History vs Story

英文：

Dan
Hi, I’m Dan from BBC Learning English and today I’m going to tell you the difference between those two confusing words history and story.

So, both words are used for a description of events. So that makes them the same, right? WRONG! They are not the same.

History is the description or study of past events based on fact, often to understand their consequences. 'Christopher Columbus arrived in America in 1492.' 

A story is the description of a series of real or imagined events, often to entertain people. 'After arriving in America in 1492, Columbus and his crew were attacked by a giant man-eating T-Rex dinosaur!' That didn’t happen! It’s just a story.

So… history is the description of past events based on fact and stories are descriptions of real or imagined events, often to entertain.

Leave us a comment below about a piece of history or an imagined story from your culture! We’ll try and guess which is which!

翻译：

丹 嗨，我是来自BBC Learning English的丹，今天我要告诉你这两个令人困惑的单词 history 和 story 的区别。

这两个单词都用于描述事件。这使它们相同，对吗？ 错！它们并不相同。

历史是基于事实的过去事件的描述或研究，常常是为了理解它们的后果。“克里斯托弗·哥伦布于1492年抵达美洲。”

故事是描述一系列真实或想象的事件，常常是为了娱乐人们。“在1492年抵达美洲后，哥伦布和他的船员被一只巨型食人恐龙攻击了！”那不是真的！那只是一个故事。

所以...历史是基于事实的过去事件的描述，而故事则是描述真实或想象的事件，常常是为了娱乐。

在下面留下一个来自你的文化的历史或想象故事的评论！我们会猜猜哪个是哪个！

测验：

1. The Berlin Wall fell in 1989 - history or story?

A history

B story

2. Sherlock Holmes lived in a flat in Baker Street, London - story or history?

A history

B story

3. He said he was late because his bus was delayed, but no one believes his ______.

A history

B story

答案：
1A 2B 3B