The story has all the elements of a soap opera.

这个故事是非常典型的肥皂剧题材。

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We'll have a soap opera series on TV this week.

这周末我们会在电视上看到一系列肥皂剧。

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After some experience in theater, he landed a role in a soap opera and dropped out of high school just shy of graduation.

在取得一些舞台剧演出经验之后，他获得一个肥皂剧的角色，于是没有等到高中毕业就辍学了。

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Also spared was a soap opera called "Li Yuan Chun, " broadcast by Henan Satellite TV.

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It's a funny aspiration for a soap opera, ideological balance, but evidently a winning one.

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