All in all, the plot was fairly easy to follow—but it was hard to work out the dividing line between fact and fiction.

总而言之，情节很容易懂，但要找到事实与虚构之间的界线就难了。

youdao

After that, the plot seemed to be straight out of a movie. The other students in the class, Matt, and I started to work together in protecting ourselves.

在那以后，就像发生在电影里的故事一样，我，麦德，还有班上的同学们开始为保护自己的权利寻找依据。

youdao

The plot is very complicated, and it will take you a while to work it out.

故事情节非常复杂，你得花一点时间才能理出头绪。

youdao

Whatever you think those are. Here, you might imagine different people disagreeing about-- oh, but throw in something--but if what you want to do is write the great American novel, then you've got the experience of staying up late at night not knowing how to make the plot work out, crushing pieces of paper and throwing them away.

你能想到的都在里面，可能有人不同意-,插入某某东西，比如你想,创作最伟大的美国小说，于是你获得熬夜的体验,纠结于如何构建情节，撕碎稿纸，扔在一边。

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