| 单词 | story |
| 释义 | story noun¹ 1account of events/people, true or invented故事；叙述adjective | ... of stories | verb + story | story + verb | story + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤true真实的故事▸➤plausible貌似合理的故事▸➤false, made-up虚假的／编造的故事◆she told the police a false story about being attacked.她向警方谎称自己遭到袭击。➤fictional, real-life虚构的／真实的故事➤untold未曾透露的故事➤published出版的故事◆his first published short story他出版的第一篇短篇小说➤apocryphal杜撰的故事▸➤cock and bull, tall (especially bre) 荒唐的解释；荒诞的故事◆no one would believe such a tall story.如此荒诞不经的故事没有人会相信。➤official官方说法◆the official story was that the singer had broken his arm falling in the shower.官方说法是该歌手在洗澡时摔断了胳膊。➤personal个人经历▸➤wild匪夷所思的故事▸➤convincing令人信服的故事▸➤compelling, dramatic, exciting, fantastic, fascinating, good, great, interesting, intriguing, nice, touching, wonderful引人入胜的故事；激动人心的故事；有趣的故事；感人的故事▸➤amazing, bizarre, colourful/colorful, crazy, extraordinary, incredible, outrageous, remarkable, strange令人惊讶的／怪诞的／丰富多彩的／离奇的／异乎寻常的／令人难以置信的／骇人听闻的／引人瞩目的／奇怪的故事▸➤inspirational, inspiring启发灵感的／鼓舞人心的故事▸➤amusing, entertaining, feel-good, funny好笑的／妙趣横生的／令人愉快的／滑稽的故事▸➤epic史诗般的故事◆the epic story of a family's escape from war一家人从战争中逃亡的漫长而艰辛的历程➤complex, elaborate复杂的／详尽的故事▸➤straightforward直截了当的说法▸➤awful, horrific, horrifying, nasty, shocking, terrible, tragic可怕的故事；令人不快的故事；令人震惊的故事；悲惨的故事▸➤sorry (especially bre) 悲惨的故事◆his life was a sorry story of betrayal and rejection.他一生遭遇的都是背叛和抛弃。➤depressing, heart-rending, moving, poignant, sad沉闷的／令人心碎的／感人的／心酸的／伤感的故事▸➤well-known尽人皆知的故事▸➤familiar常见的故事◆the familiar story of a star who turns to drink and drugs明星酗酒吸毒的常见故事➤popular广为流传的故事◆there is one popular story in the town of a man-eating cat that lives in the forest.镇里流传着一个故事：森林里住着一只食人猫。➤life, success生平事迹；成功历程◆she told them her life story.她给他们讲述了自己的人生故事。➤coming-of-age, coming-out, rags-to-riches关于长大成人的／初入社交界的／从赤贫到巨富的故事◆the movie is the rags-to-riches story of a country girl who becomes a famous singer.这部影片讲述的是一个从赤贫到巨富的故事：一名乡村女孩成了著名歌星。➤hard-luck, sob (both disapproving) 倒霉的／煽情的故事◆he was boring people with more of his hard-luck stories.他又在用他那些不幸遭遇来烦人了。◆she gave me some sob story about losing her credit cards.她向我诉说了自己丢失信用卡的不幸经历。➤coherent连贯的故事◆the movie lacks a coherent story.这部影片缺乏连贯的故事情节。➤entire, full, whole整个故事；完整的故事；全部真相◆i suspected he hadn't told us the whole story.我怀疑他没把全部真相告诉我们。➤short短篇小说◆a collection of short stories短篇小说集➤original原著◆the screenplay sticks to the original story.该电影剧本完全忠实于原著。➤back (usually backstory) 背景故事◆the writers have to create backstories for their characters.作家必须为他们笔下的人物编写背景故事。➤children's儿童故事▸➤classic经典故事▸➤bedtime（给儿童讲的）睡前故事▸➤adventure, bible, biblical, crime, detective, fairy, ghost, horror, love, spy, etc.历险故事、《圣经》故事、罪案故事、侦探小说、童话故事、鬼故事、恐怖故事、爱情故事、间谍小说等... of stories➤collection故事集◆a collection of stories by modern writers现代作家小说集verb + story➤hear听故事▸➤read (sb)给（某人）念故事◆my dad sometimes read me a story at bedtime.爸爸有时临睡前给我念故事。➤write写小说▸➤narrate, recount, relate, retell, tell (sb)讲述故事；叙述故事；复述故事；（给某人）讲故事▸➤embellish, embroider给故事添加细节；润色故事▸➤believe相信说法◆the police didn't believe her story.警察不相信她的说法。➤stick to坚持说法◆we must stick to our story about the accident.我们必须坚持关于这个事故的说法。➤change改变说法◆at first he denied everything, but then he changed his story and said it was an accident.起初他否认一切，但后来又改变说法，说这是一场意外事故。