【story音标】 英[ˈstɔ:ri] 美[ˈstɔ:ri]
【单词释义】 story是什么意思：
n.故事，传说；小说；历史，沿革；内情；传记
vt.用历史故事画装饰；讲…的故事；把…作为故事讲述
vi.说谎
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] stories [第三人称单数] stories
[单词现在分词] storying
[单词过去式] storied
[单词过去分词] storied
【story同音词】
storey n.楼层，层
【关联词/派生词】
storyline n. 故事情节
storyteller n. 说故事的人；故事作者；短篇小说作家
【story形近词/近似词】
history n.历史，历史学
repertory n.储备；仓库；全部剧目
inventory v.开列清单；盘存 n.存货清单；详细目录；财产清单；存货
【近义词解析】
◇ 小说，故事
fable ([六级/考研]n. 寓言故事)：指篇幅短小、旨在道德教化的传统故事，尤指动物寓言故事。
fiction (n. 小说)：指人物与情节均为虚构的文学作品。
novel (n. 小说)：指长篇小说。
story (n. 故事，小说)：指意在娱乐大众的叙事性文学作品，其内容可能是真实的，也可能是虚构的。
tale (n. 故事)：指虚构的惊险刺激的故事。
【单词例句】
◇ Snow-white said, "I will tell you." Then she told them her story.
白雪公主说:“我告诉你们。”接着她就给他们讲述了自己的经历。
---- Snow White
◇ So as to acquire accurate stories, she usually demands to record what they say. Meanwhile, a technically good colleague will assist her in taking photographs.
为了获得准确的新闻，她通常要求做录音，同时，一位技术上好的同事会协助她拍照；
◇ Obviously, the story is not true, but the festival is interesting.
很明显，这个故事不是真的，但是节日却很有趣。
◇ So, understandably, nothing makes you crazier than someone who just won't cut to the chase when they're telling a story or refuses to take a shortcut when they know they're running late.
因此，可以理解的是，没有什么比下面的事更让你恼羞成怒了：比如有人对你说谎而又不允许你刨根问底，或是他们明知道已经来不及了却又拒绝走捷径。
---- The most unbearable thing for the twelve zodiac signs
◇ I suggested that they should stay at "bed and breakfast" houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.
我建议他们应该住在“住宿加早餐”的房子里，因为这种住宿方式给了外国游客一个与家人说英语的好机会。我的朋友们听了我的建议，但他们回来时讲了一些有趣的故事。
---- The difference between vacaciones and holidays
◇ Even if you and your partner spend the night at each other's places all the time, your family's standards can be a different story, making sleeping arrangements a potentially fraught topic. Winter recommends treading carefully.
即使你和伴侣经常在对方的住所里过夜，但是在父母家里过夜则是另一回事，可能会带来一些烦恼。温特建议对这件事要小心斟酌。
---- How to introduce your partner to your family
◇ It was quite unlucky for anyone to be stolen from. However, President Roosevelt had such three reasons to be so grateful. This story tells us how we can learn to be grateful in our life.
对任何人来说，家中失窃绝非幸事。但是，罗斯福总统却能找到三个感恩的理由。这个故事告诉我们，生活中，我们应该学会感恩。
---- Being Grateful
◇ This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad… When we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble.
这是一个发生在每一个人身上的故事。那棵树就像我们的父母。我们小的时候，喜欢和爸爸妈妈玩……长大后，便离开他们，只有在我们需要父母亲，或是遇到了困难的时候，才会回去找他们。
---- A Boy and His Tree
◇ One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer’s office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story.
在一个阳光明媚的日子里，一对70多岁的老夫妇走进了律师事务所。显然地，他们准备到那儿办理离婚手续。律师对这对年老的夫妇提出要离婚的事感到非常困惑。后来，跟他们交谈了之后，他得知他们之间的故事。
---- Life Together
◇ Once upon a time there was a clever, wily peasant, whose tricks could be much talked about. The best story, however, is how he once got the best of the devil and made a fool of him.
从前有位远见卓识、机智聪明的农夫，有关他足智多谋的故事至今人们仍广为传颂。其中最精彩的要首推他曾经怎样捉弄魔鬼的故事。