"tall story" in Chinese (Simplified)
离奇的故事夸大的故事
Definition
“tall story”指的是夸张或难以置信的故事，常常用来娱乐或给人留下深刻印象。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“tall story”为非正式表达，多用于幽默、怀疑或夸张的语境，类似中文‘离奇的故事’或‘编故事’。常用于当别人说的话难以置信时回应。
Examples
He told us a tall story about fighting a giant fish.
他给我们讲了一个关于和大鱼搏斗的**离奇的故事**。
That sounds like a tall story to me.
在我听来那像是个**夸大的故事**。
Don't believe everything he says—he likes telling a tall story.
别全信他说的话—他喜欢讲**离奇的故事**。
When he said he'd run a marathon in two hours, I knew it was just a tall story.
他说他两小时跑完马拉松，我就知道那只是个**夸大的故事**。
She always comes up with a tall story whenever her homework's late.
每次作业迟交，她总能编出一个**离奇的故事**。
It was such a tall story that everyone in the room burst out laughing.
这个**夸大的故事**太离谱，大家都笑了出来。