➤share (with sb), swap（与某人）交流故事◆we swapped stories about our worst teachers.我们交流了关于最差老师的故事。➤spread传播故事➤publish发表小说story + verb➤circulate, go around, go round, spread故事流传；故事传播开来◆a story was going around that the factory was in line for closure.关于这家工厂要关门的说法在到处流传。➤abound故事很多◆stories abound of vandalism and looting.破坏和抢劫财物的故事多得很。➤emerge故事发生▸➤begin, open, start故事开始◆the story opens with a man hiding from the police.故事一开始，一个男子正躲避警察的追捕。➤progress, unfold故事发展／展开◆the motives of the hero become clearer as the story unfolds.随着故事的展开，男主人公的动机变得越来越清晰。➤end故事结束▸➤be called sth, be entitled sth, be titled sth (especially name) 故事叫做⋯；故事题为⋯▸➤be set in...故事以⋯为背景◆the story is set in india in the 1930s.故事发生在 20 世纪 30 年代的印度。➤be based on sth小说根据⋯写成▸➤concern sth, involve sth, revolve around sth故事讲述⋯／涉及⋯／围绕⋯▸➤contain sth故事包含⋯▸➤illustrate sth故事说明⋯◆this story illustrates the dangers of living on credit.这个故事说明赊账度日的危险。story + noun➤teller (usually storyteller) 讲故事者▸➤telling (usually storytelling) 讲故事▸➤line (usually storyline) 故事情节◆his novels always have the same basic storyline.他的小说总是有着相同的基本情节。preposition➤according to a/the story根据故事情节▸➤story about关于⋯的故事◆a story about time travel关于时光旅行的故事➤story of⋯的故事◆the story of the beatles甲壳虫乐队的故事◆a story of moral redemption道德救赎的故事phrases➤a fragment of a/the story, a part of a/the story故事片段◆we had difficulty in piecing together the fragments of her story.我们难以把她的故事片段串联起来。➤the rest of the story故事的尾声▸➤but that's another story但那是后话◆many years later i returned to africa－but that's another story (= i am not going to talk about it now).许多年后我重返非洲，不过那是后话了。➤(that's) a likely story (ironic) 说得跟真的似的◆he said he'd met madonna. a likely story.他说他见过麦当娜，说得跟真的似的。➤it's a long story一言难尽；说来话长◆'how come you only have one shoe on?' 'it's a long story.'“你怎么只穿了一只鞋？”“说起来话可就长了。”➤sb's half of the story, sb's side of the story某人的说法◆the teacher punished me without listening to my side of the story.老师没听我辩解就惩罚了我。➤tell a different story根本不是这么回事◆antidepressants are widely believed to be effective medications. the data, however, tell a different story.抗抑郁药被广泛认为很有效果，可数据显示根本不是这么回事。➤the moral of the story故事的寓意◆the moral of this story is that you should never take things for granted.这个故事的寓意是永远不要想当然。➤the story goes (that...) (used to describe what people are saying although it may not be correct) 据说（⋯）◆she never saw him again－or so the story goes.她再没见过他 － 据说是这样。➤the story of my life我的命运◆out of work with no money－that's the story of my life.失业在家而且身无分文 － 我就是这个命。➤to cut a long story short, to make a long story short长话短说◆anyway, to cut a long story short (= not to give all the details), we had this argument and i haven't seen him since.不管怎样，长话短说吧，我们发生了争执，那以后我就再也没有见过他。➤a version of a story某件事的一种说法◆according to rachel's version of the story, they threw the key in the river.按照雷切尔的说法，他们把钥匙扔到河里了。story noun² 2report in a newspaper, etc.新闻报道adjective | verb + story | story + verb | preposition adjective➤big, huge, top大新闻；头条新闻◆the biggest story of the day was the signing of the peace agreement.当天最大的新闻是和平协议的签订。◆and now back to our top story tonight...现在回到我们今晚的头条新闻⋯➤exclusive独家新闻➤breaking (especially name) 突发新闻报道◆we'll have more on this breaking story as developments come in to us.随着对事态发展的了解，我们将会继续报道这一突发新闻。➤feature (name) 专题报道◆national geographic ran a feature story on dinosaurs.