live to tell the tale
US /laɪv tə tɛl ðə teɪl/
UK /laɪv tə tɛl ðə teɪl/
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活下來講述故事, 倖存下來
to survive a dangerous or difficult experience and be able to describe it afterwards
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After that terrible storm, we were lucky to live to tell the tale.
在那場可怕的風暴之後，我們很幸運能活下來講述這個故事。
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He went through a lot during the war, but he lived to tell the tale.
他在戰爭中經歷了很多，但他活下來講述了這個故事。