The mob was like a soap opera back then.

当时黑帮就跟肥皂剧似。

But why soap? Why are these things called soap operas?

但是为什么是肥皂呢？为什么这些会被称作肥皂剧呢？

Thus arose the " royal soap opera" genre.

因此出现了“皇室肥皂剧”流派。

What do you think of soap operas, Mark?

马克，你对肥皂剧怎么看？

South Korean officials might be helped by the wild popularity of Korean pop and television dramas and soap operas in the rest of Asia, part of the “Korean wave”.

韩官员也许会得益于亚洲其他地区对韩流行电视剧狂热，这也是“韩流”一部分。

For people at that time, his stories were like the soap operas we see on TV today.

对那时来讲，他故事就好象今天在电视上看肥皂剧一样。

We also watched soap operas every afternoon, especially " Days of our Lives."

每天下午，都会看肥皂剧，尤其是《岁月》。

This is an emotionally powerful film that isn't just very funny, but has a great way of really tugging at your heart strings without feeling too much like a soap opera.

这是部情绪强烈电影，不只是有趣，而是以很棒方式扣动你心弦，也不会太过俗滥而变得像芭乐剧。

That's right, It's time for our latest soap opera the tales of the yesterday's tomorrow.

没错 又到了最新一期肥皂剧时间 过往之明天故事。

My favorite experiment of this kind is the one that showed that the babies of women who watched a certain soap opera every day during pregnancy recognized the theme song of that show once they were born.

最喜欢一个实验是，如果母亲在孕期每天看同一个肥皂剧，婴儿就能够在出生后识别出这个电视剧主题曲。

Daytime soap operas beat this plot device through death.

日间肥皂剧用死亡情节打败了这种情节装置。

I think you've starred in more than 20 soap operas here in South Korea.

想你在韩演过二十多部连续剧了吧。

Every night my roommates watch the Korean soap operas till mid-night.

室友每天晚上都看韩剧。

If you're into football or you love makeup tutorials or romance novels or soap operas.

如果你喜欢足球或者是喜欢化妆教程，或者是爱情小说，或者是肥皂剧话。

I was, I was in a soap opera in Australia.

演过，出演过一部澳大利亚肥皂剧。

The result was a four-month period in which I could write almost nothing at all. What I did instead was drink beer, smoke Pall Malls, read John D.MacDonald paperbacks, and watch afternoon soap operas.

结果就是整整四个月中几乎什么都写不出。相反喝啤酒，抽PallMall牌香烟，读约翰·麦克唐纳平装本小说，还看了好多下午播肥皂剧。

As one Eagle Cam fan wrote, " This is better than watching soap operas" .

正如一位《老鹰摄像机》粉丝写道：" 这比看肥皂剧好看多了。"

That is how a soap opera gets you hooked.

这就是肥皂剧会让你上瘾原因。

See, I was a regular on a soap opera, you know?

演过连续剧？

" The truth is… " a soap opera actress said dramatically on the screen.

“事实上… … ”电视剧里女演员夸张地说。