《国家地理》杂志刊登了一篇关于恐龙的专题报道。➤main主要新闻▸➤full全面报道◆full story on page 3.详尽报道见第 3 页。➤scare耸人听闻的报道◆scare stories about the harmful effects of the vaccination关于疫苗接种负面作用的耸人听闻的报道➤inside内幕新闻◆the magazine gives the inside story of life in a rock band.该杂志刊登了有关一支摇滚乐队生活的内幕报道。➤sensational引起轰动的报道▸➤lurid, sordid耸人听闻的／无耻的报道◆lurid stories of politicians' sexual adventures关于政客桃色事件的耸人听闻的报道➤cover, front-page, lead封面故事；头版新闻；头条新闻◆the magazine chose the peace process as its cover story.这期杂志将和平进程选作封面故事。➤news新闻报道➤political政治新闻➤media, newspaper, wire (especially name) 媒体／报纸／有线报道verb + story➤file, write发送／撰写新闻报道◆more than one correspondent filed a story about the incident.不止一名记者发稿报道这起事件。➤carry, cover, print, publish, report, run登载报道；报道新闻；刊印报道；刊发报道；刊登新闻◆every newspaper carried the story.每家报纸都登载了这则报道。◆he's covering the story in gaza for cnn.他正在加沙为美国有线电视新闻网作报道。➤follow跟踪报道新闻◆we will continue to follow this story and bring you the latest developments.我们将持续跟踪这一事件，为您带来最新进展的报道。➤break (especially name) 报道消息◆the new york times broke the story and others picked it up.《纽约时报》首先报道了这一消息，后来其他报纸纷纷跟进。story + verb➤break (especially name) 消息传出◆the story broke in january.这个消息是 1 月份传出来的。preposition➤story about, story of关于／有关⋯的报道◆the story of his arrest他被捕的消息story noun³ 3 (name) ➡ see storey story noun 1➤a bedtime story临睡前给小孩讲的故事➤the story of his life他的生活经历story ♦︎ tale ♦︎ plot ♦︎ narrative ♦︎ anecdote ♦︎ saga ♦︎ storylinethese are all words for a description of real or imagined events intended to entertain people.这些词均表示娱乐性的真实或虚构的故事。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a story / a tale / a plot / a narrative / an anecdote / a saga / a storyline about sb / sth◆a long story / tale / narrative / anecdote / saga◆a / an good / amusing story / tale / plot / anecdote / storyline◆a simple story / tale / plot / narrative◆a dramatic / romantic / complicated story / tale / plot / saga◆a popular / traditional / fictional story / tale / narrative◆a / an interesting / entertaining / humorous / charming / wonderful / apocryphal story / tale / anecdote◆a / an epic / extraordinary / sad / sorry / terrible story / tale / saga◆a great story / plot / narrative / saga◆a historical story / narrative / saga◆to tell (sb) a story / a tale / a plot / an anecdote◆to recount / relate a story / a tale / an anecdote◆to read (sb) / write a story / tale / narrative / saga◆a story / tale / narrative / saga begins / unfolds / ends■ story [countable] a description of events and people that the writer or speaker has invented in order to entertain people（虚构的）故事；小说◆a / an adventure / detective / ghost / love story冒险故事；侦探小说；鬼故事；爱情小说◆a book of short stories短篇小说集◆a story about time travel一部关于穿越时间旅行的小说◆it's the epic story of a family's escape from war.这是个史诗般的故事，讲述了一家人逃避战乱的事。◆shall i tell you a story?我给你讲个故事好吗？◆i always read the children a bedtime story.孩子们临睡前我总要给他们讲个故事。 ➡ see also story → report 2 ■ tale [countable] (especially written) an imaginative story, especially one that is full of action and adventure; an exciting spoken description of an event, which may not be completely true（尤指充满惊险的）故事；历险记；（精彩但不一定完全真实的）讲述，叙述◆i love listening to his tales of life at sea.我喜欢听他讲述他的海上生活。◆i've heard tales of people seeing ghosts in that house.我听说有人在那栋房子里见到鬼。◆her experiences provide a cautionary tale (= a warning) for us all.