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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sto·ry /ˈstɔːri/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural stories) [countable] 1 for entertainment 供娱乐STORY a description of how something happened, that is intended to entertain people, and may be true or imaginary 〔真实或虚构的〕故事，小说 → talestory about/of a story about a princess 关于一位公主的故事fairy/ghost/love etc story a detective story 侦探小说tell/read somebody a story Mommy, will you read me a story? 妈妈，给我读个故事好吗？ a book of short stories 短篇小说集 We cuddled together over a bedtime story. 我们依偎在一起看睡前故事。 The film was based on a true story. 这部影片是根据真实故事改编的。 Don’t be frightened – it’s only a story (=it is imaginary). 别害怕，这只是一个故事。2 news 新闻SUCCESSFUL a report in a newspaper or news broadcast about a recent event, or something that is reported on （新闻）报道 a front-page story 头版新闻报道 ‘The Observer’ ran a story about the scandal (=printed it). 《观察家报》刊登了一则有关这一丑闻的报道。cover story (=the main story in a magazine, which is about the picture on the cover) 〔杂志的〕封面故事3 events 事件REASON an account of something that has happened, usually one that people tell each other, and which may not be true 叙述，描述；传闻 The full story of what happened has never been reported. 所发生的事情一直没有被全面报道过。 Her parents did not believe her story. 她父母不相信她的说法。 First, he wanted to hear Matthew’s side of the story (=his description of what happened). 首先，他想听一听马修对这件事是怎么说的。 He was having an affair with Julie, or so the story goes (=people are saying this). 他和朱莉有染，至少传闻是这么说的。4 excuse 借口 an excuse or explanation, especially one that you have invented 〔尤指编造的〕借口，遁词 Where were you? And don’t give me some story about working late! 你去了哪里？ 不要找借口说晚上加班了！ Well, that’s my story (=that is what I say happened), and I’m sticking to it. 好了，这就是我要说的情况，而且我坚持这一说法。5 history 历史STORY a description of the most important events in someone’s life or in the development of something 纪事，史话 the Charlie Parker Story 《查利·帕克纪事》 He wanted to have his life story told on film. 他希望将他的生平事迹搬上银幕。6 building 建筑 American English a floor or level of a building 楼层 SYN British English storey a 50-story building 一幢50层的大楼7 of a film/play etc 有关电影/戏剧等A what happens in a film, play, or book 〔电影、戏剧或书的〕（故事）情节 SYN plot The story is similar in all her books. 她所有小说中的情节都大同小异。8 it’s the same story here/there/in ... SAMEused to say the same thing is happening in another place 这里/那里/在…等也是同样的情况 Unemployment is falling in the US, and it’s the same story in Europe. 美国失业率在降低，欧洲也是如此。 SPOKEN PHRASES16 it’s a different story used to say that something is not what you expect it to be 是另一回事，根本不像预料的那样17 lie 谎言LIE/TELL A LIE a lie – used by children or when speaking to children 谎言，假话〔儿语〕 SYN tale → short story, → cock and bull story at cock1(4), → hard-luck story, sob story, → success story at success(5)n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a description of how something happened, that is intended to entertain people, and may be true or imaginaryADJECTIVES/NOUN + storya true story‘Schindler’s List’ tells the true story of Oskar Schindler.a classic story (=old and admired by many people, or typical and good )a classic story about a little girl who falls down a rabbit hole a short storyHe has published two collections of short stories.a children’s storyEnid Blyton is famous for writing children’s stories.a love story‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a classic love story.a fairy story (=a children’s story in which magical things happen)She looked like a princess in a fairy story.an adventure storyan exciting adventure story for childrena detective storyMost detective stories are about a murder.a ghost/horror storyThey sat round the fire telling ghost stories.She likes reading horror stories.a bedtime story (=one that you read to a child before they go to sleep)He remembered his mother reading him a bedtime story.verbstell (somebody) a storyWould you like me to tell you a story?read (somebody) a storyShe read a lot of detective stories.write a storyThe story was written by Lewis Carroll.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘say (somebody) a story’. Say tell (somebody) a story. THESAURUSstory a description of how something happened that is intended to entertain people, and may be true or imaginary 〔真实或虚构的〕故事,小说a ghost story 鬼故事a love story 爱情故事It’s a story about a man who loses his memory. 