无数次的历史经验告诉我们，若一个短语里面包含有动物，基本上都是习惯用语，比如：count one's chicken，bull in a china shop 和 black sheep 等等，还有 cock and bull story.
它的字面意思是“公鸡和公牛故事”，很明显没有任何意义，它可以意为“荒唐的解释；荒诞的借口；胡说八道”，寓意：
1、complicated, ridiculous, or unbelievable story
复杂、可笑或难以置信的故事
2、a story or explanation which is obviously not true
明显不真实的故事或解释
3、an unbelievable and fanciful story
一个令人难以置信的奇幻故事
4、a far fetched or implausible tale, used as an explanation or excuse
托辞一种牵强或难以置信的故事，用作解释或借口
5、an exaggerated or falsified story
夸大的或捏造的故事
6、an absurd or improbable story presented as truth
一个荒谬的或不可能的故事，以真理的形式呈现
例如：
1、She started to tell some cock and bull story to the police officers about how she found a huge bag containing 5 pounds of gold.
她开始向警察们讲一些鸡毛蒜皮的故事，说她是如何发现一个装有5磅黄金的大袋子的。
解析：cock and bull story 是一个习语，不能写作 cock and bull stories.
2、When I asked him about his progress, he tried to give me a cock and bull story, but I did not care to hear what he said.
当我问他进展的情况时，他想给我荒唐的解释，但我不想听他说什么。
解析：care to do sth 表示努力做某事。
When we asked him about his background, he gave us a cock and bull story about being from a royal bloodline and having spent his childhood in palaces.
当我们问起他的背景时，他给我们讲了一个荒唐的故事，说他出身于皇室血统，童年在宫殿里度过。
I don't believe a bit of your cock and bull story.
我一点也不相信你的胡说八道。
解析：a bit of sth 表示小量或小块的。
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