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。