她的经历成了我们大家的前车之鉴。ⓘ a moral or cautionary tale is one that makes people think about right and wrong. * moral tale 或 cautionary tale 指让人们明辨是非的故事。■ plot [countable, uncountable] the series of events which form the story of a novel, play, film, etc.（小说、戏剧、电影等的）故事情节，布局◆a conventional plot about love and marriage传统的婚恋故事情节◆the novel is well organized in terms of plot.这本小说的布局十分严谨。■ narrative /nærətɪv/ [countable] (formal) a description of events, especially in a novel（尤指小说中的）描述，叙述◆she has written a gripping narrative of their journey up the amazon.她对他们那次沿亚马孙河而上的旅行作了扣人心弦的描述。 ➡ see also narrate → describe ■ anecdote /ænɪkdəʊt; name ænɪkdoʊt/ [countable, uncountable] a short, interesting or amusing story about a real person or event; a personal account of an event佚事；趣闻；传闻◆he has lots of amusing anecdotes about his brief career as an actor.他有许多关于他短暂演员生涯的趣闻佚事。◆this research is based on anecdote, not fact.这项调查根据的是传闻而非事实。■ saga /sɑːgə/ [countable] a long story about events over a period of many years（讲述许多年间发生的事情的）长篇故事，长篇小说◆she has written a compelling family saga.她写了一部引人入胜的家世小说。■ storyline /stɔːrilaɪn/ [countable] the basic story in a novel, play, film, etc.（小说、戏剧、电影等的）故事情节，本事◆her novels always have the same basic storyline.她的小说总是依据一个相同的本事。story noun 2➤a bedtime story临睡前给小孩讲的故事➤the story of his life他的生活经历story ♦︎ history ♦︎ chroniclethese are all words for an account of past events.这些词均表示对往事的叙述、记载。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to read / write the story / a history / a chronicle of sth◆to tell (sb) / recount / relate the story / history of sth■ story [countable, usually singular] (usually the story of sth 通常作 the story of sth) a written or spoken account of past events or of how sth has developed（对往事的口头或书面）叙述◆he told us the story of his life.他对我们讲述了他的生活经历。◆tune in to 'the story of the beatles' tonight on radio 2.今晚把收音机调到第 2 台收听“披头士乐队的故事”。■ history [countable, usually singular] (usually a history of sth 通常作 a history of sth) a written or spoken account of past events历史记载；历史传说◆she's writing a new history of europe.她正在写一部新的欧洲史。◆she went on to catalogue a long history of disasters.接下来她列举了一长串灾难。note 辨析 story or history?if you tell the story of sth, you suggest that there is only one true version of events and this is what you are telling; if you write a history of sth you suggest that there are several possible versions of events, but this is the one that you believe. the story of sth is usually more popular and less academic than a history. * the story of sth 意味着事件只有一个正确版本，而当下所讲的正是那个版本； a history of sth 意味着事件可能有几个不同的版本，而当前所写的是作者深信的版本。the story of sth 通常比 history 更受欢迎，学术性较弱。■ chronicle /krɒnɪkl; name krɑːnɪkl/ [countable] a written record of events in the order in which they happened编年史；历史◆the anglo-saxon chronicle《盎格鲁 - 撒克逊人编年史》◆her latest novel is a fictional chronicle of life in a devon village.她的最近一部小说是德文郡一个小村庄虚构的生活记事。ⓘ a chronicle is usually a record of events, rather than an account: it states what happened without trying to explain it. * chronicle 通常是对事件的记录而非描述，即客观记录而不加以说明。 ➡ see also chronicle → describe verb story (often the story 常作 the story) [countable, usually singular] a description of people and events that people tell each other, although it may not be correct传闻；据说◆she never saw him again－or so the story goes.