2019.05.06

周一 Monday

cliffhanger /ˈklɪfhæŋə(r)/ 

n. 吊人胃口的东西

The Handmaid's Tale's second season finale left off on a frustrating cliffhanger, once June decided not to flee Gilead, despite all the Marthas teaming up to provide her and the baby safe passage out.
《使女的故事》第二季的大结局给观众留下了一个令人沮丧的悬念,尽管所有的Marthas都齐心协力为她和孩子提供安全之路,琼决定不逃离基列。

So, where does that leave us for Season 3? Slowly but surely, details about the Hulu series' newest season are starting to trickle in.
那么,第三季的剧情将会如何发展呢?虽然进展缓慢,但可以肯定的是,这部Hulu的剧最新一季的细节已经开始慢慢浮出水面。

It will premiere later than usual. The Handmaid's Tale has usually dropped in April, but this season the show will premiere on Wednesday, June 5. 
它开播时间将比以往晚。《使女的故事》通常在4月播出,但这一季将会在6月5日周三首播。

Though it's later than usual, Hulu will drop the first three episodes at once before switching to a weekly rollout.
虽然开播比以往晚,但Hulu将会一次性放出前三集,然后再切换到周播模式。

Nick and Fred's power struggle has only begun. Now that Nick officially stood up to Fred to help Offred escape, there are some pretty harsh truths out in the open between these men. 
尼克和弗雷德的权力斗争才刚刚开始。由于尼克正式站出来反抗弗雷德,帮助奥弗雷德逃跑,两人之间的那些相当残酷的事实会被公之于众。

However, turning Nick over isn't exactly an easy thing to do, given all the dirty secrets he knows about Fred and his dealings (not to mention who knows how many other people thanks to his time as an Eye), so their tug-of-war will continue well into Season 3.
然而,搞掉尼克并不容易,因为他知道弗雷德和他的交易的所有肮脏的秘密(更不用说多亏了他做“眼睛”的那段时间,谁知道他还知道多少人的呢),所以他们的拉锯战将会持续到第三季。

Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) will be back. Showrunner Bruce Miller confirmed that Bradley Whitford has signed on for Season 3 to continue his role of Commander Lawrence, so we'll eventually get some answers about his role within Gilead and within the resistance that helped the Handmaids escape.
指挥官劳伦斯(布莱德利·惠特福德饰)将会回归。该剧制片人布鲁斯·米勒证实布莱德利·惠特福德已经签约第三季继续扮演指挥官劳伦斯,所以我们最终会得到一些关于他在基列以及帮助使女们逃跑的抵抗组织中所扮演的角色的答案。

Emily and Nicole's story isn't over yet. If you were worried Emily would escape with baby Nicole, never to be seen or heard from again, never fear. 
艾米丽和妮可的故事还没有结束。如果你担心艾米丽会带着宝宝妮可逃走,从此消失不见、杳无音信,不用害怕。

Emily and Nicole will play a very large role in Season 3, since basically everyone will be trying to track down that baby when the story returns.
Emily和Nicole将会在第三季中有很重的戏份,因为基本上每个人都想在第三季回归时找到这个宝宝。

 

今日词汇

cliffhanger /ˈklɪfhæŋə(r)/ 

n. 吊人胃口的东西

 

这个词由cliff+hanger组成。

cliff,n.悬崖;绝壁;

hanger,n.挂钩。

动作电影里常见的桥段——单手悬挂在崖壁或塔尖,惊险地让人肾上腺素激增。

cliffhanger,是系列电影或剧集常见的招式。喂!不吊吊胃口怎么拴住你们看续集?