舞台上的戲：作品與這門學問
這一支就是核心畫面本身——真正搬上舞台、螢幕或廣播的戲，以及把它當成一門可以學、可以教的藝術。
a play · noun · B1
A serious play or story made for the theatre, TV, or radio, or such plays in general.
戲劇 / 劇
核心畫面
You can picture drama as a story put on a stage — people pretending to be others, with tension building toward some big moment, while an audience watches and feels it. From that one picture grow both the art form itself and the everyday sense of "something and emotional is happening."
可以想成：drama 的核心畫面比較像「在舞台上演出來的故事」——有人扮成別人，劇情一路堆疊到某個緊張的高潮，台下的…更多收起
可以想成：drama 的核心畫面比較像「在舞台上演出來的故事」——有人扮成別人，劇情一路堆疊到某個緊張的高潮，台下的觀眾看著、被牽動著情緒。從這一幕往外長，一邊長出「戲劇」這門藝術，一邊長出日常裡「正在上演一齣戲般的、緊張又精彩」的感覺。Two branches
像戲一樣的真實場面與情緒
把舞台上的緊張與精彩借來形容真實生活：當現實裡的事像演戲一樣高潮迭起，就說它有 drama。
exciting event · noun · B1
An exciting event, or the exciting feeling that something gives you.
刺激事件 / 精彩場面
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Dramaname
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A city, a municipality, a regional unit of the East Macedonia and Thrace region, in north-eastern Greece.
dramanoun/ˈdɹɑːmə/
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A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- The author released her latest drama, which became a best-seller.
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Such a work for television, radio or the cinema, usually one that is not a comedy.
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Theatrical plays in general.
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A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.
- After losing my job, having a car crash, and the big row with my neighbours, I don't need any more drama.
- Thais have been gripped by the two-week drama unfolding at the Tham Luang cave system, and took to social media Sunday as rescue efforts unfolded.
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slangRumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a situation made more complicated or worse than it should be; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。