The reason he gave for his absence was obviously fabricated.

所说缺席理由显然。

He invented an ingenious excuse for his absence.

为缺席了一个巧妙借口。

I did not have to invent any tales about my past.

我根本无须为自己过去故事。

Don't give me some cooked-up yarn!

不要讲故事给我听！

His story is wholly fictitious.

故事。