故事 → ☊ 
Geschichte 
câu chuyện 
story like: câu chuyện → →
suddenly, an old story came to his mind ☊ 
bất giác nhớ đến một câu chuyện cũ ☊ 
die Geschichte ☊ câu chuyện, mẩu chuyện, lịch sử ☊ 
☊ Erzählen Sie uns die ganze Geschichte! ☊ Ông hãy kế cho chúng cháu nghe toàn bộ câu chuyện. ☊ (Lektion 32, Nr. 425) Sie muss immer Märchen erzählen, weil sie eine sehr gute Geschichtenerzählerin ist. ☊ Cô ấy luôn phải kế một câu chuyện cố tích, vì cô ấy là một người kế chuyện rất hay. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 487) adventure stories ☊ adventure ☊
The story is almost certainly false. ☊ almost ☊
an amusing story/game/incident ☊ amusing ☊
The article concentrates on the human angle (= the part that concerns people's emotions) of the story. ☊ angle ☊
approximate to sth: His story approximates to the facts that we already know. ☊ approximate ☊
Could you go back to the beginning of the story? ☊ back ☊
bore sb with sth: Has he been boring you with his stories about his trip? ☊ bore ☊
It doesn't take much brain to work out that both stories can't be true. ☊ brain ☊
Are you prepared to tell your story on camera? ☊ on camera ☊
The story was completely untrue and was successfully challenged in court. ☊ challenge ☊
She rejected the charge that the story was untrue. ☊ charge ☊
Sandy had to tell his tale in halting Italian. Since Franco spoke no English, he had no choice in the matter. ☊ choice ☊
The full story came out at the trial. ☊ come out ☊
The story is extremely complicated. ☊ complicated ☊
The story concerns the prince's efforts to rescue Pamina. ☊ concern ☊
The story tells of a classic conflict between love and duty. ☊ conflict ☊
They confused me with conflicting accounts of what happened. ☊ confuse ☊
The children gave a confused account of what had happened. ☊ confused ☊
The story continues in our next issue. ☊ continue ☊
continue sth: The story will be continued in our next issue. ☊ continue ☊
crime fiction/novels (= stories about crime) ☊ crime ☊
She's a crime writer (= she writes stories about crime). ☊ crime ☊
doubt sth: There seems no reason to doubt her story. ☊ doubt ☊
The story was in Tuesday's edition of 'The New York Times'. ☊ edition ☊
The story has all the elements of a soap opera. ☊ element ☊
There appears to be an element of truth in his story. ☊ element ☊
encounter (between A and B): The story describes the extraordinary encounter between a man and a dolphin. ☊ encounter ☊
His stories usually have a happy ending. ☊ ending ☊
He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes. ☊ entertain ☊
an exciting story/discovery ☊ exciting ☊
The teacher gave the children a detailed explanation of the story. ☊ explanation ☊
The story is based on fact. ☊ fact ☊
The story was a lie from start to finish. ☊ finish ☊
The children were following every word of the story intently. ☊ follow ☊
These stories have no foundation (= are not based on any facts). ☊ foundation ☊
friendship between A and B: It's the story of an extraordinary friendship between a boy and a seal. ☊ friendship ☊
I still don't think we've heard the full story. ☊ full ☊
a funny story ☊ funny ☊
stories passed down from generation to generation ☊ generation ☊
And they all lived happily ever after (= used as the end of a fairy tale ). ☊ happily ☊
The story has a happy ending. ☊ happy ☊
The story captured the hearts and minds of a generation. ☊ heart ☊
He gave a humorous account of their trip to Spain. ☊ humorous ☊
a story full of gentle humour ☊ humour ☊
illustrate sth: To illustrate my point, let me tell you a little story. ☊ illustrate ☊
His stories really stretch children's imaginations. ☊ imagination ☊
Inevitably, the press exaggerated the story. ☊ inevitably ☊
It has all the ingredients of a good mystery story. ☊ ingredient ☊
By way of introduction, let me give you the background to the story. ☊ introduction ☊
The story then jumps from her childhood in New York to her first visit to London. ☊ jump ☊
