奇谈的英文：
sportsman's yarn
yarn

参考例句：

Story;traveller's tale,esp one that is exaggerated or invented
故事;(旅行者的)奇谈(尤指夸张的或编造的).

Such reports come from the world's edges, with their evocation of the unknown, the marvellous and the ominous
这些报导是些绝域奇谈，渲染着神奇、不可知的凶兆。

…and one way of doing that was, he supposed, to be present and conscious while Welch talked about concerts
他认为，一个行之有效的办法，是当威尔奇谈音乐会的时候他要在场，并且洗耳恭听。

sportsman是什么意思：
n. 运动员,喜欢运动的人

(of a sportsman) join a team as a substitute during a match
(指运动员)(在比赛中)上场做替补队员

(of a sportsman)join a team as a substitute during a match
(指运动员)在比赛中上场替换他人

The newspaper publishes a profile of a leading sportsman every week
该报每周刊登一篇关於一个优秀运动员的简介

One of the Chinese students at Yale several years ago was a versatile sportsman.
几年前耶鲁的一个中国学生是个体育多面手。

It goes without saying that a real sportsman will never dream of cheating in a game.
不用说，一个真正的运动员绝不会梦想在比赛时作弊。

yarn是什么意思：
n. 纱线；奇谈，故事

The base yarn in a loop yarn is rather coarse and heavy.
起圈花线的基础纱较粗重。

The kitten tangled the ball of yarn.
猫把线团儿弄乱了。

crepe de chine yarn
双绉纱

The effect yarn forms the design by the way in which it is applied to the base yarn.
饰纱依靠其与基础纱的组合方式展现出设计的效果。

Textured yarns that have been programmed for extraordinary extensibility are known as stretch yarns
具有特别伸长性的变形纱称为弹丝。