轻松学英语：2015圣诞节最值得期待英剧（双语）

　　It simply wouldn't be Christmas if you didn't spend evenings cosily bundled up on the sofa with your friends and family.Luckily, there's a bumper crop of Christmas specials on TV this season which are sure to keep everyone entertained through those long winter nights. From Sherlock's time-travelling mystery to Downton Abbey's final hurrah, there's something for all the family over the holiday period.

　　要是不蜷在沙发上和家人朋友共度夜晚就不叫圣诞了。幸而本季有一大波圣诞特辑剧集开播，保准人人漫漫冬夜欢乐开怀。从夏洛克的时光之旅到唐顿庄园的大团圆，在此圣诞佳节总有大家都爱的片。

Downton Abbey

　　《唐顿庄园》

首播：BBC One, Christmas Day, 8.45pm

　　After her absence in season six, Lady Rose will be returning to the Crawley manor, but Violet Crawley is set to be involved in a shocking final storyline. Hopefully her spirits will be lifted by a wedding, withrumoursthat Lady Edith will accept Bertie Pelham's proposal.

　　继第六季缺席荧屏，罗斯夫人将重回克劳利庄园，但薇拉·克劳利按剧情设置将会卷入终结性的骇人故事情节。希望婚礼可以让她精神大振，谣传伊迪丝小姐将会接受伯蒂·佩勒姆的求婚。

　　《神探夏洛克》

首播：BBC One, 1 January（中国1月4日影院登陆，小伙伴们约吗~）

　　The 90-minute episode titled The Abominable Bride follows Holmes and Watson as they are transported back in time to Victorian London where they deal with a ghostly mystery. While the episode has been dubbed a Christmas special, writer Stephen Moffat has admitted the show would work equally well in the middle of summer.

　　《可恶的新娘》 SP长达90分钟，夏洛克和华生穿越回到了维多利亚时代的伦敦，一个可怖的谜团有待他们揭开。尽管这一集译制为圣诞特辑，编剧史蒂文·莫法特也承认这集若是盛夏播放同样奏效。

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《呼叫助产士 》

首播：BBC One, Christmas Day

　　It may have been filmed during the heatwave in June, but Call The Midwife promises to provide plenty of festive cheer. The latest storyline is being kept firmly under wraps for now, but Cliff Parisi, who plays Fred, was seen on set in a Santa suit.

　　尽管很有可能是在酷暑的六月拍摄的，但《呼叫助产士》还是带来了颇多节日的欢腾气息。最新剧情虽严格保密，不过有人看到弗雷德的扮演者克里夫·帕瑞席在现场着圣诞老人装。

《神秘博士》

首播：BBC One, date TBC

　　With Jenna Coleman announcing that she's leaving the series, this will be The Doctor's last Christmas with Clara. But whilst he may have lost one companion, River Song will be returning to the show for the Christmas special. River, who plays The Doctor's wife, has not yet met this incarnation of her husband, so it should make for great viewing.

　　珍娜·科尔曼称她要离开《神秘博士》系列剧，这将是博士和克拉拉最后一个圣诞节。尽管博士可能已经失却一个伴侣，但圣诞特辑里瑞宋江又回来了。博士的妻子宋江还未遇见其丈夫的（这一代）化身（注：宋江只见过10代和11代博士，和12代是初次相遇），因而也是一大看点。

《东区人》

首播：BBC One, Christmas Day

　　Dean Wicks may not be the only character facing the law this Christmas.The Beale family are seriously considering handing him over to the police for Lucy's murder. Meanwhile, in a heartwrenching situation that will strike a chord with a few viewers, elderly Cora Cross spends Christmas lonely and isolated whilst others are with their families.

　　迪恩·威客也许是本次圣诞唯一一个受法律制裁的角色。比黎一家正认真考虑是否要将迪恩交付警方处理露西谋杀一案。与此同时，年迈的克拉·克罗斯孤身一人过圣诞，而其他人却和家人一起共度节日，这一揪心的场景会引起不少观众的共鸣。（来源：沪江英语）