SAT一道填空
Theactor'sstoriesofbackstagefeudsandrivalrymightbethought_________weretherenotsomanycorroboratinganecdotesfromothertheatricalpersonalities.
(A)pantomime(B)ambiguity(C)approbation(D)hyperbole(E)vainglory
求翻译~还有weretherenot是什么句式?在这里被卡住了……