She said, "Mom, I love television. I love soap operas."

她说：“妈，我喜欢看电视，我喜欢肥皂剧

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But if you love soap operas, I asked you a question, that's the answer you gave me.

但你要是喜欢肥皂剧，就是我问你一个问题，这就是你给我的答案。

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And I said, "Oh, my goodness, after I've sent you to college to love soap operas." That wasn't what I had in mind.

我就说：“哦天啊，我把你送进大学，让你喜欢肥皂剧去了，我没想到是这样。”

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And I said, "Oh, my goodness, after I've sent you to college to love soap operas. That wasn't what I had in mind.

我就说：“哦天啊，我把你送进大学,让你喜欢肥皂剧去了，我没想到是这样。

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But if you love soap operas, I asked you a question, that's the answer you gave me.

但你要是喜欢肥皂剧，就是我问你一个问题，这就是你给我的答案。

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She said, "Mom, I love television. I love soap operas."

她说：“妈，我喜欢看电视，我喜欢肥皂剧“

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The cold turkey scene has cropped up in films like Trainspotting and soap operas like EastEnders, where a parent uses so-called "tough love".

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