But what is drama? Broadly speaking, it is whatever by imitative action rouses interest or gives pleasure.

  • -- George P. Baker 乔治·P·贝克

但是什么是戏剧呢?从广义上说,它是通过模仿行为引起兴趣或给予乐趣的任何东西。

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That is to say, epic poetry has been invented many times and independently; but, as the needs which prompted the invention have been broadly similar, so the invention itself has been.

也就是说,史诗被独立地创造了很多次;但是,由于推动这项发明的需求大致相同,所以这项发明本身也是如此。

When the drama attains a characterization which makes the play a revelation of human conduct and a dialogue which characterizes yet pleases for itself, we reach dramatic literature.

当戏剧达到了一种人物塑造,使戏剧成为人类行为的一种启示,一种对话,使戏剧成为一种个性鲜明而又自得其乐的语言时,我们就达到了戏剧文学的境界。

Back through the ages of barbarism and civilization, in all tongues, we find this instinctive pleasure in the imitative action that is the very essence of all drama

回溯到野蛮和文明时代,在所有语言中,我们都能从模仿行为中找到这种本能的快乐,而这正是所有戏剧的精髓所在

Technically speaking, you can build anything out of sand; it doesn't mean you do it.

从技术上讲,你可以用沙子建造任何东西;这并不意味着你要这么做。

Speaking silence is better than senseless speech.

沉默胜于无谓的言语。

I'd love to do drama if it was interesting.

如果戏剧有趣的话,我很喜欢。