anecdote [ˈænɪkdəʊt]

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n.轶事，趣闻，短故事

a short often funny story , especially about something someone has done

He departed from the text to tell an anecdote. 他偏离课文讲起了一则轶事。
It had never been more than a family anecdote. 那不过是个家庭趣谈罢了。