这是关于一个失忆男人的故事。a book of short stories 短篇小说集tale a story about strange imaginary events, or exciting events that happened in the past 〔虚构且奇特的或过去发生的刺激的〕故事 a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen 汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生的一个童话故事I loved hearing tales of his travels. 我爱听他的旅行故事。myth noun [countable, uncountable] a very old imaginary story about gods and magical creatures 神话an ancient myth 古代神话Greek and Roman myths 希腊罗马神话legend noun [countable, uncountable] an old story about brave people or magical events that are probably not true 传奇popular legends of the creation of the world 脍炙人口的创世传说According to legend, King Arthur was buried there. 据传说亚瑟王就葬在那里。fable a traditional imaginary short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially a story about animals 〔尤指关于动物的〕寓言the fable of the tortoise and the hare 龟兔赛跑的寓言故事a Chinese fable 中国寓言epic a story told in a long book, film, or poem which is about great or exciting events, especially in history 史诗an epic about 13th-century Scottish hero William Wallace 关于 13 世纪苏格兰民族英雄威廉·华莱士的史诗saga a story about a series of events that take place over a long period of time, especially events involving one family 家世小说,长篇故事a family saga beginning in the 1880s 一部始于 19 世纪 80 年代的家世小说yarn informal a long exciting story that is not completely true 离奇故事,奇谈The movie’s a rattling good yarn and full of action. 这部电影情节曲折离奇。n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a report in a newspaper or news broadcast about a recent event, or something that is reported onADJECTIVES/NOUN + storya big story (=a report about something important)He had promised the newspaper a big story on a major celebrity.the lead/top story (=the most important story in a newspaper or news programme)The floods were the lead story on the news that evening.a front-page storyThe Times published a front-page story about the scandal. a cover story (=the main story in a magazine, mentioned on the cover)Hello magazine did a cover story on her last year.verbsdo a story (=write and then print or broadcast it)I went to Iraq to do a story on the war.print/publish a storyThe News of the World decided not to print the story.run a story (=print it or broadcast it)There wasn’t enough definite information to run the story.cover a story (=report on it)Her family complained about the way that journalists had covered the story.break a story (=report on it for the first time)The Daily Mail was the paper which broke the story.leak a story (=secretly tell a reporter about it)We may never know who leaked the story to the press.a story breaks (=it is reported for the first time)I still remember the shock when that story broke.n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 3 & 4verbstell (somebody) a story (also recount/relate a story formal)I’d better tell you the whole story from the beginning.He laughed as he recounted the story.give (somebody) a storyI had the feeling that she wasn’t giving me the full story.hear a story (also listen to a story)I’ve heard that story a hundred times.make up/invent a storyShe confessed to making up the story of being abducted.stick to your story (=keep saying it is true)He didn’t believe her at first, but she stuck to her story.change your storyDuring police interviews, Harper changed his story several times.believe a storyThe jury did not believe Evans’s story.swap stories (=tell each other stories)They swapped stories and shared their experiences.the story goes (=this is what is people say happened)The story goes that he was drowned off the south coast, but not everyone believed it.a story goes around (=people tell it to each other)A story went around that she had been having an affair.adjectivesthe full/whole storyI did not know the full story.a plausible/convincing storyShe tried to think up a convincing story to tell her parents.a remarkable storyThe film tells the remarkable story of their escape from a prison camp.an apocryphal story (=one that is well-known but probably not true)There are many apocryphal stories about him.the inside story (=including facts that are known only to people involved)Though I’d seen the official report, I wanted the inside story.phrasessomebody’s side of the story (=someone’s account of what happened, which may be different from someone else’s)I would like to give my side of the story.
