Dickens' A tale of Two Cities is a literary classic.
狄更斯的《双城记》是文学名著。
We laugh over this tale, but it's becoming almost as true of people.
我们笑着谈论此则故事, 但对人类来说, 情形也差不多一样。
It's an ancient tale which appears in various guises in several languages.
那是一个以几种语言叙述的古老的故事。