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名词 “history（历史）” 和 “story（故事）” 看上去很相似，而且两者都能用来描述过去发生的某个事件。它们的区别是什么？“History” 与 “story” 描述的事件 “孰真孰假”？“一分钟英语” 教你如何辨别这两个名词的区别。

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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.

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 really happen! It’s just a story.

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

用法总结

History and Story

1. History
The description or study of past events based on fact, often to understand their consequences.
“History” 是基于史实或过去发生的事件的描述或研究，常用来让人们理解其造成的后果。

• Columbus arrived in America in 1492.

2. Story
A description of series of real or imagined events, often to entertain.
“Story” 是对真实或虚构事件的描述，常用于娱乐他人。

• After arriving in America in 1492, Columbus and his crew were attacked by a giant man-eating T-Rex dinosaur.