她再也没有见过他 － 据说如此。◆the story goes that this castle was founded by emperor frederick barbarossa.相传这座城堡是腓特烈 • 巴巴罗萨大帝修建的。story [countable, usually plural] (rather informal) a statement about sb/sth that is not true, especially one that sb makes in order to impress sb, or to make other people believe unpleasant things about sb（尤指为出风头或诋毁他人而编造的）谎言，假话◆she knew the child had been telling stories again.她知道这孩子又在说谎了。◆he's been spreading malicious stories about you.他在散布关于你的谣言。ⓘ a tall story (bre) (or tall tale (name) ) is a story that is difficult to believe because what it describes seems exaggerated and not likely to be true. * tall story （英式英语）或 tall tale （美式英语）指由于内容夸张而让人难以置信的无稽之谈◆sounds like another one of his tall stories to me.听起来他又在对我说些无稽之谈了。story [countable] a description, often spoken, of what happened to sb or of how sth happened; a report of events in a newspaper, magazine or news broadcast（常为口头的）描述；媒体报道◆the police didn't believe her story.警方不相信她对事情的描述。◆we must stick to our story about the accident.对事故的说法我们必须一口咬定，不能改口。◆i can't decide until i've heard both sides of the story (= two different people's account of the same event).我要听了双方的说法后才能作决定。◆the front-page / cover story头版报道；封面故事◆now for a summary of the day's main stories.以下是今天主要新闻概要。◆he was covering the story (= reporting on the events) for the 'glasgow herald'.他当时在为《格拉斯哥先驱报》作报道。 ➡ see also story → story 1 story [countable] a description of events and people that the writer or speaker has invented in order to entertain people（虚构的）故事；小说◆a / an adventure / detective / ghost / love story冒险故事；侦探小说；鬼故事；爱情小说◆a book of short stories短篇小说集◆a story about time travel一部关于穿越时间旅行的小说◆it's the epic story of a family's escape from war.这是个史诗般的故事，讲述了一家人逃避战乱的事。◆shall i tell you a story?我给你讲个故事好吗？◆i always read the children a bedtime story.孩子们临睡前我总要给他们讲个故事。 ➡ see also story → report 2 story [countable, usually singular] (usually the story of sth 通常作 the story of sth) a written or spoken account of past events or of how sth has developed（对往事的口头或书面）叙述◆he told us the story of his life.他对我们讲述了他的生活经历。◆tune in to 'the story of the beatles' tonight on radio 2.今晚把收音机调到第 2 台收听“披头士乐队的故事”。story/ˈstɔ:ri ||; ˈstɔrɪ/noun [c] (plural stories) 1. a story (about sb/sth) a description of people and events that are not real （虚构的）故事: ◇i'll tell you a storyabout the animals that live in that forest. 我给你讲一个关于生活在那座森林里的动物的故事。◇i always read the children a bedtime story. 我总是在孩子睡觉之前给他们讲故事。◇a detective/fairy/ghost/love story 侦探╱童话╱鬼怪╱爱情故事 2. an account, especially a spoken one, of sth that has happened 叙述，描述（尤指口头的）: ◇the police didn't believe his story. 警方不相信他的说法。 3. a description of true events that happened in the past （真实的）故事；事迹: ◇he's writing his life story. 他在写自己的生平。 4. an article or report in a newspaper or magazine （报章或杂志上的）文章，报道: ◇the plane crash was the front-page story in most newspapers. 这起坠机事件成为大多数报纸的头版新闻。 5. (us 美) =storeystory1 a story2 stories that are intended to teach people something3 someone in a story4 the events in a story5 the story of a real person's life6 the story of your own liferelated wordssee alsofilm/movie,books,1. a story 故事 story /ˈstɔːri/ [countable noun] a description of real or imaginary events, which is told or written to entertain people ［真实或虚构的］故事；小说 all children love stories. 