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With over 62 million viewers worldwide, “The Queen’s Gambit” has become the most-watched miniseries ever on Netflix one month after its release.
全球累積觀眾超過6,200萬的《后翼棄兵》在上映一個月後成了Netflix有史以來最受歡迎的迷你影集。
viewer(n.)觀影者;觀眾worldwide(adv.)全世界地release(n.)(v.)釋出;出版;上映
The series has even gotten rare 100% score reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.7 rating on IMDb.
該劇甚至在爛番茄評論網上得到難得的滿分並在網路電影資料庫上獲得8.7分的評價。
review(n.)評論film reviewrare(adj.)罕見的;難得的score(n.)(v.)(考試或競賽的)得分rating(n.)評價;評分
Adapted from Walter Tevis’s 1983 novel of the same title, the series tells the story of an orphan chess prodigy named Beth Harmon.
《后翼棄兵》改編自沃爾特·特維斯1983年的同名小說，講述孤兒西洋棋奇才貝絲·哈蒙的一生。
be adapted from...=改編自~orphan(n.)孤兒orphanage孤兒院prodigy(n.)奇才;天才=genius
Beth aims to become the world’s greatest chess player while struggling with emotional problems as well as drug and alcohol addiction.
貝絲以成為全球頂尖的西洋棋棋士為目標，卻也同時面臨情緒問題以及藥物與酒精成癮症。
aim to RVstruggle with...=奮鬥或掙扎於emotional(adj.)情緒相關的addiction(n.)上癮;成癮症
Netflix said that they did not expect the miniseries would be as successful as it is today.
Netflix表示當初他們沒有料想到這齣迷你影集會如今日所見的那麼成功。
expect(v.)預期;預料successful(adj.)成功的A be as adj. as B=A跟B一樣~
With a No.1 ranking in 63 countries, the series’ extreme popularity has been credited to Anya Taylor-Joy’s performance as the lead character.
《后翼棄兵》在63個國家都拿下熱門影集的第一名，其火紅的人氣被歸因於飾演貝絲·哈蒙的安雅·泰勒喬伊在劇中令人驚豔的演技。
ranking(n.)排名extreme(adj.)極度的;極端的popularity(n.)流行;受歡迎credit sth. to sb.=將某事歸功於某人
As the series has grown on the viewers, the sales of chess sets have seen an increase of over 170%.
隨著《后翼棄兵》人氣扶搖直上，西洋棋的銷量暴增了170%。
grow on sb.逐漸為某人所喜愛sale(n.)銷售(量)
Google has reached a nine-year peak of the searches for “how to play chess.”
谷歌上有關「怎麼下棋」的搜尋次數也創下九年來的新高。
peak(n.)高峰;最高點hit a peaksearch(n.)(v.)搜尋;搜索
The original novel is now on the bestseller list of The New York Times after its release three decades ago.
原著小說在出版了三十年後登上《紐約時報》的暢銷書排行榜。
original(adj.)原本的;起初的bestseller(n.)暢銷書
Meanwhile, a five-fold rise in the number of new chess players on Chess.com has proven how much influence the show has had on its viewers.
同時，Chess.com上的新玩家人數增加了五倍，可見《后翼棄兵》對觀眾的影響力之大。
meanwhile(adv.)與此同時-fold(suff.)~倍prove(v.)證明;證實influence(n.)影響(力)A has an influence on B