讲故事

The essayist arises in the morning and, if he has work to do, selects his garb from an unusually extensive wardrobe: he can pull on any sort of shirt, be any sort of person, according to his mood or his subject matter----philosopher scold, jester, raconteur, confidant, pundit, devil's advocate, enthusiast.

散文家清晨起来，倘若有工作得做，总从一批特别多样化的服装中挑选出他的外衣来：且不论他是那一类人，他可以根据自己的心境或是题材披上任何种类的衬衫----哲学家、爱骂人的人、诙谐的人、讲故事的人、知己朋友、学术权威、爱唱反调的人、热心人士。

Instead, she started to tell me a story. Red-faced and burning inside, I sat down and listened.

我以为她会骂我一顿，说她实在厌於听到我叛逆的行为；可是她开始跟我讲故事，我怒火中烧，满脸通红的坐下来听。

I will never forget the nights when my grandmother was sitting in her old rocking chair, telling me stories.

我永远也不会忘记奶奶坐在她的旧摇椅里给我讲故事的那些夜晚。

We're telling a story. The rumba's the dance of love.

跳舞如同在讲故事，伦巴是爱之舞蹈。

The October Horse was the sacrificial off-horse of the winning team on the Ides of October, and its head was contended for by men from the Via Sacra and the Suburra in a foot race. The October Horse in the title of Colleen McCullough's new novel is of course Gaius Julius Caesar, Dictator of Rome.

中文概要：头号畅销作家、〈荆棘鸟〉的作者COLLEEN McCULLOUGH的一部史诗巨作 COLLEEN McCULLOUGH鼎鼎出名的讲故事本领在〈十月马〉中达到了颠峰，可以说，〈十月马〉既大气又生动、细腻，恰恰证明了她为何是我们这个时代的顶级历史小说家。。

We kept ourselves awake with stories, wedding pictures, card games, chocolate mushroom, beer, wine, and anything else that might chase the sandman away.

为了保持清醒，我们讲故事、看结婚相片、打牌、吃巧克力、喝酒，只要是能把瞌睡虫赶走的我们都做了。

The children sit in a semicircle, listening closely to my stories.

孩子们围坐成半圆形，专心地听我讲故事。

You must tell some stories to someone no matter whether the listeners like listening to you or not; you must dancing in the street when sharp-sighted of the spectators shoot at you; you must bear mocking at you while you are singing-----perhaps your voice is just like a donkey is making noise; and, you mustn't sweat while you are making a speech in public.

然而，你若想改变自己的性格就必须作到这一切，你必须学会给大家讲故事，不管他们爱听还是不爱听；你必须敢于在众目睽睽之下当街起舞；当你唱歌时，你必须能忍受来自听众的嘲笑-----也许你的歌声真的像驴叫一样；还有，你当众演讲时一定不能冒汗。

We often surround him and listen, spellbound, to his stories.

我们经常坐在他的身边，入迷地听他讲故事。

Then you will see if I am a good storyteller or not.

到时候你就会知道，我是不是擅长讲故事。

With Death guitarist Schuldiner adopting vocal duties, the band made a major impact on the scene.

随着死亡的吉他手Schuldiner接受主唱的职务，乐队在现实中树立了重要的影响。

But he could still end up breakfasting on Swiss-government issue muesli because all six are accused of nicking around 45 million pounds they should have paid to FIFA.

不过他最后仍有可能沦为瑞士政府&议事餐桌&上的一道早餐，因为这所有六个人都被指控把本应支付给国际足联的大约4500万英镑骗了个精光。