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名詞 “history（歷史）” 和 “story（故事）” 看上去很相似，而且兩者都能用來描述過去發生的某個事件。它們的區別是什么？“History” 與 “story” 描述的事件 “孰真孰假”？“一分鐘英語” 教你如何辨別這兩個名詞的區別。

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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. 

用法總結

History and Story

1. History
The description or study of past events based on fact, often to understand their consequences.
“History” 是基于史實或過去發生的事件的描述或研究，常用來讓人們理解其造成的后果。

• Columbus arrived in America in 1492.

2. Story
A description of series of real or imagined events, often to entertain.
“Story” 是對真實或虛構事件的描述，常用于娛樂他人。

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