tale
[teɪl] noun countable
IMPROVER
■a story, especially one which might be invented or difficult to believe （尤指包含离奇内容的）故事，不实之词•He told some fascinating tales about his life in India.他讲了他在印度生活的一些奇闻轶事。 •She told me/invented/concocted a tale about missing the bus to explain her lateness.为了解释迟到的原因，她向我讲了／编造了一通没赶上公车的鬼话。
[teɪl] noun countable
tale of woe
■a report of the bad things that have happened 悲惨的故事•I asked how he was and he gave me a real tale of woe.我问他过得怎么样，他向我诉说他的不幸。 |