相信最早一批的“美剧迷”们，对于《吸血鬼猎人巴菲(Buffy the Vampire Slayer)》肯定不会陌生。近日，这部剧集的男主演之一尼古拉斯·布兰登(Nicholas Brendon)被宣布在睡梦中安详离世，享年54岁，他的家人在一份声明中证实了这一消息。下面请看相关双语报道。
Nicholas Brendon, best known for playing the lovable underdog Xander Harris in the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died aged 54.
尼古拉斯·布兰登因在电视剧《吸血鬼猎人巴菲》中饰演可爱的失意者赞德·哈里斯而闻名，他已去世，享年54岁。
His family confirmed he died in his sleep on Friday night, posting on Brendon's Instagram page: "We are heartbroken to share the passing of our brother and son, Nicholas Brendon.
他的家人在布兰登的Instagram页面上发帖，证实他于周五晚在睡梦中去世：“我们心碎地分享我们的兄弟和儿子尼古拉斯·布兰登离世的消息。”
"He passed in his sleep of natural causes. Our family asks for privacy during this time as we grieve his loss and celebrate the life of a man who lived with intensity, imagination and heart."
“他在睡梦中自然死亡。 在我们哀悼他的离世、庆祝一个充满激情、想象力和内心的人的一生之际，我们的家人此时请求保持隐私。”
In 2023, Brendon revealed he had suffered a heart attack and been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. He also had cauda equina syndrome, which led to several spinal surgeries.
2023年，布兰登透露他曾心脏病发作，并被诊断出患有先天性心脏缺陷。 他还患有马尾神经综合征，这导致他接受了多次脊柱手术。
His family acknowledged Brendon had gone through "struggles in the past", adding that "he was on medications and treatment to manage his diagnosis and he was optimistic about the future at the time of his passing".
他的家人承认布兰登“过去经历过挣扎”，并补充说“他一直在接受药物治疗和管理其诊断，在他去世时，他对未来持乐观态度”。
Alyson Hannigan, one of Brendon's co-stars in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, responded to his death on social media, posting: "My Sweet Nicky, thank you for years of laughter, love and Dodgers … I love you. RIP."
艾莉森·汉妮根，布兰登在《吸血鬼猎人巴菲》中的一位联合主演，在社交媒体上回应了他的去世，发帖称：“我亲爱的尼基，感谢你多年的欢笑、爱和道奇队……我爱你。 安息吧。”
Brendon starred in all seven series of the show, which ended in 2003, and was nominated for a Saturn award in 1998 and 1999 for best genre TV actor.
布兰登出演了该剧全部七季，该剧于2003年完结，他曾在1998年和1999年获得土星奖最佳类型电视剧演员提名。
The supernatural horror drama drew in millions of viewers around the world and spurred hundreds of tie-in products, including novels, comics and video games.
这部超自然恐怖剧吸引了全球数百万观众，并催生了数百种衍生品，包括小说、漫画和电子游戏。
Brendan previously said that his fans had told him his portrayal of Xander Harris "made it cool to be a nerd and awkward and funny".
布兰登此前曾表示，他的粉丝告诉他，他对赞德·哈里斯的塑造“让成为书呆子、笨拙和有趣的人变得很酷”。
After Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended, Brendon continued to work as an actor in a number of recurring parts in other TV series and roles in limited-release films such as Coherence and Big Gay Love.
在《吸血鬼猎人巴菲》结束后，布兰登继续以演员身份工作，在其他电视剧中担任多个角色，并在《彗星来的那一夜》和《大基佬的爱》等限量发行电影中出演角色。
However, since his time on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Brendon's career was largely overshadowed by his struggles with substance abuse and high-profile arrests.
然而，自他在《吸血鬼猎人巴菲》时期以来，布兰登的职业生涯在很大程度上因其药物滥用和备受瞩目的逮捕事件而蒙上阴影。
In 2014, Brendon was arrested after witnesses called police to report a disturbance involving hotel employees. Four months later, he was arrested again after causing extensive damage to a hotel room. In 2015, he was then due to discuss the arrests and alcoholism on The Dr Phil Show, but walked off the set mid-show. In a Facebook message, Brendan said he had drunk alcohol before the interview and had felt unprepared to "lay out the darkest parts of myself on national TV".
2014年，布兰登在目击者致电警方报告一起涉及酒店员工的骚乱后被捕。 四个月后，他因对一间酒店房间造成严重损坏再次被捕。 2015年，他原定在《菲尔博士秀》上讨论这些逮捕事件和酗酒问题，但在节目中途离开了录制现场。 在一则Facebook消息中，布兰登表示他在采访前喝了酒，并且觉得自己没有准备好“在国家电视台上曝光自己最黑暗的部分”。
His family members described Brendon on Friday as "passionate and sensitive" and as someone who was "endlessly driven to create".
他的家人在周五将布兰登描述为“充满激情(且)敏感”并且“不懈地追求创造”的人。
They added: "Those who truly knew him understood that his art was one of the purest reflections of who he was … Our family asks for privacy during this time as we grieve his loss and celebrate the life of a man who lived with intensity, imagination, and heart."
他们补充道：“那些真正了解他的人明白，他的艺术是对他自身最纯粹的映照之一……在我们哀悼他的离世、庆祝一个充满激情、想象力和内心的人的一生之际，我们的家人此时请求保持隐私。”
重点词汇
Nicholas Brendon /ˈnɪkələs ˈbrendən/ 尼古拉斯·布伦登
known for 以…而闻名
heartbroken /ˈhɑːtbrəʊkən/ adj. 极度悲伤的，心碎的
intensity /ɪnˈtensəti/ n. 热情，热烈，执着，浓烈的情感
imagination /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/ n. 想象力，创造力
heart /hɑːt/ n. 真心，诚意，善良的本心
during this time 在此期间，此时此刻
