If you have a good story idea, don't assume it must form a prose narrative.

如果你有个不错的故事构想，别只想着它得是篇散文式的记叙体。

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The narrow sense refers to myth, legend other than the works of prose narrative.

狭义的民间故事，指民间神话、传说之外的其他散文叙事作品。

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A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters.

小说虚构的叙述性文章，有一定长度，特别有通过行为，语言，人物思想展开的情节。

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The first or former Prophets continues the kind of narrative prose account of the history of Israel, focusing on the activities of Israel's prophets.

前先知书延续了叙事性的风格,来讲述以色列历史，侧重于讲以色列关于预言的一些活动。

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Ms. PROSE: What kind of narrative non-fiction do you write or are you interested in writing?

NPR: Could You Be the Great American Novelist?

The narrative steers clear of flowery prose, but its simplicity only makes it more powerful.

FORBES: War Story

In prose terms, the interaction between these external and internal worlds gives the narrative a thick, involved feel that is both unsettling and near-impossible to disengage from.

ECONOMIST: Lost in Warsaw