1. So the old fellow got round you and you gave him some money. He's clever, and he knows how to tell the tale. 
   看来那老头打动了你的心，你就给他一些钱。他真聪明，晓得怎样编造故事来博取别人的同情。
2. First thrive and then wive. 
   先立业，后成家。
3. The Old Bailey listened spellbound yesterday to the tale of a pensioner's doomed attempt to hold hostages at a London bank and rob it of ￡ 85 , 000. 
   昨天，老贝利里的人们听到了有关一位领养老金者不自量力地企图在伦敦银行胁持人质并抢劫85，000英镑的一个离奇故事，当时在场的人都听得人迷了。
4. She invents these stories. As for what she has told you about a rich Aunt who will leave her a fortune, it's an old wives' tale simply because she has no Aunt. 
   这些故事是她编出来的。至于她对你说有一位姑母留给她一笔财产，那是无稽之谈，因为她根本就没有姑母。
5. Eating carrots to help you see in the dark is an old wives' tale-it doesn't make any difference at all. 
   吃胡萝卜能帮助人在黑暗里看得清东西，这种说是无稽之谈——实际上毫无作用。

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