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I can’t really understand the meaning of this sentence, even when I translated it to my native language. Could someone explain this sentence in another way

I can’t really understand the meaning of this sentence, even when I translated it to my native language. Could someone explain this sentence in another way

yingxiaodie
“The story has been found something to do with cycling”?? I didn’t catch the real meaning in online dictionary…….

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UnconjugatedVerb
This is a terrible sentence.
FloridaFlamingoGirl
Their instructor might tell them a story that's related to cycling in some way. Or, he might get them to play a game together.  I'm assuming the context of this sentence is about a bicycle riding instructor or some kind of fitness trainer? It sounds like it's referring to someone who's telling stories about cycling as in riding bikes. Hope this helps. 
not_just_an_AI
The instructor tells them a story or gets them to play a game together. The story probably has something to do with cycling. Hope that helps it's a terribly written sentence.
DthDisguise
The instructor may tell them a story that is related to cycling, or get them to play a game. "Has something to do with" is an informal phrase in English which means "related to."
Byzantium69
Basically, their instructor might tell them a story that is related to the concept of cycling, which means riding a bicycle. Alternatively, their instructor might have them play a game. It's a run-on sentence so the story which somehow involves cycling is one possibility, and playing a game is another
Gravbar
> to have something to do with Is when the subject is related to the object. So > the story has got something to do with means that the story is related to what comes next in some way So in this case, they tell a story about cycling
prustage
The fact that you have underlined it the way you have shows that you are grouping the words wrongly. See it like this: >their instructor might >tell them a story thats got something to do with cycling >or >get them to play a game together
Zarakk312
You've had some great explanations of what this awful passage means. I just want to say that I personally hate the "that( has) got" part. 'Got' is the past tense of 'get'. When some one says "he has got a nice car" I just wince. 'Got' is completely unnecessary. Even worse, 'has' is present tense and 'got' is past. Imagine if you heard someone say "I'm going to had get a sandwich" and you'll know how I feel when someone says "has got" 🤭🤭🤭
DawnOnTheEdge
These are parallel clauses. It’s a complex sentence. There are quiet times too. During them, the instructor might tell them a story, The story would have something to do with bicycles. Or instead, the instructor might get them to play a game together.
JusticeBeaver464
There should also be a space between out and riding here. They are not ‘outriding’ they are ‘out riding (their bikes)’.
morganpersimmon
As a native speaker of English, I had trouble reading this on first glance, but after reading it all, it's easily understandable. The major problem, is that the text is written out without useful conventions like the missing comma, and just generally conform to the way written english should generally behave. But beyond that, when I read this, it suggests to me that this may be not just poor writing, but rather possibly a direct transcript of a person talking in a stream-of-consciousness kind of way; the pacing sounds exactly like the kinds of sentence fragments people use as they think, moment by moment, about a topic they have knowledge of.
Effective_Trouble_69
As a Brit, with English as his first language, who never pursued formal education beyond GCSE level, this reads as a cognition test, you're supposed to be able to spot the grammatical errors and correct them, possibly even rewriting the paragraph to make more sense. If I was writing this, not as a test but as a piece to be read, I would've written something like this: \[In our class\] Most of our time is spent riding but, during rest stops, our instructor will tell stories from their competitive cycling days or we'll play games together
SweetestMinx
Usually they are outside riding. However, sometimes they are relaxing. While relaxing, the instructor is known to do a few things. Here are two examples of those things: Telling a story to the student that is themed around cycling Encouraging the students to play a game together
semaht
Also, unless it's a typo, outriding should be out riding.
DenBjornen
has got to do with / has to do with = is related to
yingxiaodieOP
Thank you so much, now I know the sentence is terrible. But at least I can understand how to answer the question 😂
Excellent_Border5143
The sentence is giving examples of what the instructor does when they have quiet time. The instructor tells them a story about cycling. (Got something to do with) -relevant context to cycling I would write it as “where their instructor might tell them a story that has something to do with cycling” The instructor may also get them to play a game together during quiet time. It is a really weird sentence.
pedestriandose
This is a terrible sentence. I’ll break it down into sections for you. “They’re out riding most of the time” - this tells us that ‘they’ whoever they are spend their time riding most of the time. “But they have quiet times too” - this tells us that ‘they’ don’t ride all the time; they also spend time not on their bikes. “Where their instructor might tell them a story that’s got something to do with cycling” - during times when ‘they’ aren’t riding (which is the quiet times referred to in the section before) their instructor will tell ‘them’ a story about cycling. “Or get them to play a game together” - the instructor will have ‘them’ play a game together. The sentence tells us, both directly and indirectly, that there is a group of people who go out riding together with an instructor. The use of the word “cycling” in the last line lets us know that the word “riding” means they are riding bicycles. This group will stop to rest (“quiet times”) and during those times the instructor might tell the group a story that involves bike riding - it might be a story about a ride he’s been on, or something one of his friends did while they were “out riding”. During these “quiet times” when the group isn’t riding and the instructor isn’t telling the group a story, the instructor has the group play a game together - the games could be anything from charades to card games to guessing games. I hope that helps. The original sentence is awful and I can see how it would be confusing to someone who is learning English!