Just as fans were recovering from the particularly graphic and grisly end to Dr. Sara Tancredi (played by Sarah Wayne Callies), there's even more drastic news that's just been announced regarding the third season of Prison Break. The show is going on an extended hiatus.

粉丝们刚刚从莎拉医生那令人震惊的死亡镜头恢复过来,就有一个关于《越狱》第三季的更爆炸的消息传出。这部剧将有一个很长的停播期。

Fox has confirmed the earlier rumblings that the show will be taking a break starting in December, and won't return until 2008.

福克斯电视台证实了这条传闻,这部剧集将于12月开始停播,直到08年四月才会回来。

The show is having what's called a “fall finale” on December 17. After a four month break, the first episode after the hiatus is slated to air on April 24. Once the late spring season starts up again, all the remaining episodes will run until early June.

剧集将在12月17日播放“秋季结局”。之后的第一集将于4月24日播出。明年春季档一旦播出,所有剩下的剧集就会一直播放到六月初。(小编注:这段话的“once”很说明问题啊)

When the show has its fall finale, there will have been about 12 to 13 episodes run in the fall season. How many episodes will ultimately run in the spring season remains to be seen.

这部剧在秋季结局的时候,整个秋季档大约会播放12到13集,在明年春季档最终能有多少集被播放我们仍然不得而知。(小编注:果然啊果然~~)

In the interim, Fox will air The Sarah Connor Chronicles, now renamed Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, in Prison Break's usual timeslot. This new drama is based on the stories featured in the Terminator movie series, and will definitely benefit from its new timeslot with 24.

在这段时间里,福克斯电视台将在《越狱》播放的时间段播放《莎拉传》,现在被重新命名为《终结者外传》。这部新剧依托《终结者》系列电影中的重要角色,而且它的新时段明显会使它和《24》得到双赢。(小编注:这个也不好说,最近剧集里叫莎拉的好像都不太好过。比如《越狱》的这只和《C.S.I》的这一只。)

Some Prison Break fans are alarmed by this development, worrying that the hiatus might have a more ominous meaning behind it. Several fans sites post messages from the Prison Break faithful in which they worry if the show will actually make it back from hiatus at all.

一些《越狱》粉丝对事态发展感到恐慌,他们担心停播的背后有不祥的意义。一些粉丝站点发布了《越狱》的消息,在消息中对剧集是否真的能在停播后回归表示了实实在在的担心。

However, other fans have noted that due to the international success of the show, it's highly unlikely that Fox would not bring back the show to at least finish out the season. The show is – unlike many other dramas – to have an ultimate story arc, and so at some point, the Prison Break gang will have to stop running when the show comes to its natural conclusion. For now, at least, Fox is saying this four month break is definitely not the end.

不过,剩下的粉丝们表示鉴于这部剧集在国际上的成功(小编:估计中国贡献了很大力量),福克斯电视台至少会让这部剧播放到本季结束。这部剧集和其他剧集不同,它有一个基本的故事框架。所以从某些方面来说,越狱帮将不得不在剧集自然结束时停止逃亡。到目前为止,至少福克斯电视台说这四个月的停播绝对不是《越狱》的终结。