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story• Don't be frightened, Connie - it's only a story.• Sally, will you read us a story?• The show-biz story of the decade has spawned the cinematic train wreck of 1996.• The best known of them was Dornford Yates, author of the now unreadable but once hugely read Berry and Co stories.• He looked like some giant from a fairy story.• a fifth story apartment• a headline-grabbing story• Markoff counters that his stories are accurate and fair.• All children love stories.• The main story tonight is the earthquake in Albania.• He now had carte blanche to pursue any major story in town and to inject his strong opinions unabashedly into his writings.• There have been a lot of stories in the papers recently about contaminated food.• a book of short stories• Have you been telling stories again?• Besides, neither of us has enough money to gain entry to that story.• But it is considerably worse than that, as the story quickly makes clear.• He went out and Sisteradmission-ward came in for a short while, and we reconstructed the story.• Genesis and Deuteronomy tell the story in a style that will be accessible to any reader.• The movie tells the story of a young girl brought up in the Deep South in the 1930s.• The film was OK, but I didn't think the story was very realistic.• The story doesn't get interesting till midway through.• The story I read in the newspaper said they intend to close the theatre down.• the story of dancer Alvin Ailey• The film is based on a true story.• The movie is based on a true story.• Grandpa's always telling us stories about when he was a boy• There are a lot of wild stories going around.story about/of• It's a story about friendship and courage.• A contemporary story of mystery and romantic suspense of a woman who returns home to die and ends up learning to love.• Then sell the whole caboodle to the nationals-including, if you choose, a fake story of attack.• Civilization is in fact the longest story of all.• The moral of this tale you can carry away at the end of my story of two Corbetts.• Babur doesn't know quite why, but the story of Stuart speaks to him quite directly.• When the story of his affair first broke in July, there was even sympathy in Tory ranks.• Wait till I tell you the story of my life.• the story of "Snow White"ran ... story• "The Chronicle" ran a three-page story on the flood.• Shortly after the conviction of the accused bombers, Al Hayat ran a story raising questions about the fairness of the trial.• In March 1998 little girls' mag Mizz ran a story on ` Super Slobs'.• The copyright disputes were brought to public attention when the Register ran a story detailing Mr Millington's plight.full story• The palaeontologist is like a detective trying to reconstruct a full story from a few fragmentary clues.• For the best-managed banks can only gain by telling a fuller story.• That is why some reporters will go to greater lengths to look good than to get the full story.• But at the Goodwood Park Hotel, beautiful rooms are hardly the full story.• But there was no use brooding on it: the full story would never be known now.• No doubt some of them were rather on the dreary side but that is not the full story by any means.• Fifi tells us the full story of Manuel Gustavo.• The full story of the dismissals was told to Fong by Margerine.life story• Often families, like the patients, floundered in their efforts to adapt to new roles and changed life stories.• And then he poured out his entire life story.• When you meet someone for the first time, they don't want your entire life story in detail.• His platform is his life story and his political career.• The newspaper has been running his life story for the past two weeks.• And I realized some songs were more important in paralleling my life story than I thought they were.• We shared our battles and our triumphs through our life stories.• Weekly budgets don't tell life stories.• This is the time to make up for the imprecision of the life story in Step 1.• This is an epic of Oprah's age, with an engaging heroine whose life story is well-made, but essentially insignificant.tell stories• In the Collins family, Kevin was not actually told stories about how he, too, was a good listener.• We were taken on nature hikes and told stories as we sat by campfires.• We danced, we drank, we lay on the beach telling stories.• I also rely on a few strategies to nudge my children into telling stories of their days.• He is a big, thick, lonely man about whom people tell stories.• Their friends still tell stories about their romance.• They tell stories that other people told them.• To tell stories so that those who came after them would remember and be strong.Origin story (1200-1300) Old French estorie, from Latin historia; → HISTORYsto·ry noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2
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British English, story American English /ˈstɔːri/ noun [countable]
a staircase leads to the upper storey
two-storey/five-storey etc (=having two etc storeys)
▪ floor one of the levels in a building: She lives in an apartment on the eighteenth floor.
▪storey British English, story American English used when saying how many levels a building has: a five-storey car park | The school is a single storey building.
▪the ground floor (also the first floor American English) the floor of a building that is at ground level: There is a shop on the ground floor. | The emergency room is on the first floor.
▪the first floor British English, the second floor American English the floor of a building above the one at ground level: She lives on the first floor.
