tales
n. 候补陪审员召集令; 传说( tale的名词复数 ); (尤指充满惊险的)故事; (精彩但不一定完全真实的)讲述; 传言
A tale is a story, often involving magic or exciting events.
...a collection of stories, poems and folk tales...
由短篇故事、诗歌和传说汇成的作品集
Episodes 1 and 2 of Tales of the City will be shown together on Tuesday.
《城市故事》的第一、二集将于星期二两集连播。
You can refer to an interesting, exciting, or dramatic account of a real event as a tale .
The media have been filled with tales of horror and loss resulting from Monday's earthquake.
媒体上尽是星期一发生的地震所带来的恐惧和损失的报道。
...a property analyst, full of cheery tales about soaring share prices and new capital pouring into property companies.
总是兴高采烈地描述着股票价格飙升和新资本源源不断注入房地产公司的房地产分析师
If you survive a dangerous or frightening experience and so are able to tell people about it afterwards, you can say that you lived to tell the tale .
You lived to tell the tale this time but who knows how far you can push your luck.
你这次算是逃过了一劫,不过谁知道你的运气还会持续多久呢?
If someone tells tales about you, they tell other people things about you which are untrue or which you wanted to be kept secret.
I hesitated, not wanting to tell tales about my colleague.
我犹豫了,不想说同事的坏话。
Ann Bradley dispels the old wives' tales and gives the medical facts.
安·布拉德利破除迷信,给出了医学事实。
Their songs are filled with tales of love gone sour.
他们的歌里充斥着变了味的爱情故事。
She made history come alive with tales from her own memories.
通过讲述自己记忆中的故事,她把逝去的岁月变得生动起来。
The play takes three Scottish tales and interlinks them.
剧本吸收了三个苏格兰民间故事并把它们相互衔接起来。
He was telling his tales of conquest in clubland.
当时他正在大讲特讲自己在夜总会的征服史。