| 主要翻译 |
story,
plural: stories n | (fictional tale) | SCSimplified Chinese 故事 gù shì
TCTraditional Chinese 故事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 小说 gù shì，xiǎo shuō
TCTraditional Chinese 小說 |
| | That author writes wonderful stories. |
| | 那位作者写的故事非常好看。 |
story,
plural: stories n | (narrative account) | SCSimplified Chinese 故事 gù shì
TCTraditional Chinese 故事 |
| | Granny, tell us the story of how you met Grandpa. |
| | 奶奶，给我们讲个故事，说说你和爷爷是怎么认识的。 |
| story n | (version of events) | SCSimplified Chinese 讲述 jiǎng shù
TCTraditional Chinese 講述 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 报导 jiǎng shù，bào dǎo |
| | Her story is different from mine. |
| | 她的说法和我的不一样。 |
| story n | (plot) | SCSimplified Chinese 故事情节 gù shì qíng jié
TCTraditional Chinese 故事情節 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 情节 gù shì qíng jié ，qíng jié
TCTraditional Chinese 情節 |
| | This book has a great story. |
| | 这本书的故事情节扣人心弦。 |
| story n | informal (lie) | SCSimplified Chinese 谎言, 谎话 |
| | The mischievous children told their parents a story. |
| | 淘气的孩子们向自己的父母撒了谎。 |
story,
plural: stories (US),
storey,
plural: storeys (UK) n | (floor, level of a building) | SCSimplified Chinese 楼层 lóu céng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 层，楼 céng
TCTraditional Chinese 層，樓 |
| | This building has five stories. |
| | 这栋楼有六层。 |
story,
plural: stories (US),
storey,
plural: storeys (UK) n | (layer, tier) | SCSimplified Chinese 层 céng
TCTraditional Chinese 層 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分层 céng，fēn céng |
| | Their wedding cake had five stories. |
| | 他们的婚宴蛋糕有五层。 |
| story n | (journalism: article) (新闻术语) | SCSimplified Chinese 报道 bào dào
TCTraditional Chinese 報道 |
| | Jillian is hoping for a big story. |
| | 吉利安希望能做个大报道。 |
-story (US),
-storey (UK) n as adj | (storied: with a given number of floors) | SCSimplified Chinese …层的 |
| 备注: Used in combination with a number. |
| | Locals objected to the proposed construction of a 20-storey building in the city centre. |
| | 当地居民反对在市中心修建一栋20层建筑的提议。 |
复合形式：
story | storey |
| adventure story n | (fiction with exciting plot) | SCSimplified Chinese 冒险故事 mào xiǎn gù shì
TCTraditional Chinese 冒險故事 |
| | When I was a child I wanted to be a pirate like the ones I read about in adventure stories. |
| as the story goes expr | (as has been said) | SCSimplified Chinese 据说 jù shuō
TCTraditional Chinese 據說 |
| | As the story goes, Hector was out of town when the bank was robbed. |
backstory,
back story n | (fiction: character's background) | SCSimplified Chinese 背景故事 |
| | The movie does not reveal the hero's tragic backstory until the final scene. |
backstory,
back story n | informal (person, situation: background) | SCSimplified Chinese 背景 bèi jǐng
TCTraditional Chinese 背景 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 出身背景 bèi jǐng ，chū shēn bèi jǐng |
| bedtime story n | (story read to a child before sleep) | SCSimplified Chinese 睡前故事 shuì qián gù shì |
| | The children begged their father to read them a bedtime story. |
cock-and-bull story,
cock and bull story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) | SCSimplified Chinese 无稽之谈 wú jī zhī tán
TCTraditional Chinese 無稽之談 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 荒唐的解释 |
| coming-of-age story n | (novel, film: child becomes adult) (小说、电影) | SCSimplified Chinese 成长故事 |
| cover story n | (magazine: story on front page) (杂志) | SCSimplified Chinese 封面故事 |
| cover story n | (fiction concealing true purpose) | SCSimplified Chinese 掩人耳目的说法 |
| detective story n | (story about crime investigation) | SCSimplified Chinese 侦探小说 zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō
TCTraditional Chinese 偵探小說 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 罪案故事 |
fairy tale,
fairy story n | (fantasy story) | SCSimplified Chinese 童话 tóng huà |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 神话 tóng huà，shén huà
TCTraditional Chinese 神話 |
| | The movie is a modern adaptation of a classic fairy tale. |
| | 这部电影是经典童话故事的现代改编版。 |
| familiar story n | (common situation) | SCSimplified Chinese 寻常情况 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 寻常现象 |
| | It's a familiar story; she came to New York to be a star on Broadway and ended up on the streets. |
| fish story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) | SCSimplified Chinese 夸张的故事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 吹牛故事 |
| funny story n | (amusing anecdote, joke) | SCSimplified Chinese 幽默故事 |
| | He told us a funny story about his holiday in Thailand. |
| ghost story n | (tale of the supernatural) | SCSimplified Chinese 鬼故事 |
| | They sat around the fire and told ghost stories to each other. |
| good story n | (entertaining account, anecdote) | SCSimplified Chinese 趣闻 qù wén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有意思的事情 qù wén，yǒu yì si de shì qíng |
| | It wasn't much fun when it happened, but it makes a good story now. |
| good story n | (good piece of fiction) | SCSimplified Chinese 有趣的故事 yǒu qù de gù shì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 好故事 yǒu qù de gù shì，hǎo gù shì |
| | I read a good story by Carol Shields last week. |
| hard-luck story n | (account of [sb]'s misfortune) | SCSimplified Chinese 不幸的遭遇 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 倒霉的经历 |
