何为“soap opera”？

中老年居家妇女，在家没事干的时候，最喜欢用看电视来打发时间。长长的电视剧是很多人生活中的一部分。很多人称这些人喜欢看肥皂剧。那为什么大家会管这类电视剧叫“肥皂剧”呢?它的由来是什么？

也许是因为他们的长篇大论到像是肥皂泡泡一样多！也许是因为它们的情结像肥皂泡泡一样易碎却不能留下深远的影响’也许是因为观众多是居家女人，所以用“肥皂”代指，究竟是什么原因呢？看看下面的介绍吧。

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble as sponsors and producers. These early radio series were broadcast in weekday daytime slots when most listeners would be housewives; thus the shows were aimed at and consumed by a predominantly female audience.

A crucial element that defines soap opera is the open-ended nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. Each episode ends with a promise that the storyline is to be continued in another episode

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