但我没有编造这个故事——我告诉你的一切都是真的。

But I didn't ___invent the story - everything I told you is true.

我们知道父母不会让我们独自旅行，所以我们不得不编造一个故事来避免他们发现发生了什么。

We knew our parents wouldn't let us travel alone, so we had to ___invent a story to avoid them realizing what happened.

他编造了一个借口来解释他的缺席。

He ___invented an excuse to explain his absence.