名詞 telling:

1. an act of narration
   同義詞：relation, recounting
2. informing by words
   同義詞：apprisal, notification
3. disclosing information or giving evidence about another
   同義詞：tattle, singing

動詞 tell:

1. express in words
   同義詞：state, say, tell
2. let something be known
   同義詞：tell
3. narrate or give a detailed account of
   同義詞：tell, narrate, recount, recite
4. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
   同義詞：order, tell, enjoin, say
5. discern or comprehend
   同義詞：tell
6. inform positively and with certainty and confidence
   同義詞：assure, tell
7. give evidence
   同義詞：tell, evidence
8. mark as different
   同義詞：distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart

形容詞 telling:

1. disclosing unintentionally
   同義詞：revealing, telltale
2. powerfully persuasive
   同義詞：cogent, weighty
3. producing a strong effect
   同義詞：impressive

1. I'm not too bad at telling stories.
   我講故事還行。
2. He is given to telling fantastic stories about his travels in Asia.
   他喜歡告訴我們他在亞洲旅游的新奇經(jīng)歷。
3. I'm useless at telling stories.
   我講故事根本不行。
4. I'm telling you for the last time!
   我最后再告訴你一次！
5. They sat drinking and telling dirty stories.
   他們坐在那里，邊喝酒邊講下流故事。
6. What I'm telling you is gospel.
   我告訴你的事千真萬確。
7. He capped my story by telling a better one.
   他把我講的故事加以改進(jìn)，講出一個更好的故事。
8. I quailed with fear at the thought of telling her the bad news.
   想到要告訴她這個壞消息，我就害怕得發(fā)抖。