To narrate is to give an account of what happened or is happening.

记叙文讲述的是发生在当前或过去事情的经过。

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The head teacher interviewed the troublemaker and asked him to give an account of what had happened.

校长询问了那个捣乱的人，要求他对发生的事情做出解释。

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Me you have killed because you wanted to escape the accuser, and not to give an account of your lives.

你们杀害我不过是因为你们想逃脱指责，不必再对自己的行为做出解释。

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The chapter begins with a temporal clause which is unfortunately often translated "In the beginning," which implies that what follows is going to give you an ultimate account of the origins of the universe.

它以时间状语开篇,但不幸的是，它常被翻译为“开始的时候“,这暗示着接下来它将会为你展示,大量关于宇宙起源的描述。

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Let me give you an account of myself and let me establish the reasons why you need to go on listening to me and why you should believe my position on this or that political or ecclesiastical topic."

让我向你们介绍一下自己，然后说明,为什么你们要继续听我说以及为什么,你们要相信我的政治或宗教立场，“

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Anyone trying to give an account of Mr Hague's political credo would be hard pressed to fill the back of a postage stamp.

ECONOMIST: Too little Hagueography

There is little danger to independence in requiring the governor to give an account of what he is doing to Parliament, nor in his answering questions on it.

ECONOMIST: Monetary policy

Indeed, although Benedict did not need anyone but God to accept his resignation, he also chose to give an account of his resignation to all of the shareholders with an update regarding corporate performance.

BBC: Viewpoint: The pope as CEO