soap opera

名词 soap opera:

1. a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products)

1. What a sensational story! It has all the elements of a soap opera.
   多麽耸人听闻的事! 具备连续剧的一切要素。
2. Do you watch soap opera?
   你看肥皂剧吗？
3. No soap opera fan can complain that the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings that usurped the network tales of sex and power could not deliver their daily emotional fix. It was an astounding day for television viewers, right up there with Watergate.
   喜欢看肥皂剧的人不会抱怨参议院司法委员会听证会不能提供每天的感情刺激。在色情与权力故事方面它取代了电视台。对电视观众那是令人耳目一新的一天，可与水门事件媲美。