▪deck one of the levels on a ship, bus, or plane: The Horizon Lounge is on the top deck of the ship.
sto‧ry S1 W1 /ˈstɔːri/ noun (plural stories) [countable]1. FOR ENTERTAINMENT a description of how something happened, that is intended to entertain people, and may be true or imaginary ⇨ tale
story about/of
a story about a princess
fairy/ghost/love etc story
a detective story
tell/read somebody a story
Mommy, will you read me a story?
a book of short stories
We cuddled together over a bedtime story.
The film was based on a true story.
Don’t be frightened – it’s only a story (=it is imaginary).
2. NEWS a report in a newspaper or news broadcast about a recent event, or something that is reported on:
a front-page story
‘The Observer’ ran a story about the scandal (=printed it).
cover story (=the main story in a magazine, which is about the picture on the cover)
3. EVENTS an account of something that has happened, usually one that people tell each other, and which may not be true:
The full story of what happened has never been reported.
Her parents did not believe her story.
First, he wanted to hear Matthew’s side of the story (=his description of what happened).
He was having an affair with Julie, or so the story goes (=people are saying this).
4. EXCUSE an excuse or explanation, especially one that you have invented:
Where were you? And don’t give me some story about working late__
Well, that’s my story (=that is what I say happened), and I’m sticking to it.
5. HISTORY a description of the most important events in someone’s life or in the development of something:
the Charlie Parker Story
He wanted to have his life story told on film.
6. BUILDING American English a floor or level of a building
SYN storey British English:
a 50-story building
7. OF A FILM/PLAY ETC what happens in a film, play, or book
SYN plot:
The story is similar in all her books.
8. it’s the same story here/there/in ... used to say the same thing is happening in another place:
Unemployment is falling in the US, and it’s the same story in Europe.
SPOKEN PHRASES
9. it’s the same old story used to say that the present bad situation has often happened before:
It’s the same old story – too much work and not enough time.
10. it’s a long story used to tell someone that you do not want to give them all the details that a full answer to their question would need
11. to cut a long story short (also to make a long story short American English) used when you only give the main point of something you are talking about, and not all the other details
12. but that’s another story used when you have mentioned something that you are not going to talk about on this occasion
13. that’s not the whole story used to say that there are more details which people need to know in order to understand the situation
14. that’s the story of my life used after a disappointing experience to mean that similar disappointing things always seem to happen to you
15. end of story used to say that there is nothing more to say about a particular subject:
As far as I’m concerned, Terry is still a friend – end of story.
16. it's a different story used to say that something is not what you expect it to be:
It looks like a big house, but inside it’s a different story.
17. LIE a lie – used by children or when speaking to children
SYN tale:
You shouldn’t tell stories.
⇨ short story, ⇨ cock and bull story at cock1(4), ⇨ hard-luck story, sob story, ⇨ success story at success(5)
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + story
▪a true story ‘Schindler’s List’ tells the true story of Oskar Schindler.
▪a classic story (=old and admired by many people, or typical and good ) a classic story about a little girl who falls down a rabbit hole
▪a short story He has published two collections of short stories.
▪a children’s story Enid Blyton is famous for writing children’s stories.
▪a love story ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a classic love story.
▪a fairy story (=a children's story in which magical things happen) She looked like a princess in a fairy story.
▪an adventure story an exciting adventure story for children
▪a detective story Most detective stories are about a murder.
▪a ghost/horror story They sat round the fire telling ghost stories. | She likes reading horror stories.
▪a bedtime story (=one that you read to a child before they go to sleep) He remembered his mother reading him a bedtime story.
■ verbs
▪tell (somebody) a story Would you like me to tell you a story?
▪read (somebody) a story She read a lot of detective stories.
▪write a story The story was written by Lewis Carroll.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'say (somebody) a story'. Say tell (somebody) a story.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + story
▪a big story (=a report about something important) He had promised the newspaper a big story on a major celebrity.
▪the lead/top story (=the most important story in a newspaper or news programme) The floods were the lead story on the news that evening.
▪a front-page story The Times published a front-page story about the scandal.
▪a cover story (=the main story in a magazine, mentioned on the cover) Hello magazine did a cover story on her last year.
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▪do a story (=write and then print or broadcast it) I went to Iraq to do a story on the war.