所有儿童都喜欢听故事。 the film was ok, but i didn't think the story was very realistic. 电影拍得还可以，不过我觉得故事不太真实。 a book of short stories 一本短篇小说集tell/read somebody a story sally, will you read us a story? 萨莉，给我们念个故事好吗?story about grandpa's always telling us stories about when he was a boy 爷爷总是给我们讲他小时候的故事。story of the movie tells the story of a young girl brought up in the deep south in the 1930s. 这部影片讲的是20世纪30年代南方腹地一个小女孩的成长故事。ghost/love story we sat around the fire telling ghost stories. 我们围着火讲鬼故事。fairy story a story about imaginary people, creatures, and events 童话故事 he looked like some giant from a fairy story. 他看上去像童话故事里的巨人。true story about events that really happened 真实的故事 the film is based on a true story. 影片取材于一个真实的故事。 tale /teɪl/ [countable noun] an exciting story about imaginary events ［虚构的］故事 tale of ‘treasure island’ - a tale of pirates and adventure 《金银岛》，一个关于海盗和历险的故事tell a tale she told us many tales about when our father was a child. 她给我们讲了许多父亲小时候的故事。fairy tale a story about imaginary creatures, people, and events 童话故事 hans christian andersen's fairy tales 汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生的童话故事 fiction /ˈfɪkʃən/ [uncountable noun] writing that describes imaginary people and events 小说 so much modern fiction is full of sex and violence. 有太多的现代小说充满了色情和暴力。work of fiction although it is a work of fiction, it is based on fact. 虽然这是一部小说，但是它取材于真实的故事。crime/romantic/historical etc fiction adopting the style of romantic fiction, she said, ‘i love him passionately’. 她用言情小说里的语气说道：“我深深地爱着他。”science fiction stories about imaginary future times 科幻小说 a science fiction novel 一部科幻小说 fictional [adjective] i had to remind myself these were fictional characters, not real people. 我不得不提醒自己，这些都是虚构的人物，而不是真实的。 myth /mɪθ/ [countable/uncountable noun] a very old story, about gods and magical creatures 神话，神话故事 the myth tells of how the gods sent fire to the earth in flashes of lightning. 这则神话故事讲的是天神如何通过闪电把火种带到人间。 a ballet based on a greek myth 以希腊神话故事为题材的一部芭蕾舞剧 the heroes of myth all had some point of weakness. 神话故事里的英雄都有某个弱点。 legend /ˈledʒənd/ [countable/uncountable noun] an old story, usually about strange events or people with magic powers 传说；传奇故事 according to legend, the whole castle was washed into the sea. 据传说所说，整座城堡被冲入了大海。legend of the legend of robin hood 罗宾汉的传奇故事legend has it (that) according to legend 传说，相传 legend has it that sarah heln, who died in 1913, was shut alive inside a lead coffin. 萨拉·赫尔恩死于1913年，传说她被关在一具铅造的棺材里活活闷死。 anecdote /ˈænɪkdəʊt/ [countable noun] a short funny story about something that really happened 逸事，趣闻 personal anecdotes have no place in an academic essay. 学术论文里容不得个人的趣闻轶事。anecdote about the book is full of amusing anecdotes about his time in the police force. 书里满篇都是他在警队里发生的趣事。 saga /ˈsɑːgə/ [countable noun] a story about a series of connected events or adventures that take place over a long period of time, especially events involving one family ［讲述一段长时间内发生的，尤涉及一个家族的］长篇故事；家世小说 the novel is a historical saga, set in tudor times. 这是一部历史长篇小说，以都铎王朝时代为背景。saga of her saga of the rise and fall of a powerful family dynasty was a great commercial success. 她那部写一个豪门大族的兴起和没落的长篇小说非常畅销。 