It is a tale which holds children from play, and old men from the chimney corner.

这是一个让孩子们不敢玩耍，让老人不敢呆在烟囱角落的故事。

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How often do you start a tale of fame and fortune, comedy, or tragedy with this phrase?

你多久会用这个短语来开始一个关于名利、喜剧或悲剧的故事？

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He told his boss a tale about his mother being at death's door.

他给老板讲述了自己母亲病危的情况。

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She is best known for her novel "The Tale of Despereaux" about a little mouse who has some big adventures.

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A myth, in this sense, according to the Greeks,is just a tale.

对希腊人来说就是一个传说

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We have the dialectic of suspense on the one hand, how will this be resolved, and inevitability on the other, "Oh, it's a folk tale, it'll be resolved, don't worry about it."

我们一方面有悬念的对立，就不可避免地会有，另一个方面，即这个会怎样解决，“哦，这是个传说，这会解决的，不用担心它“

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It helps that he's a great writer who knows how to put a tune to a tale.

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"Bruges-La-Morte, " a tale of obsessive love, is a Symbolist novel, perhaps the Symbolist novel.

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This is a tale of three men, all prominent figures on the world stage.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: A tale of three leaders