If you are writing about literature, do not give your professor a plot summary; if you are writing about some kind of theory, do not give the main points of a theoretical essay you read for the class.

如果你写的是文学方面的文章，别给你的教授交一份故事情节概述；如果你写关于某种理论的文章，别给教授交一份你为了这门课程专门阅读过的某一篇理论性文章的要点。

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Avoid plot summary, character summary, or any descriptive or narrative approach to your subject.

不要把主题写成情节摘要、人物摘要、或任何描述及叙述的方式。

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The present study also uses the same genre model to compare the genre of movie trailer with its online and offline counterparts, namely the movie plot summary and the movie poster.

本论文还利用上述分析模式进行了对比性研究，将电影预告片与对应的两种传统语篇进行了比较。

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If you read a quick plot summary here, I'll just give you a little teaser. All right.

如果你阅读一下这个概要，我将给你一个小的技巧，好的。

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But an entire book is much harder to digest than a plot summary.

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There is a supporting role for Mycroft, a possible appearance by Moriarty (Watson isn't sure) and a plot of such dazzling complexity that diagrammatic summary wouldn't do it justice.

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