1. So, as the song goes, do short people really have no reason to live, or is that a tall tale? 因此,正如那首歌里唱到的,个子矮的人是不是真的没有活下去的理由了?还是这真的夸大其词了?
2. For those of you who love a tall tale, the list of genetic variations that determine human height has just experienced a growth spurt. 对那些喜欢以高个子为主角的奇谈故事的人来说,决定人类身高的基因变异种类突然井喷般增加了很多。
3. Studying abroad in France one semester, I felt truly fluent in French the night I was able to tell an histoire à dormir debout (tall tale) in a bar. 在法国学习的一个学期,我感到法语真的流利了,那天晚上我可以在酒吧吹牛了。
4. Each group of workers had its own tall tale hero. 从事不同职业的人都有自己领域的神奇英雄。
5. Exaggeration is what makes a tall tale. 构成荒诞不经的故事是夸张手法。