cock and bull story

基本解释

The passengers from the respective coaches would swap news whilst waiting for the change and it is from this that the phrase “cock and bull story” is said to have originated.
各自车上的乘客会在等待期间相互聊天交换信息，据说这也就是俗语“公鸡和公牛故事”的最初起源。
1：After Bill didn't come home for three days he told his wife he was away on a secret mission for the government. But that's just a cock and bull story: he was actually off with some women.
他说：Bill三天没回家。事后他对妻子编了个令人难以置信的故事说他外出为政府执行秘密使命去了。其实他是在外面和别的女人鬼混。由此可见cock and bull story就是虚构不实而且近乎荒谬的托词。
There is a story that, in Stoney Stratford, the London coach changed horses at the Bull and the Birmingham coach across the road at the Cock Inn.
有一个故事是说，在斯通尼斯坦福德，从伦敦来的马车在“公牛”酒馆更换马匹，而从伯明翰来的马车在街对面的“公鸡”酒店更换马匹。