▪print/publish a story The News of the World decided not to print the story.
▪run a story (=print it or broadcast it) There wasn't enough definite information to run the story.
▪cover a story (=report on it) Her family complained about the way that journalists had covered the story.
▪break a story (=report on it for the first time) The Daily Mail was the paper which broke the story.
▪leak a story (=secretly tell a reporter about it) We may never know who leaked the story to the press.
▪a story breaks (=it is reported for the first time) I still remember the shock when that story broke.
▪ story a description of how something happened that is intended to entertain people, and may be true or imaginary: a ghost story | a love story | It’s a story about a man who loses his memory. | a book of short stories
▪tale a story about strange imaginary events, or exciting events that happened in the past: a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen | I loved hearing tales of his travels.
▪myth noun [uncountable and countable] a very old imaginary story about gods and magical creatures: an ancient myth | Greek and Roman myths
▪legend noun [uncountable and countable] an old story about brave people or magical events that are probably not true: popular legends of the creation of the world | According to legend, King Arthur was buried there.
▪fable a traditional imaginary short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially a story about animals: the fable of the tortoise and the hare | a Chinese fable
▪epic a story told in a long book, film, or poem which is about great or exciting events, especially in history: an epic about 13th-century Scottish hero William Wallace
▪saga a story about a series of events that take place over a long period of time, especially events involving one family: a family saga beginning in the 1880s
▪yarn informal a long exciting story that is not completely true: The movie’s a rattling good yarn and full of action.
■ verbs
▪tell (somebody) a story (also recount/relate a story formal) I'd better tell you the whole story from the beginning. | He laughed as he recounted the story.
▪give (somebody) a story I had the feeling that she wasn't giving me the full story.
▪hear a story (also listen to a story ) I’ve heard that story a hundred times.
▪make up/invent a story She confessed to making up the story of being abducted.
▪stick to your story (=keep saying it is true) He didn’t believe her at first, but she stuck to her story.
▪change your story During police interviews, Harper changed his story several times.
▪believe a story The jury did not believe Evans's story.
▪swap stories (=tell each other stories) They swapped stories and shared their experiences.
▪the story goes (=this is what is people say happened) The story goes that he was drowned off the south coast, but not everyone believed it.
▪a story goes around (=people tell it to each other) A story went around that she had been having an affair.
■ adjectives
▪the full/whole story I did not know the full story.
▪a plausible/convincing story She tried to think up a convincing story to tell her parents.
▪a remarkable story The film tells the remarkable story of their escape from a prison camp.
▪an apocryphal story (=one that is well-known but probably not true) There are many apocryphal stories about him.
▪the inside story (=including facts that are known only to people involved) Though I’d seen the official report, I wanted the inside story.
■ phrases
▪sb’s side of the story (=someone’s account of what happened, which may be different from someone else’s) I would like to give my side of the story.
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British English, story American English /ˈstɔːri/ noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Origin: story; perhaps because some medieval buildings had paintings on their walls telling stories
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noun (plural stories) [countable]1. FOR ENTERTAINMENT a description of how something happened, that is intended to entertain people, and may be true or imaginary ⇨ talestory about/of
fairy/ghost/love etc story
tell/read somebody a story
2. NEWS a report in a newspaper or news broadcast about a recent event, or something that is reported on:
cover story (=the main story in a magazine, which is about the picture on the cover)
3. EVENTS an account of something that has happened, usually one that people tell each other, and which may not be true:
4. EXCUSE an excuse or explanation, especially one that you have invented:
5. HISTORY a description of the most important events in someone’s life or in the development of something:
6. BUILDING American English a floor or level of a building
