1.

Soap opera is for TV what the popular novel is for books.

1)

方式状语从句常用连词 as, just as, as if , like, what 和 the way 引导

A.

as 作“按照”或“像”，当as 引导的从句位于句首时，主句常由 so 引出。例如

e.g. I have changed the plan as you suggested. 我已经根据你的建议改变了这一计划。

e.g. Just as you hate maths, so I dislike chemistry. 我不喜欢化学，就像你讨厌数学一样。

B. as if/ though 都作“好像”解，两者可以换用，从句即可用陈述语气，表示可能符合事实的情况，又可用虚拟语气，表示与事实不符的情况。

e.g. He glanced about as if/ though he was in search of something.

他扫视了四周，好像在找什么东西。

Everything went on as usual as if/ though nothing had happened.

一切如常，好像什么也没有发生。

C. 在句型“A is to B what C is to D” 中，what 表示两种事物相同或相似，意为”A 之于B 就像C之于D”

e.g.

Water is to fish what air is to man. 水对鱼就像空气对人一样重要。

Intellect is to the mind___ sight is to the body. (2001-45)

A

A. What

B. as

c. that

D. like

智力对于思想，就像视力对于身体一样。

Twelve is to three _____ four is to one. (1998-61)

B

A. what

B. as

C. that

D. like

十二比三等于四比一。（what 作连词引导方式状语从句，表示两种事物相同或相似的关系。但在表示数字之间的比例关系时，应该用as 代替what .

2) soap opera : A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio.