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》这部戏剧说的是丹麦国王、王后以及他们的儿子的故事。

2. plays (collective noun for all plays)

Which do you like better: music or drama?

音乐和戏剧，你更喜欢哪个？

He is studying drama.

他正在学习戏剧。

narrative: n. 1. story; tale

His trip through Asia made an interesting narrative.

他的亚洲之旅构成一个有趣的故事。

2. the practice or act of telling stories; narration

The narrative is told in the first person.

这是用第一人称叙述的。

a. that narrates or tells

That is a narrative poem.

那是首叙事诗。

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

历史书通常以叙述体来写，根据时间顺序叙述政治和社会的变迁。