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If youhave ever seen a soap opera, you know the stories and the characters can beexaggerated[1]. But they reflect life, justbigger. So there are real life lessons we can learn from soap operas, and thoselessons are as big andadventurousas any soap operastoryline.
We cyclethrough tragedy and joy just like these characters. We cross thresholds[2],fight demons[3] and find salvation[4] unexpectedly, But just like soaps, wecan flip the script[5], which means we can learn lessons from soaps tocraft[6]our own life stories.
Soapoperas teach us to push away doubt and believe in our capacity, for bravery,vulnerability, adaptability and resilience[7]. And most importantly,they show us it’s never too late to change your story.
[1] exaggerate [ɪɡ'zædʒəret] v. 夸大；夸张
We tend to exaggerate the importance of money in our life.
我们往往会夸大金钱在生活中的作用。
[2] threshold ['θrɛʃhold] n.门槛；极限
She caught her foot on thethreshold and stumbled.
她的一只脚被门槛绊住而跌倒了。
[3] demon ['dimən] n. 恶魔；魔鬼；
He acts like a demon.
他像一个恶魔。
[4] salvation [sæl'veʃən] n. 拯救；救助
The country’s salvation lies in forcing through democraticreforms.
拯救该国在于强制推行民主改革。
[5] flip the script 反过来；扭转，反转
The free market reforms has flip the script for these country’s future.
自由的市场改革已经反转了这些国家的未来。
[6] craft [kræft] vt. 精巧地制作 n. 航天器；船
aircraft 飞机
[7] resilience [rɪˈzɪliəns] n. 恢复力；
He gets happiness from his skills and resilience.
他从他的技能和恢复力中获得快乐。
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