epic /ˈepɪk/ [countable noun] a story told in a long book, film, or poem which is about great or exciting events, especially in history 史诗，史诗般的文艺作品 the film was billed as an epic -- an adventure story that would take the world and the box-office by storm. 这部电影被宣传为一部史诗式巨制——一部能轰动世界、令票房激增的历险故事片。 the history of a single event has been spun out to fill a 255 page epic. 一件单一的历史事件被详细地写成了一篇长达255页的史诗。epic poem/hero/style etc the epic poem "beowulf' 英雄史诗《贝奥武甫》2. stories that are intended to teach people something 旨在教育人们的故事 allegory /ˈælɪgəri, ˈæləgəriǁ-gɔːri/ [countable noun] a story in which the events and characters represent something or someone else from the real world 寓言，讽喻性故事 "animal farm' is an allegory in which the animals represent the russian people and farmer jones the old tsarist regime. 《动物农庄》是一个寓言故事，故事中的动物象征俄国人民，农场主琼斯则象征旧沙皇政府。allegory of the film was a dark, powerful allegory of life in post-war america. 这部电影是一个深沉有力的寓言故事，反映了美国的战后生活。 parable /ˈpærəbəl/ [countable noun] a short simple story that is used to teach something, especially what is morally right ［说教性的］寓言故事 christ used parables to explain moral questions in a way that people could understand. 基督用寓言故事来解释道德问题，让人们都能够听懂。 it is a kind of parable for the eighties -- a lesson about the destructiveness of greed. 这是80年代的寓言—是贪婪导致毁灭的一个教训。parable of the parable of ‘the prodigal son’ “浪子”的比喻 fable /ˈfeɪbəl/ [countable noun] a story that has a moral message, especially a story in which animals are used to represent people's good and bad behaviour ［有道德含义的］寓言［尤以动物代表人的善恶行为］ the best-known of aesop's fables is "the tortoise and the hare'. 伊索寓言中最有名的是《龟兔赛跑》。 the life of howard hughes cannot fail to remind us of the fable of midas. 霍华德·休斯的一生使我们不禁想起迈达斯的那个寓言。3. someone in a story 故事中的人物 character /ˈkærɪktəʳ, ˈkærəktəʳ/ [countable noun] one of the people in a story ［故事中的］人物，角色 the two main characters in the book are a young boy and his teacher. 书中的两个主要人物是一个小男孩和他的老师。 each group is named after a fictional character like mickey mouse. 每个小组都起了一个虚构人物的名字，如米老鼠。 hero /ˈhɪərəʊ/ [countable noun] the man or boy who is the main character in a story ［故事中的］男主人公，男主角 in cinema, the hero always got the girl and the bad guy was always punished. 在电影里，男主角总是得到了姑娘，坏人总是得到了惩罚。 shakespeare's best-known tragic hero is probably hamlet. 莎士比亚最出名的悲剧人物可能就是哈姆雷特。hero of who was the hero of ‘the catcher in the rye’? 《麦田里的守望者》主人公是谁？ heroine /ˈherəʊɪn/ [countable noun] the woman or girl who is the main character in a story ［故事中的］女主人公，女主角 the story is narrated entirely by the heroine. 这个故事全部由女主人公叙述。 she seems to see herself as some kind of romantic heroine in a trashy novel. 她好像把自己看成是垃圾小说里一个浪漫的女主人公了。4. the events in a story 故事情节 plot /plɒtǁplɑːt/ [countable noun] the series of events that happen in a book, play, film etc, and the way they are all connected ［书、剧本、电影等的］情节，剧情 the plot was so complicated that i was totally confused by the time i was two chapters in. 故事情节太复杂了，我看了两章就全糊涂了。 the book doesn't have much of a plot, but its characters are fantastic. 这本书没什么故事情节，不过里面的人物塑造得很不错。 storyline /ˈstɔːrilaɪn/ [countable noun] the main story of a book, play, film etc ［书、剧本、电影等的］情节 anna's marriage problems form the main storyline in episode one. 安娜的婚姻问题构成了第一集的主要情节。 the storyline was too far-fetched, and none of the actors were particularly good. 故事情节太牵强，而且没有一个演员演得特别好。