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taleteIln [C]a story or report, esp. one which might be invented or difficult to believe（尤指包含离奇内容的）故事; （尤指对不寻常事件的）称述; 不实之词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。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。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。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。"Tales from the Riverbank" (title of a children's television series, 1960-1971)《来自河岸的故事》（一部儿童电视连续剧名）"A Tale of Two Cities" (title of a book by Charles Dickens, 1859)《双城记》（查尔斯·狄更斯所著书名）
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