Herbert sat quietly through the telling of this saga

在聆听这个长篇传奇 故事时，赫伯特自始至终安静地坐着。

These stories grow in the telling .

这些故事越 讲越 精彩。

After a couple of brandies Michael started telling me his life story .

喝了两杯白兰地后，迈克尔开始 向我 讲述他的生平。

The most telling condemnation of the system was that it failed to fulfil its function .

对这一制度最 有力的谴责是它没能发挥其应有的作用。

Many of the children know who they are but are not telling .

许多孩子知道他们是谁，可就是不 说。

He spoke reasonably carefully and with telling effect

他说起话来合乎情理，措辞谨慎，而且 说服 力 强 。

I rather think he was telling the truth

我倒觉得他 讲 的 是 真话。

He shut himself in his office telling his secretary to hold all calls .

他把自己关在办公室里，并 告诉秘书所有的电话都不要转给他。

I got a severe telling off for not phoning him .

我因为没给他打电话，被 狠狠训斥了一顿。

There 's no telling what diseases a person can get .

无法 预知人会得什么病。

It 's a kind way of telling aspiring novelists ' Don 't give up the day job ' .

这是劝诫立志成为小说家者“不要丢了 正业”的一种温和方式。

I heard David yelling and telling them to get back .

我听到戴维高声 喊叫着 要他们回来。

She then stormed out in a temper telling him to ' stick his job ' .

她接着怒气冲冲地走了出去， 告诉他“去他妈的工作”。

He could not resist telling her the truth

他忍不住 把实情 告诉了她 。

How a man shaves may be a telling clue to his age .

男人刮胡子的方式也许能 泄露其年龄。

The rest needs no telling .

其余的不用 说了。

I 'm only telling you this for your own good !

我是为了你好才 跟你 说这个的！

Her intuition was telling her that something was wrong

她的直觉 告诉她一定出了什么问题。

Pain is the body 's way of telling us that something is wrong

疼痛是身体在 告诉我们有地方出问题了。

Tom wasted no time in telling me why he had come .

汤姆马上 告诉了我他来的原因。

He had some motive in telling this fable .

他 讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

There 's no telling how long the talks could drag on

谁也 说 不准谈判还会拖多久。

Some people are so terribly insincere you can never tell if they are telling the truth

有些人非常虚伪，你根本说不准他们是否在 讲实话。

What 's that old rascal been telling you ?

那个老家伙一直在 跟你说些什么？

I am telling you first before he arrives .

趁他还没来，我先 告诉你。

She probably sensed that I wasn 't telling her the whole story

她可能意识到了我并没有 对她 全盘托出。

Do you suppose he was telling the truth ?

你认为他 说 的 是 实话吗？

You are telling me lies to my very face .

你在 当着我的面撒谎。

It was her expression that was the most telling

她的面部表情最 能 反映她的 真实 想法。

I don 't mind telling you I was absolutely terrified .

说真的，我当时吓坏了。