A tale of a tub
无稽之谈
🧩 词语组成解析
tale
[tel]
n. 传说，传言;（尤指充满惊险的）故事;坏话，谣言;〈古〉计算，总计;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
tub
[tʌb]
n. 澡盆;桶;矿车;
vt. 把…装入桶;为…洗盆浴;
vi. 洗盆浴;
🗣️ 情景例句
I like to study in the library because it's so quiet.
我喜欢在图书馆学习因为那儿很安静。
Bullshit!
废话！
Assuming that his family had been killed during an air raid, Hans settled down in a village fifty miles away where he had remained ever since.
汉斯以为全家人都在空袭中遇难，于是便在距此50英里外的一座村子里定居下来，直至当日。