•Will you read/tell me a story, daddy?爸爸，能读／讲个故事给我听吗？

•Martha chose her favourite book of bedtime stories.玛莎挑了她最喜欢的睡前故事书。

•He writes children's stories.他写童话故事。

•I don't know if it's true but it's a good story (= entertaining to listen to although probably not true).我不知道那是否是真实的，不过却是个有趣的故事。

•She gave me her version of what had happened, but it would be interesting to hear his half/side of the story (= the events as described by him).她告诉我她对事件的看法，不过听听他的说法也是很有趣的。

•Apparently his first words to her were "Will you marry me?" or so the story goes (= that is what people say happened).显然地他对她说的第一句话就是“你愿意嫁给我吗？”，或者据说是这样。

•The main story in the papers today is the president's speech.今天报纸的主要报导是总统的演讲。

•He made up some story about having to be at his aunt's wedding anniversary.他编了一个谎话，说甚么必须去参加他姨妈的结婚周年纪念。

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•Honestly, it's the story of my life - I meet a totally gorgeous bloke and he's leaving for Australia the next day!老实说，我就是这个命——我碰上一个非常喜欢的男人，但他第二天就要去澳大利亚了！

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•Anyway, I'm not overweight - my bones are just heavier than most people's - that's my story and I'm sticking to it!无论如何，我都没有超重-我的体重只比大多数人重一点-我一直都是这样说的。