| | The man told us a hard-luck story, before asking us for money. |
| horror story n | (scary story, film, etc.) | SCSimplified Chinese 恐怖故事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 恐怖电影 |
| human interest story n | (news item about people's lives) | SCSimplified Chinese 充满人情味的新闻报道 |
| | It's a human interest story about a boy who successfully battled against cancer. |
| life story n | ([sb]'s past experiences and history) | SCSimplified Chinese 生平
TCTraditional Chinese 生平 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 生活经历 shēng huó jīng lì |
| a likely story n | informal, ironic (dubious account) (非正式用语，讽刺意味) | SCSimplified Chinese 似是而非的说法，说得像真的一样 sì shì ér fēi de shuō fǎ，shuō de xiàng zhēn de yí yàng |
| | Are you telling me you never heard the phone? That's a likely story! |
| love story n | (story about a romantic relationship) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱情故事 ài qíng gù shì
TCTraditional Chinese 愛情故事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 言情故事 ài qíng gù shì，yán qíng gù shì |
| | "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragic love story. |
| moral of the story n | (ethical lesson in a fable or story) | SCSimplified Chinese 故事的寓意 gù shì de yù yì |
| | In the tale of the tortoise and the hare, the slow tortoise wins the race - the moral of the story is that steady persistence wins in the end. |
| moral of the story n | figurative (lesson to be learned from [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 经验教训 jīng yàn jiāo xùn
TCTraditional Chinese 經驗教訓 |
| | The engine blew up after a week so the moral of the story is not to buy a really cheap second-hand car. |
multi-story (US),
multi-storey (UK) n as adj | (building: with levels) (建筑) | SCSimplified Chinese 多层的 duō céng de
TCTraditional Chinese 多層的 |
| news story n | (report on a current event) | SCSimplified Chinese 新闻故事
TCTraditional Chinese 新聞故事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 新闻报导 xīn wén bào dǎo |
| | The biggest news story today is the prime minister's resignation. |
| shaggy dog story n | figurative, informal (long wordy anecdote) | SCSimplified Chinese 冗长无趣的笑话 |
| short story n | (written fiction shorter than a novella) | SCSimplified Chinese 短篇小说 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō
TCTraditional Chinese 短篇小說 |
| | He wrote short stories about people living in rural areas. |
| | 他撰写关于生活在农村地区人民的短篇小说。 |
short story writer,
short-story writer n | (author of short fiction) | SCSimplified Chinese 短篇小说作家 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō zuò jiā |
| | Edgar Allan Poe was a famous 19th-century American short story writer. |
single-story (US),
single-storey (UK) adj | (building: having one level, floor) (建筑) | SCSimplified Chinese 单层的 |
| sob story n | informal (tale or account meant to evoke pity) | SCSimplified Chinese （为引起同情而讲述的）让人感伤的故事 wèi yǐn qǐ tóng qíng ér jiǎng shù de ràng rén gǎn shāng de gù shì |
| | Just get on with your job – I don't want to hear any more of your sob stories. |
| story writer n | (author of prose fiction) | SCSimplified Chinese 小说作家 xiǎo shuō zuò jiā
TCTraditional Chinese 小說作家 |
| | I want to be a story writer when I grow up. |
storyline,
story line,
story-line n | (fiction: plot, story) (小说) | SCSimplified Chinese 故事大纲，故事梗概，主要布局 gù shì dà gāng，gù shì gěng gài，zhǔ yào bù jú |
| | I found the storyline of “War and Peace” really difficult to follow. |
| success story n | figurative (real-life example of [sb] succeeding) | SCSimplified Chinese 成名史 |
| tall story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) | SCSimplified Chinese 难以置信的故事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无稽之谈 wú jī zhī tán
TCTraditional Chinese 無稽之談 |
tall tale,
tall story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched story) | SCSimplified Chinese 大话 dà huà |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 吹牛 dà huà，chuī niú |
| | I don't want to hear any of your tall tales about being abducted by aliens on your way to school. |
| tell a story v expr | (recite a narrative) | SCSimplified Chinese 讲个故事 jiǎng gè gù shì
TCTraditional Chinese 講個故事 |
| | The children asked their grandfather to tell them a story. |
| tell a story v expr | figurative (reflect events) | SCSimplified Chinese 讲个故事 jiǎng gè gù shì
TCTraditional Chinese 講個故事 |
| | Every picture tells a story. |
| that's a different story interj | informal (quite the contrary) | SCSimplified Chinese 那又是另一回事了 nà yòu shì lìng yì huí shì le |
| | Singing pop is pretty easy, but singing opera – well, that's a different story! |
| the whole story n | (the full truth) | SCSimplified Chinese 全部情况 quán bù qíng kuàng |
| | We'll never know the whole story about what she did that night. |
three-story apartment (US),
three-storey apartment (UK) n | (flat with three floors) | SCSimplified Chinese 三层的公寓 sān céng de gōng yù |
| top story n | (headline news item) | SCSimplified Chinese 头条新闻 tóu tiáo xīn wén |
| true story n | (account of a real-life experience) | SCSimplified Chinese 真实故事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 真实事件 |
two-story (US),
two-storey (UK) n as adj | (building: having two floors) | SCSimplified Chinese 两层的 |
upper story,
plural: upper stories (US),
upper storey,
plural: upper storeys (UK) n | (building: higher floor) (建筑物) | SCSimplified Chinese 上层，较高层
TCTraditional Chinese 上層 |