The reader is told the story in flashback.
故事是以倒叙手法向读者讲述的。
She told the assembled company what had happened.
她把发生的事告诉了聚会的人。
The pilot told the control tower that he'd run into technical trouble.
该飞行员告诉航空站说他遇到了技术问题。
"I'm sorry," he told the real estate agent, "but we really must go now."
“对不起，”他告诉房地产经纪人，“但我们的确要走了。”
She says she already told the neighbours not to come over for a couple of days.
她说她已经告诉了邻居们这两天不要过来。
A few days later he told the boss about it.
几天后，他把这件事告诉了老板。
When I told the joke everyone burst into laughter.
当我说这笑话时每个人都忍不住大笑起来。
He's told the nurse to stay away until six o'clock.
他告诉奶妈，六点以前不要来。
Some people told the truth instantly and instinctively.
有些人立即本能地说出了真相。
Had he told the truth then, he would not be in this predicament.
如果他在当时讲出了实情，他就不会处于现在这种困境中。
He begged to be told the truth.
他请求把真相告诉他。
He told the news to everybody he saw.
他逢人便讲这个消息。
He jumped for joy on being told the news.
听到这个消息他兴高采烈。
I told the boys off for making so much noise.
孩子们太吵，我把他们训斥了一顿。
She told the family of her decision to resign.
她告诉她家里人她要辞职的决定。
I told the kids a story, making it up as I went along.
我给孩子们讲了个故事，是现编的。
He told the children to start moving clockwise around the room.
他告诉孩子们在房间里开始按顺时针方向移动。
He told the police he didn't know her, to protect her good name.
为了维护她的好名声，他对警察说他不认识她。
The Pope bluntly told the world's priests yesterday to stay celibate.
教皇昨天直言告诫世界各地的牧师们要保持独身。
We told the building contractor that we wanted a garage big enough for two cars.
我们告诉建筑承包商，我们想要一个可以停放两辆汽车的车库。
He told the magazine in an exclusive interview: "All my problems stem from drinking."
他在一次独家采访中告知那家杂志：“我所有的问题源于饮酒。”
He told the tribunal his career had "taken a nosedive" since his dismissal last year.
他告诉法庭自从去年被解雇以来，他的职业生涯就遭受了一次直线下降。
He told the police that he had thought honestly about the ethics of what he was doing.
他告诉警察他曾真诚地考虑过他所作所为依据的行为准则。
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