" But honourable lads will not tell tales upon a lady."

“不过，品行青年是不会对一个女人说三道四。”

One night, he told me a strange tale.

当晚，他跟我讲了一个奇怪故事。

Father likes to tell us tales of his boyhood.

父亲喜欢告诉我们他少年时故事。

So the Dwarf settled down and told his tale.

于是，那小矮人坐来，讲了面故事。

But the artefacts in our playroom midden told another tale.

但我们游戏房堆放手工玩具则讲述了另一个故事。

Pinocchio, standing before him, told his pitiful tale, word by word.

皮诺乔站在它面前，一五一十地诉说了他不幸遭遇。

So you faced your fear and lived to tell the tale.

你直面你恐惧 存活了来 还不敢说。

She keeps him company and tells him tales of local legends about a vampire.

他们生活在一起，而且兰恩告诉他当地关于吸血鬼传说。

When Phaethon was little, Clymene told him tales of his divine father.

从小 Phaethon 就听母亲 Clymene 讲述他神圣父亲。

Early explorers told tales of lakes that smoked as if on fire.

早期探险家看到这种湖面上“冒烟”情景，还以为是湖底着了火。

Eventually got out and live to tell the tale many others did not.

最终被释放并得以活着向人们讲述往事，而其他许多战俘没能做到。

The Elves say the Dwarves stole their treasure. The Dwarves tell another tale.

精灵族说矮人族偷了他们，矮人族则另有一套说词。

Photojournalist Marcus Yam looks for images to tell the tale of heart-wrenching moments.

新闻摄影记者马库斯·炎一直在努力捕捉可以讲述让人揪心时刻照片。

To highlight all of this, I want to tell the tale of two tomatoes.

为了强调以上种种，我想讲两个西红柿故事。

Both books manage to tell their tales of Churchill the adventurer and gambler elegantly.

两本书都精心讲述了丘吉尔身为冒险家和绅士赌徒故事。

But at least he had not become the sort of man who told tales.

但至少他没有成为那种在别人背后说闲话人。

The red cedar trees of Grant County, West Virginia can tell a fascinating tale.

西弗吉尼亚州格兰特县红杉树能讲述迷人故事。

These minstrels went about the country telling tales or singing songs of mighty warriors.

这些吟游诗人在全国各地讲故事或传唱勇士歌曲。

Hundreds of passengers and crew witnessed the tragedy and lived to tell the tale.

数百名乘客和机组人员目睹了这场悲剧，并存活来讲述了这个故事。

And now, when he tells of the tall tales, he's not telling tall tales.

现在可见，建筑师并不是在胡说八道。