She writes quite amusing stories but she can't hold a candle to the more serious novelists.
她能写些很有趣的故事，但是比不上那些写出内容能发人深省的小说家。
Everyone was amused at/by the story about the dog.
大家听了关於那支狗的故事都笑起来了。
He told an amusing story as a lead-in to the serious part of his speech.
他讲了一个有趣的故事作他演说中重要内容的引子。
