| 释义 |
Examples:the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story—notional diagram (i.e. made-up picture or artist's impression for news story)—Chinese set expression, often made up of 4 characters or two couplets of 4 characters each, often alluding a story or historical quotation—the Last Supper (in the biblical Passion story)—Pontius Pilate (in the Biblical passion story)—amusing story with strained interpretations of history—one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); cut a long story short—story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide—Helen Keller (1880-1968), famous American deaf-blind author and activist (whose story is told in biopic The Miracle Worker)—great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)—The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.—the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)—Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story)—Aesop (trad. 620-560 BC), Greek slave and story-teller, reported author of Aesop's fables—create from other material (story, artwork etc)—Mount of Olives (in the Christian passion story)—Garden of Gethsemane (in the Christian passion story)—foretaste of material come (in essay or story)—traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment—start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy express succinctly—Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures—one climax follows another (of thrilling story)—let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story)—Pilate (Pontius Pilate in the Biblical passion story)—fig. adding details while telling a story (make it more interesting)—Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) American novelist and short story writer—Buddhist ornamentation decorating the upper story of a pagoda— |