Just like women in general I enjoy soap operas.

就像一般的女人一样，我喜欢看肥皂剧。

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？

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

每天下午，我们都会看肥皂剧，尤其是《我们的岁月》。

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

正如一位《老鹰摄像机》的粉丝写道：" 这比看肥皂剧好看多了。"

Aslo, we can see great movies, operas and concerts.

而且，我们还可以看电影、戏剧和音乐会。

Would you like to enjoy Beijing opera?

欣赏京剧？

We drank tea and watched an opera.

我们边喝茶边看京剧。

What do you think of soap operas, Mark?

马克，你对肥皂剧怎么看？

I was bored stiff listening to my mom go on and on about her soap operas.

听着我妈妈没完没了地讲她的肥皂剧，我感到厌烦透了。

Daytime soap operas beat this plot device through death.

日间肥皂剧用死亡的情节打败了这种情节装置。

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

没错 又到了我们最新一期肥皂剧时间 过往之明天的故事。

The mob was like a soap opera back then.

当时的黑帮就跟肥皂剧似的。

There you can see it rising up, Garnier's opera.

她正逐耸立 巴黎歌剧院。

A lot of artists perform plays, concerts and operas there.

很多艺术家在那里表演戏剧、音乐会和歌剧。

Why not visit our local theatre and enjoy Beijing opera?

为什么不去我们本地的剧院欣赏京剧呢？

By the way, before I forget. To work in soap operas...

还有，先说明一点 如果想演连续剧。

And he wrote what many consider to be the most beautiful American opera, Porgy and Bess.

他还创作了《波吉与贝丝》，很多人认为这是最优美的美国歌剧。

Last Saturday, my husband and I went there to see Verdi's opera called Rigoletto.

上周六，我和丈夫去那里看威尔第的歌剧《弄臣》。

If you understand the special meanings, you can appreciate the opera even more.

你如果懂得那些特殊意义，对京剧就能有更深的欣赏。

It's hard to imagine any opera with a plot equal to her life.

很难想象她的人生就像一场歌剧一样。