tale

[teil]

n.故事, 叙述, 传说
n.谎话, 总计

例句与用法：

Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities is a literary classic.

狄更斯的《双城记》是文学名著。

We laugh over this tale, but it's becoming almost as true of people.

我们笑着谈论此则故事，但对人类来说，情形也差不多一样。

It's an ancient tale which appears in various guises in several languages.

那是一个以几种语言叙述的古老的故事。

Their love story sounds like a fairy tale.

他们的爱情故事听起来像童话。

We listened to their tales about life in the Sahara Desert.

我们听他们讲述撒哈拉沙漠的生活经历。

Children shouldn't tell tales.

小孩子不应该说谎。

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 故事, 传说; 叙述

Grandpa told the children the tales of his childhood.

爷爷给孩子们讲他童年的故事。

2. 谎话, 捏造的话

Children shouldn't tell tales.

孩子不应该撒谎。

3. 流言蜚语, 闲话, 坏话[P]

4. 计数; 总数[the S]

短语词组：

tell its own tale

1. 不言而喻; 显而易见

What he had said told its own tale.

他所说的一切不言而喻。

tell tales

1. 揭人隐私; 散布流言

It's bad manners to tell tales.

揭人隐私是缺乏教养的。