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在漢語(yǔ)日常交流對(duì)話中，當(dāng)別人問(wèn)的問(wèn)題需要一個(gè)很長(zhǎng)的解釋時(shí)，我們可能會(huì)以 “說(shuō)來(lái)話長(zhǎng)” 作答。在這期節(jié)目中，主持人 Neil 和菲菲教你 “說(shuō)來(lái)話長(zhǎng)” 的英文表達(dá)方式和具體用法。聽他們的對(duì)話。

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Feifei
Hello! 大家好。Welcome to Authentic Real English from BBC Learning English. 我是馮菲菲。

Neil
… and hello, I’m Neil. Err, sorry to mention it, Feifei, but why is there a big coffee stain on your top?

Feifei
Because I spilt coffee all over me!

Neil
Oh, that was silly… and did I notice when you arrived that you were limping?

Feifei
哎，別提了! Thereby hangs a tale.

Neil
What? Did you trip over a tail?

Feifei
No, no. I mean there’s more to tell you. 在英語(yǔ)里，表達(dá) “thereby hangs a tale” 的意思是 “說(shuō)來(lái)話長(zhǎng)，其中大有文章”。當(dāng)別人問(wèn)的問(wèn)題需要一個(gè)很長(zhǎng)的解釋時(shí)，我們就可以用 “thereby hangs a tale” 來(lái)告訴他們你的回答會(huì)很長(zhǎng)，因?yàn)橛泻芏嘁忉尩臇|西?！癟hereby hangs a tale” 這個(gè)表達(dá)出自莎士比亞的喜劇《皆大歡喜》。Now, let me explain why I have a coffee stain and a limp.

Neil
If it involves me, then no!

Feifei
It does.

Neil
Oh, well. Shall we have some examples of ‘thereby hangs a tale’?

Examples
A: Why are you covered in mud?
B: Well, thereby hangs a tale.

I won that medal for bravery – and thereby hangs a tale.

What a journey! All the main roads were closed so we had to drive cross-country – and thereby hangs a tale.

Feifei
你正在收聽的是 BBC英語(yǔ)教學(xué)的 “地道英語(yǔ)” 節(jié)目。這期節(jié)目中，我們給大家介紹如何用表達(dá) “thereby hangs a tale” 來(lái)告訴別人一個(gè)問(wèn)題的回答有一個(gè)很長(zhǎng)的解釋，也就是我們常說(shuō)的 “說(shuō)來(lái)話長(zhǎng)”。Neil, can you guess what’s happened?

Neil
Hmm, so you have a limp, and you have a coffee stain on your top – were you dancing with a full cup of coffee?

Feifei
I wasn’t. In fact, I was walking to the studio, carefully carrying my coffee, when I tripped over a bag of potatoes in the corridor.

Neil
Ah, that’s my bag of potatoes!

Feifei
I thought so, but why is there a bag of potatoes in the corridor?

Neil
Ah, well, thereby hangs a tale!

Feifei
I’m all ears.

Neil
I’ll tell you later. It’s time to go now. Bye.

Feifei
Bye!