1·Why is it that the Internet plays such an important role in our daily life? It's a long story.
为什么因特网在我们的生活中发挥了重要的作用？这说来话长。
2·It's a long story. Where shall I start?
说来话长。我从哪儿说起呢？
—— 《牛津词典》
3·What's special about it? It's a long story.
它有什么特别之处？这就说来话长了。
4·As the Pilgrims would soon find out, this happened to be a long story.
清教徒前辈移民们很快就会发现，这事说来话长。
5·To cut a long story short, she found the jelly.
长话短说，她找到了果冻。
6·Hi, Sarah. Well, it's a bit of a long story I'm afraid.
嗨，莎拉。嗯，恐怕说来话长了。
7·William: Oh, it's a long story.
威廉：噢，这是一个很长的故事。
8·The story roots in a long story.
这个故事的起源一言难尽。
9·I contributeed a long story to a magazine.
我向某杂志社投寄一长篇故事。
10·The plot is rather thin for such a long story.
对这样长的故事来说，这个情节显得太单薄了。