You've been listening to some of the yarns they spin in the public-houses about here.

你是听他们在这儿的小酒店里编的离奇故事吧。

I enjoy listening to his yarns.

我很喜欢听他的奇谈怪论。

Old sailors like to spin yarns.

老海员们喜欢讲故事。

This simple analysis holds only for two-ply yarns.

这些简单的分析只适合于由两根单纱合股成的纱线。

He was also a famous humorist, a spinner of yarns.

他又是著名的幽默家和讲故事的好手。