story
noun
ˈstɔːri noun
1
FOR ENTERTAINMENT
供娱乐
a description of how something happened, that is intended to entertain people, and may be true or imaginary 〔真实或虚构的〕故事，小说;
[+ about/of ]
a story about a princess
一位公主的故事
fairy/ghost/love etc story
a detective story
侦探小说
tell/read sb a story
Mommy, will you read me a story?
妈妈，给我读个故事好吗？
a book of short stories
短篇小说集
We cuddled together over a bedtime story .
我们依偎在一起听睡前故事。
The film was based on a true story .
这部影片是根据真实的故事改编的。
Don’t be frightened – it’s only a story (=it is imaginary) .
别害怕，这只是一个虚构的故事。
2
NEWS
新闻
a report in a newspaper or news broadcast about a recent event 〔报刊或广播中的〕（新闻）报道
a front-page story
头版新闻报道
‘The Observer’ ran a story about the scandal (=reported it) .
《观察家报》刊登了有关这一丑闻的报道。
cover story
3
EVENTS
事件
an account of something that has happened, usually one that people tell each other, and which may not be true 叙述，描述
The full story of what happened has never been reported.
对所发生的事情一直没有进行全面的报道。
Her parents did not believe her story.
她父母不相信她的说法。
First he wanted to hear Matthew’s side of the story (=his description of what happened) .
首先他想听一听马修的叙述。
He was having an affair with Julie, or so the story goes (=people are saying this) .
他和朱莉有染，有传闻是这么说的。
4
EXCUSE
借口
an excuse or explanation, especially one that you have invented 〔尤指编造的〕借口，遁词
Where were you? And don’t give me some story about working late!
你去了哪里？ 不要给我找借口，说晚上加班什么的！
Well that’s my story (=that is what I say happened) , and I’m sticking to it.
哦，这就是我要说的情况，而且我坚持这一说法。
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HISTORY
历史
a description of the most important events in someone’s life or in the development of something 纪事，史话
the Charlie Parker Story
《查理．帕克传记》
He wanted to have his life story told on film.
他希望将他的生活经历搬上银幕。
6
BUILDING
建筑
a floor or level of a building [美] 楼层; AmE BrE
a fifty-story building
一幢五十层的大楼
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OF A FILM/PLAY ETC
有关电影/戏剧等
what happens in a film, play, or book 〔电影、戏剧或书的〕（故事）情节;
The story is similar in all her books.
她所有小说中的情节都大同小异。
8
it’s the same story here/there/in ...
used to say the same thing is happening in another place 这里/那里/在…等也是同样的情况
Unemployment is falling in the US and it’s the same story in Europe.
美国的失业人数正在减少，欧洲也是如此。
9
it’s the same old story
used to say that the present bad situation has often happened before 又是那老一套〔表示目前糟糕的情况以前经常发生〕
It’s the same old story – too much work and not enough time.
情况还是跟过去一样 — 工作太多，时间不够。
10
it’s a long story
10. used to tell someone that you do not want to give them all the details that a full answer to their question would need 说来话长
11
to cut a long story short to make a long story short
11. also 又作 used when you only give the main point of something you are talking about, and not all the other details 长话短说; 简而言之; 总 AmE
12
but that’s another story
12. used when you have mentioned something that you are not going to talk about on this occasion 那是另一回事了〔表示不打算谈论所提及的某事〕
13
that’s not the whole story
13. used to say that there are more details which people need to know in order to understand the situation 情况还不止这样，那还不是事情的全部
14
that’s the story of my life
14. used after a disappointing experience to mean that similar disappointing things always seem to happen to you 这就是我的命〔在经历失望的事情之后表示自己经常遭遇类似的不幸〕
15
end of story
15. used to say that there is nothing more to say about a particular subject 就这样，这个话题到此为止〔表示对某话题再没有什么好谈论的了〕
As far as I’m concerned Terry is still a friend, end of story.
就我而言，特里仍然是我的朋友，就是这样。
16
a different story
16. used to say that something is not what you expect it to be 另一回事，根本不像预料的那样
It looks like a big house, but inside it’s a different story.
它看上去像是一栋大房子，但里面却不是这么回事。
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LIE
谎言
a lie – used by children or when speaking to children 谎言，假话〔儿语〕
You shouldn’t tell stories .
你不该说谎。