tale 常考辨析（核心内容对比分析）
fiction/fable/novel/romance/story/tale.导航词义：故事
1. fiction:n. 小说.指人物与情节均为虚构的文学作品。
She is a popular writer of science fiction.
她是一位很受欢迎的科幻小说家。
He prefers historical fiction to romance novels.
比起爱情小说，他更喜欢历史小说。
2. fable: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。
It's a land rich in fable.
此地是寓言之乡。
This is a fable about a dog and a mouse.
这是一个关于狗和老鼠的寓言故事。
3. novel:n. 小说.指长篇小说。
'War and Peace' is a great novel by Leo Tolstoy.
《战争与和平》是列夫·托尔斯泰的长篇巨著。
He has read all of the novels by Dickens.
他读过狄更斯的全部小说。
4. romance:n. 爱情故事；传奇故事.特指这两类小说，作后者解时尤指旧时创作或以古代为背景的传奇故事。
This is a romance about a prince who married a poor girl.
这是一则王子同灰姑娘结婚的爱情故事。
The figure comes from a medieval romance.
这个人物来自中世纪的传奇故事。
5. 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。
He spent the whole afternoon reading a detective story.
他整个下午都在读一本侦探小说。
This novel is based on a true story.
这部小说是根据真实故事而写的。
6. tale:n. 故事.指虚构的惊险刺激的故事。
The newly published book contains 20 old Chinese folk tales.
新出版的这本书包含20个古老的中国民间故事。
The author earned his fame through several popular tales of adventure.
这名作家因多个广受欢迎的探险故事而出了名。
tale 双语例句
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1·He listened to my tale of woe.
他听了我悲伤的故事。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·She unfolded her tale to us.
她向我们倾吐了她的故事。《牛津词典》
3·He described it as an extraordinarily tangled and complicated tale.
他把它讲成了一个格外错综复杂的故事。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·Barely fifteen months later, it has become a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of international mergers and acquisitions.
15个月刚过，这便成了一个有关国际并购陷阱的警世故事。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·Mine is a long and a sad tale!
我的故事又长又悲惨！
6·Your tale is very affecting.
你的故事很感人。
7·Am I to hear a fairy tale?
我可以听一个童话故事吗？
8·Tis a brief tale, and quickly told.
这是一个简短的故事，讲得很快。
9·This isn't a fishy tale!
这不是一个可疑的故事！
10·Please you, sir, my meagre tale is told.
先生，我平淡的故事讲完了。
故事
1·She unfolded her tale to us.
她向我们倾吐了她的故事。《牛津词典》
2·He listened to my tale of woe.
他听了我悲伤的故事。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·He described it as an extraordinarily tangled and complicated tale.
他把它讲成了一个格外错综复杂的故事。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·Tis a brief tale, and quickly told.
这是一个简短的故事，讲得很快。
5·This isn't a fishy tale!
这不是一个可疑的故事！
传说
1·Gobbledegook sounds like the name of a monster in a fairy tale.
这个词听起来像是神话传说中某个妖怪的名字。
2·Superstitions are no laughing matter in Romania -the land of the medieval ruler who inspired the Dracula tale -and have been part of its culture for centuries.
迷信在罗马尼亚可不是闹着玩的，吸血鬼的传说自中世纪起就在这个国家流传，并已成为该国文化的一部分。
3·One (possibly apocryphal) tale tells of reindeer dying because they were unable to breathe, so thick were the clouds of insects.
传说(也许不是真的)讲到有驯鹿因为空中的昆虫稠密到不能呼吸的地步而死去。
4·An example is the conjurer, an extraordinary tale of a conjurer trying to persuade the spectator that he's pulling toads or frogs out of his mouth.
巫师就是一个例证，这是一个吊诡的传说，一个巫师正试图说服观众他正在从嘴里拽出蟾蜍和青蛙。
5·It was supposed to be a moral tale reminding people that we are all in this together, no exceptions are made.
这种画据说是一种寓意教诲的传说，告诉人们：天下人无不死死相依，无一例外。
传奇
1·Zuckerberg's youthful fame and fortune makes for a riveting tale.
扎克伯格的年轻声誉和财富使他成为一个迷人的传奇。
2·From the north, a king shall come, and glorious shall be his tale.
一位君王将自北方崛起，他的传奇必将光辉灿烂。
3·Team NT---Talent, thoughts, trust&teamwork create a timeless tale.
以才华、思考、互信与合作创造无尽传奇。
叙述
1·Being at liberty, I lost no time in seeking the old servant; who, having gathered by degrees the purport of my hasty tale, hurried below, gasping, as he descended the steps two at once.
我既得到了自由，就赶忙去找那些老仆人，他好容易一点点地领会了我那慌里慌张的叙述的意思，赶紧下楼，在他两步并一步地下楼时，大口喘着。
2·The story you're reading right now, however, tells a different scientific tale about the teen brain.
然而，您现在正在看的文章，不管怎样，告诉了一个关于青少年的大脑不同的科学叙述。
3·The tale of growth economics, as Helpman tells it, is organized around a number of themes: the importance of the accumulation of physical and human capital;
正如赫尔普曼所述，增长经济学的叙述围绕一系列主题展开：物质和人力资本积累的重要性； 技术因素对积累速度的影响；
tale 短语搭配
(1)fairy tale神话故事，童话；谎言
(1)folk tale民间故事
(1)tell the tale编讲悲惨的往事
(1)nursery tale童话
(1)tell a tale◎揭露内情
(1)tall talen. 吹牛，说大话；夸张的故事，荒诞的故事
