大家好，今天我们那分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——spin a yarn, 这个短语的含义不是指“编纱线”，其正确的含义是：
spin a yarn （为骗人或逗乐）杜撰故事，编造故事
He spun some tale about needing to take time off work because his mother was ill.
他编了个瞎话，说他妈妈病了，他需要请假。
They spun us a story about being in desperate need of money.
他们编了个瞎话，说他们急需用钱。
He used to spin yarns about him time in the Army.
他过去经常编造一些有关他在部队的离弃故事。
Don you dare spin me a yarn about being at the library. I want to know exactly where you were tonight.
你胆敢再编造你昨天在图书馆学习，我想知道你昨晚在哪里。
I suspect hes just spinning a yarn about where all that money came from.
我猜他是在编故事关于那钱是从哪里来的。
