Her love of melodrama meant that any small problem became a crisis.

她喜欢夸大其词，会把任何小问题说成危机。

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In Sullivan's time, that dual role generally meant performing on stage, as he did in Honest Hearts and Willing Hands, a melodrama that toured the country.

在苏利文的时代，这样的双重角色意味着登台表演，就像他在全国巡演的情节剧《心诚手愿》(Honest Hearts and Willing Hands)中所做的那样。“与握过苏利文的双手握手！”

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The film's Hong Kong director, Jingle Ma, says the new 115-minute Mulan is a sweeping melodrama that depicts the central character as an action hero, dutiful daughter and wistful romantic.

导演马楚成称这部115分钟长的电影情节跌宕起伏，主角设定为集动作高手、孝顺女儿和情窦初开的少女于一身的形象。

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"Also it took away a lot of your fear of melodrama as well because it felt kind of seismic, if that's the right word.

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Now, Goei is busy developing five film scripts: two comedies set in Manhattan, a contemporary Singapore melodrama, a futuristic Asian action adventure and a ghost story set in Japan.

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By castigating the press, the campaign was able to broadcast the family melodrama in a self-righteous manner.

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The melodrama opens on a lighthearted note, but Ms. Serreau leaps in with fairly ham-fisted farce.

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