英语新闻视频:《行尸走肉》男主角安德鲁·林肯称是最“酷”的工作
时间:2018-12-09 作者:英语课 分类:英语新闻视频
According to experts, Americans love zombies because they represent whatever happens to be their greatest fear at the time.
专家称,美国人之所以喜欢丧尸,是因为它们代表的恰好是美国人此时此刻内心的极度恐惧。
“You can’t shoot the financial meltdown in the head – you can do that with a zombie,” said Max Brooks 1, author of the best-selling Zombie Survival Guide.
“你不能拿枪爆金融危机的头——但是你可以对丧尸这样做,”畅销书《丧尸生存手册》的作者马克思•布鲁克斯说。
But the best thing about The Walking Dead is that it isn’t just about zombies. In this show they are more of a lens through which to observe the humans’ character and test their humanity to the limits.
但《行尸走肉》最棒的一点在于,它讲述的不仅仅是丧尸。在这部剧中,透过镜头更多的是去洞察人性、测试人性极限。
“We must keep watching to reassure 2 ourselves that, if faced with a global meltdown, zombie-virus-related or otherwise, we could survive,” said Jen Chaney of The Washington Post.
“我们必须目不转睛地收看,以便安慰自己,如果面对全球危机,僵尸病毒或者其他事情时,我们也能够存活,”《华盛顿邮报》的珍• 钱尼说道。
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brooks
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )
参考例句:
Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时,狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了,今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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reassure
v.使放心,使消除疑虑
参考例句:
This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点,于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。