The story takes a jump back in time. ☊ jump ☊
He resigned largely because of the stories in the press. ☊ largely ☊
On a lighter note, we end the news today with a story about a duck called Quackers. ☊ light ☊
I, like everyone else, had read these stories in the press. ☊ like ☊
I listened carefully to her story. ☊ listen ☊
a love song/story ☊ love ☊
make sb do sth: They made me repeat the whole story. ☊ make ☊
The full story was never made public. ☊ make ☊
I told the kids a story, making it up as I went along. ☊ make sth up ☊
The suspects' stories just don't match up. ☊ match up (with sth) ☊
I like a story with a beginning, a middle and an end. ☊ middle ☊
a moving story/speech ☊ moving ☊
a news story/item/report ☊ news ☊
a story of passion ☊ of ☊
The official story has always been that they are just good friends. ☊ official ☊
a story based on fact ☊ on ☊
If you like a good story, read on. ☊ on ☊
a romance straight out of a fairy tale ☊ out ☊
The papers (= newspapers in general) soon got hold of the story. ☊ paper ☊
Voters are given only part of the story (= only some of the information). ☊ part ☊
I need you to phone the story in before five. ☊ phone sth in ☊
the popular/tabloid press (= smaller newspapers with a lot of pictures and stories of famous people) ☊ press ☊
The story was reported in the press and on television. ☊ press ☊
She has been harassed by the press, who desperately need a story. ☊ press ☊
This story is too big to be kept quiet. ☊ keep quiet about sth, keep sth quiet ☊
race to do sth: Television companies are racing to be the first to screen his life story. ☊ race ☊
read sb sth: She read us a story. ☊ read ☊
relate that...: The story relates that an angel appeared and told him to sing. ☊ relate ☊
report (on sth): She reports on royal stories for the BBC. ☊ report ☊
Many of the stories are based on rumour. ☊ rumour ☊
a sad story ☊ sad ☊
a scare story (= a news report that spreads more anxiety or fear about sth than is necessary) ☊ scare ☊
I don't think she saw the point of the story. ☊ see ☊
To my shame (= I feel shame that) I refused to listen to her side of the story. ☊ shame ☊
I just want you to hear my side of the story first. ☊ side ☊
I managed to slip in a few jokes. ☊ slip ☊
The story is told through song and dance. ☊ song ☊
She told me the whole story from soup to nuts. ☊ from soup to nuts ☊
start (on sth): It's a long story. Where shall I start? ☊ start ☊
She stuck to her story. ☊ stick to sth ☊
adventure/detective/love, etc. stories ☊ story ☊
a story about time travel ☊ story ☊
Shall I tell you a story? ☊ story ☊
He read the children a story. ☊ story ☊
a bedtime story ☊ story ☊
It was many years before the full story was made public. ☊ story ☊
The police didn't believe her story. ☊ story ☊
We must stick to our story about the accident. ☊ story ☊
I can't decide until I've heard both sides of the story. ☊ story ☊
It's a story of courage. ☊ story ☊
Many years later I returned to Africa but that's another story (= I am not going to talk about it now). ☊ story ☊
He told us the story of his life. ☊ story ☊
the story of the Beatles ☊ story ☊
the story of the building of the bridge ☊ story ☊
a front-page story ☊ story ☊
Now for a summary of tonight's main news stories. ☊ story ☊
Her novels always have the same basic story. ☊ story ☊
The witness's story was not supported by the evidence. ☊ support ☊
She took me in completely with her story. ☊ take sb in ☊
Their story will move you to tears (= make you cry). ☊ tear ☊
She said (that) the story was true. ☊ that ☊
The stories are all variations on the theme of unhappy marriage. ☊ theme ☊
I am going to tell you a story. ☊ to ☊
The story has taken another twist. ☊ twist ☊
a bizarre twist to the tale ☊ twist ☊
The story has very little news value. ☊ value ☊
a well-loved tale ☊ well ☊
The story had been wildly exaggerated. ☊ wildly ☊
I don't believe a word of his story (= I don't believe any of it). ☊ word ☊