If you tell a story, you'd better tell it to the full.

讲故事最好别掐头去尾。

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When you tell a story, speed up, get chatty and move around.

当你在讲述一个故事的时候，提高语速，用闲聊的语气并且要用走动的方式。

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I'll tell you a funny story.

我将给你讲个好笑的故事。

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But first we want to tell you a story about a group of storytellers.

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The whole idea of Star Festival is that it's a model by which you tell your own story.

整个“七夕“项目的理念就是它是一个模型,通过它你来讲述自己的故事。

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as a way to kind of further the process of making, telling the story that you want to tell.

一种帮助你更好地表达想讲的故事的方式。

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But how would you tell a story about slavery without showing the violence?

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Sometimes we can tell you why and sometimes we just tell you a story that makes sense of it.

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Just ask any black male you know and he will tell you a story.

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