but that's another story

(informal)used after raising a matter to indicate that one does not want to expand on it for now

(非正式)但是那是另一回事

end of story

(informal)used to emphasize that there is nothing to add on a matter just mentioned

(非正式)就是這個(gè)樣子，僅此而已

Men don't cry in public. End of story.

男人不會(huì)在公共場(chǎng)合哭泣。就是這樣。

it's a long story

(informal)used to indicate that, for now, one does not want to talk about something that is too painful and involved

(非正式)說(shuō)來(lái)話(huà)長(zhǎng)，一言難盡

it's (或 that's) the story of one's life

(informal)used to lament the fact that a particular misfortune has happened too often in one's experience

(非正式)那就是…經(jīng)歷的縮影

the same old story

used to indicate that a particular bad situation is tediously familiar

老一套，老樣子

United kept on trying but it was the same old sotry—no luck.

雖然聯(lián)隊(duì)一直在努力，但還是老樣子，運(yùn)氣不佳。

the story goes

it is said or rumoured

據(jù)說(shuō)；據(jù)謠傳

&B{the story goes that} he's fallen out with his friends.

據(jù)說(shuō)他跟他的朋友們鬧翻了。

to cut (或 北美

used to end an account of events quickly

長(zhǎng)話(huà)短說(shuō)，簡(jiǎn)而言之

to cut a long story short, I married Stephen.

長(zhǎng)話(huà)短說(shuō)，我和斯蒂芬結(jié)婚了。