Old English talutelling, something told, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch taalspeech and German Zahlnumber, also to tell. Sense 2 is probably from Old Norse
英英释义网络释义
noun
1.a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program;
...take vt. 拿,取,携带,带走,花费,需要,接爱,认为,当作,抓住talen. 故事,传说,诺言talent n. 天赋,才能,人才
4 . 故事的
because when we pass through this uncommon year , " Chinese " is breaking free from just a historically shared form of address , and more and more becoming a name with a common tale.因为走过这不平凡的一年,“中国人”超拔于一个有共同历史的称呼,而越来越成为一个有共同故事的称呼。