SYN storey British English:
7. OF A FILM/PLAY ETC what happens in a film, play, or book
SYN plot:
8. it’s the same story here/there/in ... used to say the same thing is happening in another place:
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9. it’s the same old story used to say that the present bad situation has often happened before:
10. it’s a long story used to tell someone that you do not want to give them all the details that a full answer to their question would need
11. to cut a long story short (also to make a long story short American English) used when you only give the main point of something you are talking about, and not all the other details
12. but that’s another story used when you have mentioned something that you are not going to talk about on this occasion
13. that’s not the whole story used to say that there are more details which people need to know in order to understand the situation
14. that’s the story of my life used after a disappointing experience to mean that similar disappointing things always seem to happen to you
15. end of story used to say that there is nothing more to say about a particular subject:
16. it's a different story used to say that something is not what you expect it to be:
17. LIE a lie – used by children or when speaking to children
SYN tale:
⇨ short story, ⇨ cock and bull story at cock1(4), ⇨ hard-luck story, sob story, ⇨ success story at success(5)
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Being a writer 当作家
write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography写／发表文学作品／诗集／小说／书／故事／诗歌／长篇小说／评论／自传 become a writer/novelist/playwright成为作家／小说家／剧作家 find/have a publisher/an agent找到／有出版商／代理人 have a new book out出版一部新书 edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript编辑／修订／校对书／文章／原稿 dedicate a book/poem to…把一本书／一首诗献给…
Plot, character and atmosphere 情节、人物和氛围
construct/create/weave/weave sth into a complex narrative构思／创作／编写／把某事编成一部复杂的叙事小说 advance/drive the plot推进故事情节的发展 introduce/present the protagonist/a character介绍主人公／一个人物 describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(sb as) a hero/villain描述人物／英雄／坏蛋；把一个人物描绘成…；把某人描绘成英雄／坏蛋 create an exciting/a tense atmosphere营造一种令人兴奋／紧张的气氛 build/heighten the suspense/tension制造／增加悬念／紧张气氛 evoke/capture the pathos of the situation唤起对这种状况的同情 convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…传达…情感／思想；给人…印象／感觉 engage the reader吸引读者 seize/capture/grip the (reader's) imagination抓住（读者的）想象力 arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)唤起（读者的）情感／同情 lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm缺乏想象力／情感／精心组织／节奏感
Language, style and imagery 语言、风格和形象语言
use/employ language/imagery/humour/( humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a deviceespecially
使用语言／形象语言／幽默／意象／象征／暗喻／手段 use/adopt/develop a style/technique使用／采用／形成一种风格／技巧 be rich in/be full of symbolism富含象征意义 evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…唤起…的形象／感觉 create/achieve an effect创造／取得效果 maintain/lighten the tone维持／缓和基调 introduce/develop an idea/a theme引入／发展一种思想／一个主题 inspire a novel/a poet/sb's work/sb's imagination促成小说的创作；给诗人以灵感；促成某人作品的诞生；激发某人的想象力
Reading and criticism 阅读与评论
read an author/sb's work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage读一个作家的作品／某人的著作／小说／诗集／一篇文章／一首诗／一部小说／一个章节／一段文章 review a book/a novel/sb's work评论一本书／一部小说／某人的作品 give sth/get/have/receive a good/bad review给予／得到好评／恶评 be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece被誉为一部杰作 quote a phrase/line/stanza/passage/author引用一个短语／一行诗／一节诗／一段文章／作者的话 provoke/spark discussion/criticism引发讨论／评论 study/interpret/understand a text/passage研读／解读／理解一篇文章／一段文章 translate sb's work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem翻译某人的作品／一篇文章／一段文章／一部小说／一首诗
report a written or spoken account of an event, especially one that is published or broadcast 尤指刊登或广播的报道 ：◆ Are these newspaper reports true? 报纸上这些报道属实吗？ story an account, often spoken, of what happened to sb or of how sth happened; a report of events in a newspaper, magazine or news broadcast 常指对所发生事情的口头叙述、描述、（新闻）报道 ：◆ It was many years before the full story was made public. 许多年之后，事情的全貌才公之于众。 ◆ the front-page story 头版报道 account a written or spoken description of sth that has happened 指对所发生事情的书面或口头描述、叙述、报告 ：◆ She gave the police a full account of the incident. 她向警方详尽地叙述了所发生的事情。
report or account? 用 report 还是 account？
version a description of an event from the point of view of a particular person or group of people 指特定的人或群体对某事的描述、说法 ：◆ She gave us her version of what had happened that day. 她从她的角度向我们描述了那天发生的事情。
Patterns
a report/story about stha brief/short report/story/accounta full report/story/account/versiona news report/storyto give a(n) report/account/version
