名詞 tale:

1. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
   同義詞：narrative, narration, story, tale
2. a trivial lie
   同義詞：fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle

1. I've heard some odd tales about her.
   我聽到些關於她的怪事。
2. You hear all sorts of tales.
   各種流言蜚語滿天飛。
3. Dead men tell no tales.
   死人不會告密。
4. We listened to their tales about life in the Sahara Desert.
   我們聽他們講述撒哈拉沙漠的生活經歷。
5. The child devours fairy tales.
   這孩子專注地聽著童話故事。
6. He often embellishes the tales of his travels.
   他常給他的旅游趣聞添枝加葉。
7. There are many stories about the nymphs in Roman fairy tales.
   羅馬神話中有許多關于仙女的故事。
8. Children shouldn't tell tales.
   小孩子不應該說謊。