Language Point 43

...or do a drama, or write an account in first person narrative,"... (Para. 15)

drama: n. 1. a play

The play Hamlet is a drama about a king and queen of Denmark and their son.

《哈姆雷特》這部戲劇說的是丹麥國王、王后以及他們的兒子的故事。

2. plays (collective noun for all plays)

Which do you like better: music or drama?

音樂和戲劇，你更喜歡哪個？

He is studying drama.

他正在學習戲劇。

narrative: n. 1. story; tale

His trip through Asia made an interesting narrative.

他的亞洲之旅構成一個有趣的故事。

2. the practice or act of telling stories; narration

The narrative is told in the first person.

這是用第一人稱敘述的。

a. that narrates or tells

That is a narrative poem.

那是首敘事詩。

History books are usually written in narrative style, describing political and social changes according to time order.

歷史書通常以敘述體來寫，根據時間順序敘述政治和社會的變遷。