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

 

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 Brooks¹, 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 reassure² 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。

 

1 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》

2 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。