Sort with its gorgeous metaphors, became in its burlesque moments a variant of the tall tale.

政治演说，尤其是充满华丽比喻，宣扬国威的那一种，发展到可笑的程度，就成了荒诞故事的变体。

The end of this lesson, you will be able to tell a tall tale.

本课结束，你将能够会吹牛。

For those of you who love a tall tale, the list of genetic variations that determine human height has just experienced a growth spurt.

对那些喜欢以高个子为主角的奇谈故事的人来说，决定人类身高的基因变异种类突然井喷般增加了很多。