Nearly every business has a sad tale to tell.

几乎每个行业都有一个悲惨的故事。

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The countryman began to tell his tale, and said he was going to take the goose to a christening.

农夫开始讲他的故事，说他要带鹅去受洗。

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The most important objects are the letters, ledgers, memoirs and maps. And they have quite a tale to tell.

最重要的物品包括信件、帐簿、回忆录和地图，它们背后都大有故事可说。

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Well, one thing is certain: He certainly knows how to tell a tale.

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This book might seem to tell a depressing tale, but it is enlivened by Ms Elliott's use of folklore material and regional writing to shed light on the intricate and (to the outsider) baffling ways of life and thought of the Ulster people as a whole.

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There would have been an easier way to make this a rousing tale: to tell the whole story.

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