5. the story of a real person's life 描写真实人物一生的故事 biography /baɪˈɒgrəfiǁ-ˈɑːg-/ [countable noun] a book that is the story of a famous person's life ［名人的］传记 she is the author of several books, including a biography of the artist salvador dali. 她写过好几本书，其中包括艺术家萨尔瓦多·达利的传记。 isaac deutscher's outstanding biographies of stalin and trotsky 伊萨克·多伊彻写斯大林和托洛茨基的优秀传记作品 life /laɪf/ [countable noun usually singular] the story of a famous person's life, as described in a book, or shown in paintings or a film ［书、画作或电影里描述的名人的］传记，生平 boswell's life of samuel johnson was published in 1791. 鲍斯韦尔的《塞缪尔·约翰逊传》于1791年出版。 the lower series of frescoes describe the life of saint francis of assisi. 下面的一系列壁画描述了圣方济各会会员的生平。 life story /ˈlaɪf ˌstɔːri/ [countable noun] an account, especially a spoken account, of the main events that have happened in someone's life ［尤指口头流传的］生平故事 when you meet someone for the first time, they don't want your entire life story in detail. 当你和一个人初次见面时，他们不会想听你从头到尾讲你自己的故事的。 the newspaper has been running his life story for the past two weeks. 在过去的两个星期里，报纸上连载了他的生平故事。6. the story of your own life 自己一生的故事 autobiography /ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɒgrəfiǁ-ˈɑːg-/ [countable noun] the story of your own life, which you have written yourself 自传 in his autobiography he described his life as an explorer in some of the remotest parts of the earth. 他在自传中记述了他在地球上一些最偏远地区的探险生活。 her autobiography will be published next month, and will be a guaranteed bestseller. 她的自传将于下月出版，肯定会很畅销。 memoirs /ˈmemwɑːʳz/ [plural noun] the story of your own life which you have written yourself, especially your involvement in important political or military events 回忆录，自传［尤涉及重要的政治或军事事件］ in his memoirs he gives a new insight into several political scandals of the pre-war years. 他的回忆录使人们对战前的几件政治丑闻有了新的了解。 the duke's memoirs will be serialised in the sunday times. 公爵的自传将在《星期日泰晤士报》上连载。 story of your life /ˌstɔːri əv jɔːʳ ˈlaɪf/ [noun phrase] a spoken account of the main events that have happened in your life, especially if they are boring or unpleasant ［口头叙述的］一生的故事［尤指令人厌烦的或令人不快的事］ tell somebody the story of your life he told me the story of his life right from the early days in a poor part of washington. 他从早年住在华盛顿贫民区的生活说起，向我讲述了他一生的故事。 she began to tell him the story of her life, a long catalogue of disappointment and gloom. 她开始向他讲述她的一生，她那一连串没完没了的失意和绝望。 sto·ry /`stɔrɪ; ˈstɔːri/n [c] 1. a description of a series of real or imaginary events, which is told or written to entertain people 故事; 小说:◇a book of short stories 短篇小说集◇the story of cinderella 灰姑娘的故事◇a ghost story 鬼故事◇tell/read sb a story grandma used to tell us stories every night. 祖母以前每天晚上都给我们讲故事。 2. a report in a newspaper or news programme about something that has happened ［报纸或广播中的］（新闻）报道:◇a front-page story in the new york times 《纽约时报》的头版新闻报道 3. it's a long story spoken used to say that something will take too long to explain 【口】 这事说来话长:◇it's a long story — i'll tell you later. 这事说来话长 — 我以后再告诉你。 4. to cut a long story short spoken when you want to finish explaining something quickly 【口】 长话短说:◇to cut a long story short, she's leaving him. 长话短说吧，她要离开他。 5. an explanation about something that happened, which may be untrue ［对某事的］解释，说法:◇do you believe his story? 你相信他的解释吗？ ☞ story |
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