Only that's too kind. It was terrible, actually, a story populated by paper-thin characters and driven by outlandish plot developments.

这么说太客气，事实上那小说写得糟透了，里面的人物单薄如纸，情节发展荒诞不经。

In English, students could act out scenes from literature to better comprehend character motivations and plot development.

在英语中，学生可以表演文学作品中的场景，以更好地理解人物动机和情节发展。

Good writing, on the other hand, teaches the learning writer about style, graceful narration, plot development, the creation of believable characters, and truth-telling.

而好的作品能教给学习写作的人以风格、优雅叙事、情节发展、丰满可信的人物创作，还有实事求是的态度。

Now there's been a new development - a plot development because I have just had a " cut" in my salary.

现在有了新的发展——情节发展，因为我的薪水刚刚被“削减”。

In fact, the human brain is programmed to see patterns and become fascinated in the plot development of stories, finally storing them in long-term memory.

事实上，人脑被编程为可以看到模式并着迷于故事情节的发展，最终将它们存储在长期记忆中。