说故事

Michelangelo always tried to conceive his figures as lying down hidden in the block of marble on which he was working; the task he set himself as a sculpturer was merely to remove the stone which covered them.

英国艺术史家贡布里希在《艺术的故事》里，分析米开朗基罗雕刻时，说他最高的本领就是：他心目中的人物早已沉睡在工场中的大理石块里，作为一个雕刻家，他能做的，只是把掩盖在人物上的石头去掉而已。

Even though similarities occur between say UFO abduction stories and the shamanic experiences of aboriginal men of high degree, literal interpretations may be incorrect.

即使相似之处之间发生的故事说，飞碟绑架和萨满经验的土着男女的高度，字面的解释可能不正确。

Recently, I was talking to a client whose stories were already sifted into simplicity.

最近，我是说给客户的故事已沉淀成简易。

He told me the stroy in a nutshell.

他跟我简单地说了这个故事。

He was running a safety demonstration during the Sweetwater Jaycees World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-Up.

塞奇先生说，这故事的意义在于响尾蛇应该受到尊重，我们无须对它心存恐惧

The point, said Mr Sager, was that rattlesnakes should be respected but not feared. He was running a safety demonstration during the Sweetwater Jaycees World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-Up.

塞奇先生说，这故事的意义在于响尾蛇应该受到尊重，我们无须对它心存恐惧，他以这种较稳妥的方式向甜水镇青商会组织的全球最大的捕蛇行动示威。

"It was the talkability of the story — what do you go home and talk to your friends about?"

&这是故事的可谈论性-你回家跟你的朋友说什么？&

WHEN DID YOU PAY ATTENTION TO VANNESS ?THEER IS A STORY OF MYSELF.

不知道大家都是怎么开始注意VANNESS的，说起我来，有点小故事呢。

"He was bribed by that scoundrel, Jingle, to put me on a wrong scent, by telling a cock-and-bull story of my sister and your friend Tupman!"

&他受了金格尔那个流氓的贿赂，胡诌一个故事说我妹妹和你的朋友物普曼有什么关系，叫我上了他的当！&

You cannot associate with an America-bashing preacher or invent a story about braving sniper fire while landing in a quiet airport in Tuzla without paying a price.

如果你与一位不断抨击美国的牧师有牵连，抑或当你降落在Tuzla（译者注：Tuzla是波斯尼亚一城市）安静的机场时，你却编造了一个故事说你正直面枪林弹雨，那你将不得不为此付出代价。

She gently rebuff ed him, but agreed that they could be friends

她婉言拒绝了，但同意作为朋友相处。

If in the penal farm, you were sure to be criticized.

要是在劳改农场，你等着挨绳子吧！