還可以用：
fodder
matter
素材
fadder
喜劇的素材
material for a comedy.
詩的素材
food for poetry
喜劇的素材
Material for a comedy.
搜集素材（資料）寫書
collecting material for a book
作家從生活中汲取素材。
The writer's raw material is life.
她正在為寫書搜集素材。
She's collecting material for a book.
他正在為寫書搜集素材。
He is collecting materials for a book.
這壹事件將成為報紙文章的好素材。
This event will be a good story for the paper.
她正在搜集素材在報紙上發表文章。
She's collecting material for a newspaper article.