cock and bull story

基本解釋

The passengers from the respective coaches would swap news whilst waiting for the change and it is from this that the phrase “cock and bull story” is said to have originated.
各自車上的乘客會(huì)在等待期間相互聊天交換信息，據(jù)說(shuō)這也就是俗語(yǔ)“公雞和公牛故事”的最初起源。
1：After Bill didn't come home for three days he told his wife he was away on a secret mission for the government. But that's just a cock and bull story: he was actually off with some women.
他說(shuō)：Bill三天沒(méi)回家。事后他對(duì)妻子編了個(gè)令人難以置信的故事說(shuō)他外出為政府執(zhí)行秘密使命去了。其實(shí)他是在外面和別的女人鬼混。由此可見(jiàn)cock and bull story就是虛構(gòu)不實(shí)而且近乎荒謬的托詞。
There is a story that, in Stoney Stratford, the London coach changed horses at the Bull and the Birmingham coach across the road at the Cock Inn.
有一個(gè)故事是說(shuō)，在斯通尼斯坦福德，從倫敦來(lái)的馬車在“公?！本起^更換馬匹，而從伯明翰來(lái)的馬車在街對(duì)面的“公雞”酒店更換馬匹。