英语故事复述时，可以使用以下万能句子来帮助你组织语言和结构：

Once upon a time... [开始一个传统的故事开头]

There was once... [另一种传统的开头方式]

One day... [描述某个特定事件或日子]

It was a cold winter morning... [特定场景的描述]

On a business trip to Japan... [特定情境的描述]

Mrs. Brown went to visit one of her friends... [特定人物和事件的描述]

A man always went to the same bar... [特定人物和习惯的描述]

Three good friends... [引入一组角色]

One day, a monkey was riding a bike by the river... [特定事件和场景的描述]

Suddenly, he saw a lion running towards him... [情节的转折]

The monkey was very scared and fell into the river... [情节的进一步发展]

Luckily, a rabbit jumped into the water... [另一个角色的介入]

But unfortunately, the rabbit couldn't save the monkey... [情节的高潮]

Fortunately, an elephant came along... [关键转折]

The elephant was very strong and saved both the rabbit and the monkey... [情节的解决]

They went to the elephant's home and had a big meal... [故事的高潮部分]

From then on, they became good friends... [故事的结尾]

But a few days later, the man came in and asked only for one beer... [情节的转折]

The barman asked if his friend had died... [对话和情节的发展]

The man replied that his friend was very well, but he had stopped drinking beer... [解释和结尾]

这些句子可以帮助你构建故事的基本框架，使复述更加流畅和连贯。根据具体故事的内容，你可以灵活调整和组合这些句子，以达到最佳的复述效果。