Now, the plot of a well-made play is usually driven by secrets.

现在，一部好剧本的情节通常是由秘密推动的。

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Before the secrets are revealed to the main characters, the plot of the play proceeds as a series of sort of up and down moments.

在这些秘密被透露给主要角色之前，该戏剧的情节是一系列跌宕起伏的片段。

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In most people's view, this recession was caused by the speculative greed of bankers - an entirely different kind of downturn that fits the plot of a morality play.

而在大多数人看来，这场衰退是由银行家投机性的贪婪所致——这种全然不同的衰退非常符合道德剧的情节。

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That's a lot of plot for one play, especially when it contains 18 characters whose personal relationships are so knotty that they're outlined in the cast list.

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Even Ms Bruni chipped in, though to play down talk of a plot.

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The play caused shock waves when it had its London premiere in 1955 - a play without a traditional plot, two tramps pondering the meaning of life while they wait for a man who never comes.

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