Got a whale of a tale to tell you next.

接下来要告诉你一个非常有趣的故事。

We had a whale of a time at that party.

我们在聚会上玩得很开心。

We have a whale of a time. It's brilliant.

我们有大把时间。很精彩。

Americans also use the expression to have a whale of a time.

美国人也用" to have a whale of a time（玩得很痛快）" 这个表达。

And I've had a whale of a time bringing you this Words and Their Stories.

很开心给大家带来这期《词汇掌故》。

If you performed very well at work, your boss could say you did a whale of a job.

如果你在工作上表现很好，你的老板可能会说你工作做得不错。

In fact, if something is a whale of a ... thing, it is a very good thing.

实际上，如果某事了不起，那么这是一件好事。

We'll have a whale of a good time at Goober's expense.

花生一定能给我们带来一段快乐时光。

For example, if you have a really big project to do, you could say you have a whale of a project.

例如，如果你有个很大的项目要做，你可以说你有个大项目。

And it was clear that the porpoises were having a whale of a time seemingly upping one another while catching some big-time air.

很明显，这些海豚很开心地在比赛谁能跳得更高。

He's got a whale of a tail to tell about the time he took the underground overground and wound up grounded to an undersea creature.

就好比他得了条鲸鱼尾，会指示他何时游走于水上水下，缠住其它海洋生物。

Little they cared how wet I got, because then Mother could have a whale of a time being afraid I was taking pneumonia.

他们几乎不在乎我弄湿了多少，因为那时妈妈可能会担心我得了肺炎。

There's also quite a few students who are not preparing for IELTS but just having a blast, having a whale of a time practicing and developing their English speaking skills.

也有相当多的学生并不是在备考雅思考试，只是觉得我的课程很有趣，可以练习和提高他们的英语口语技能。