讲故事

Babel, Tower of (Hebrew Bābhel, from Assyro-Babylonian bāb-ili,"gate of God"), according to the Old Testament (see Genesis 11:1-9), tower erected on the plain of Shinar in Babylonia by descendants of Noah.

巴别塔的故事，来自《圣经*旧约》，主要讲人类不同语言出现的原因：那时，天下人的口音言语都是一样。他们往东边迁移的时候，在示拿地遇见一片平原，就住在那里。他们彼此商量说："来吧，我们要做砖，把砖烧透了。"

The man and woman are Winston Churchill and Lady Astor and the incident allegedly did occur.

这个故事据说是萧伯纳讲的，男人是丘吉尔，女人是Astor女士，确有其事。

"Tell me the story of the atom bomb."

给我讲将原子弹的故事吧。

They have attempted to conduct many scientific experiments in the past two years.

她以故事的形式把她的过去讲给我们听。

Unable to be seen by the living, Swayze finds out he can communicate aurally with Goldberg, a common-variety spiritual charlatan who discovers to her ESP horror that she is the real thing.

这时我想到妈妈给我讲的小鬼当家的故事，我壮起胆子，心想：有什么可怕的，爱力克斯才8岁，都能战胜四个坏蛋，我是堂堂男子汉，怕什么。

Now, I heard this NEXT story from my hairdresser in AZ.

现在，在AZ我听到了另一位理发师讲的故事

Let me tell you about a little girl who was born into a very poor family in a shack in the backwoods of Tennessee.

请听我讲一个幸运小女孩的故事。

That bagger told me a long and sad story ,then bagged me money.

那个叫花子先给我们讲了一个长而催人泪下的故事，然后向我们讨钱。

Other characters making regular appearances are Grampa Simpson, Homer's cranky father with his fantastically unbelievable tales of yesteryear and inclination to fall asleep at any given moment; Homer's college friend Barney Gumble, the still single, overweight, beer swilling, constantly burping barfly; Mo, the caustic, self-loathing bar-owner with the secret soft heart; Monty Burns, Homer's boss and the ancient, evil owner of the nuclear power plant; Chief Wiggum, Springfield's junk-food and donut-munching incompetent arm of the law; Apu Nahasapeemapetalon, the oft-held-up manager of the local 'Kwik-e-Mart' store; Krusty the Klown, popular with the kids but offstage a jaded, cynical hack with a long history of overindulgence, gambling and substance abuse; Kent Brockman, the spoiled, self-important TV news anchorman; Troy Mclure, the ageing Hollywood star with the faltering career and bizarre sexual fetish; Rainer Wolfcastle, the Scwarzenegger style action movie hero with the Germanic accent and ultra-right wing views; the list goes on and on

其他经常亮相的角色还有：荷马的古怪父亲——祖父辛普森，他常常会讲一些让人云里雾里、难以置信的陈年故事，而且随时随地都会睡着；至今仍然单身的荷马大学时的朋友——巴尼·甘博，他体重超常，饮酒无度，是一个经常打着饱嗝的酒鬼；酒吧老板——莫，他刻薄且自我憎恨，但却有一颗不为人所知的柔软心肠；荷马的上司——蒙提·彭斯，他是核电厂"老掉牙"的邪恶老板。斯普林菲尔德的警长——威格，他执法不力，还总是使劲儿嚼着垃圾食品和油炸面包圈；经常遭受抢劫的当地便利店的经理——那哈萨彼马彼塔隆；深受孩子们欢迎的小丑克拉斯提，但私下里他却是毫无激情、愤世嫉俗的碌碌无为之人，长期以来放纵无度、赌博并吸毒；被宠坏了的电视新闻主播——肯特·布鲁克曼，他总是那么自命不凡；风华已逝的好莱坞明星——特洛伊·麦克鲁，他的事业摇摇欲坠并有怪异的性癖好；施瓦辛格式的动作电影英雄——瑞纳·沃尔夫卡斯提，他操着一口德国口音，持极右翼观点。角色可真是数也数不清啊

It is time to be honest with all concerned and set the story right.

现在是对一切有关的东西诚实的时候，把故事讲对。

Breath, muscle contraction of the buttocks; arch body, as far as possible to hold his head, right leg straight towards the ceiling (peg-leg knee in order to avoid muscle tension).

呼气，收缩臀部肌肉；拱起身体，尽量抬起头来，右腿伸直朝向天花板（膝微屈，以避免肌肉紧张）。

The cost of moving grain food products was unchanged from May, but year over year are up 8%.

粮食产品的运输费用与5月份相比没有变化，但却比去年同期高8％。