HBO官方正式宣布《权利的游戏》将于第八季完结

 　　Game of Thrones - the record-breaking fantasy drama TV series - will end after its eighth season, American broadcaster HBO has confirmed.

　　美国HBO电视台近日证实，打破收视记录的魔幻电视剧《权力的游戏》将在第八季结束之后正式完结。

　　HBO programming chief Casey Bloys made the announcement at the Television Critics Association's conference.

　　HBO节目主管凯西·阿洛伊斯是在电视评论家协会会议上宣布的这一消息。

　　The seventh season - made up of seven episodes¹ instead of the usual 10 - is expected in summer next year, while the final season will be in 2018.

　　《权力的游戏》第七季只有7集，而不是通常的10集，预计将于明年夏季播出，而第八季则要等到2018年。

　　HBO官方正式宣布《权利的游戏》将于第八季完结Now the programme has overtaken the source material, meaning producers are telling a story no-one has read before.

　　现在这部剧已经超越了原著小说的内容，这也就是说制片人正在讲述一个以前从来没有人读过的故事。

　　Speaking in Beverly Hills, California, Mr Bloys said the number of episodes for the final season was yet to be determined². "We'll take as many as the producers will give us," he said.

　　在加州贝弗利山庄发表讲话时，阿洛伊斯表示，他们目前还没有确定《权力的游戏》第八季究竟要拍多少集。他说道：“我们将尽可能多地拍摄制片人给我们的内容。”

　　Mr Bloys did not rule out a spin-off, saying that "we're open to it, (the producers) aren't opposed to it, but there's no concrete plans right now".

　　阿洛伊斯没有排除可能会拍衍生片的可能，他说道：“我们可以接受，制片人们也不反对，但是目前还没有具体的规划。”

　　Last year, Game of Thrones won a record 12 Emmy Awards for a series in a single year. The series has picked up 23 nominations³ - another record - ahead of this year's annual ceremony to be held in September.

　　去年，《权力的游戏》在一年的时间里，创纪录地获得了12项艾美奖。在今年9月的年度颁奖典礼举行前，《权力的游戏》已经获得了23项提名，这又是一项纪录。

 

1 episodes   

插曲，片断( episode的名词复数 )； 一集

参考例句：

• The novel deals with the romantic episodes of her early life. 小说叙述了她早期生活的浪漫插曲。
• Three episodes have been telescoped into a single programme. 把叁集的内容压缩成了一个节目。

2 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

3 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句