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谢弗的天赋在于他能把想法在戏剧上表现出来。

Shaffer's great gift lies in his ability to animate ideas theatrically.

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为什么戏剧会发展，以及为什么在戏剧完全脱离宗教仪式以后还有这么大的价值？

Why did theater develop, and why was it valued after it ceased to fulfill the function of ritual?

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Shakespeare in the theater seemed to represent a temptation greater even than promiscuous sex or perhaps akin to sex.

在戏剧中,莎士比亚似乎更代表着一种诱惑,而不是乱性或类似的性关系。

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and I live with this very nice girl, my roommate who writes plays for a living and works at a theater.

我和一个女孩一起住，她人很好，在剧院工作，靠写戏剧为生，

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Now Milton at the same time -- we're talking about the 1640s - had been contemplating writing a play.

弥尔顿在同一时期--17世纪40年代,-同时在考虑要写一部戏剧。

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