了同样的错误会被逐出校园，而古德温却仍是哈弗大学的校董事会成员之一。

For our What in the World segment, magnet fishing.

在我们的《全球奇闻》环节中，磁铁钓鱼。

Every jack sprat that hath a pen in strange news.

每个拿着笔的家伙都在追逐奇闻异事。

What were the oddities and what was the regular for the time?

什么是奇闻异事，什么又是当时司空见惯的事情？

For our what in the world segment, it calls itself the greatest spectacle in tortoise racing.

在我们的奇闻异事环节中，它自称是乌龟赛跑中最彩的表演。

I heard it, as I have in my time heard other curious things in the same place.

我听见这话，就像我在这地方曾听过其他奇闻一样。

The Economist Explains: Oddly Informative Matters of Fact that Amaze and Delight.

经济学人解释：令人惊讶和愉悦的奇闻趣事。

Kermit, Fozzie Bear, and Gonzo are reporters on the case of a stolen diamond—a baseball diamond.

科米特、福齐·贝尔和奇闻趣事是一颗棒球场钻石被盗案件的记者。

In this free, weekly show, we explore bizarre, unheard-of diseases, strange medical mishaps, unexplainable deaths, and everything in between.

在每周的这档免费节目中，我们深入探讨那些鲜人知的怪病、离奇的医疗事故、无法解释的死亡事件，以及介于其间的种种奇闻异事。