It turns out he just wanted to pull a loose thread off of my jacket.

原来他只是想把我夹克上的一根松线拉下来。

On the other hand, the story statement shares information while it also gives the other person opportunities to talk about different topics. You're giving them different things to thread off of.

另一方面，故事陈述除了分享信息之外，还让别人有机会聊其他话题。你给了他们能转移的不同话题。