The history of the last ten years has taught the moral, spend and regale.

最近十年来这种故事已经让我明白了“花钱和逗人取乐”的寓意。

Spend and regale. Save a shilling and you lay it by for a thief.

这不过是花钱和逗人取乐的游戏罢了。节约每令，结果是为窃贼准备的礼物。

A mountain nymph named Echo, renowned for her charm and chatter, was regaling her with a sensational story.

位名叫厄科的山中仙女，以其魅力和不休而闻名，正用绝妙的故事取悦赫拉。

Who would think, then, that such fine ladies and gentlemen should regale themselves with an essence found in the inglorious bowels of a sick whale!

那么，谁想得到那些高雅的太太往自己身上洒上的滴香精，竟是从只病鲸的不干不净的肚皮里取出来的呢！

Now, boys and girls, sit down so I can regale you with tales of the Far East, Japanese style.

你快坐下 这样我就可以给你讲远东的日本故事了。

In his " Symposium" , he wrote about a dinner party, at which Aristophanes, a comic playwright, regales the guests with the following story: humans were once creatures with four arms, four legs, and two faces.

在《会饮篇》中， 他描述了晚餐派对，派对上，位喜剧演员，阿里斯托芬，讲了如下这故事来娱乐在场的宾客：人类曾是拥有四臂膀， 四条腿和两张脸的生物。

He had untiring energy for the dancing and parties she loved and an unending supply of coarse stories with which he regaled her on their infrequent evenings alone when the table was cleared and brandy and coffee before them.

他有用不完的精力来参加她举行的舞会和宴会。偶尔晚上就他俩，吃完了饭，面前摆着白兰地和咖啡，他有许多不登大雅之堂的故事讲给她听，给她解闷。