"Telling" is a common narrative mode of fiction.

“讲述”是小说中常用的叙述模式。

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The narrative mode of this novel is traditional, but the contents reflected Jiapingwa's advanced trait: abandoning experience, deducing idea.

小说的叙事方式是传统的，而内容则体现了贾平凹先锋性的方面：放弃经验，演绎观念。

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With the narrative mode of film artists and the different methods used in their films to bring narrative feature narrative strategy also vary.

电影艺术家借助的叙事模式和方法不同，其影片的叙事功能也就有所不同。

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Social scientists note that there are two different modes of cognition: the paradigmatic mode and the narrative mode.

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