英国“神剧”《黑镜子》为我们构建了一个看似荒谬无稽的世界，而仔细想想，在现实中这些并非不可能。科技在为我们带来便捷的同时，也埋下了一些隐患。
The manner in which TV series in the UK are aired can be highly frustrating at times. Sometimes you only get three episodes of a show and then nothing else for a couple of years.
英剧的播出方式偶尔会令人心情跌到谷底，有时只只播出前，之后便沉寂数年。
While waiting for more episodes is frustrating, it does allow a lot of interesting ideas to make it onto TV screens, thus always offering audiences something exciting to watch.
虽然追剧是件令人抓狂的事，但这样一来，也为荧幕上的一些奇思妙想提供了沃土，从而不断为观众带来惊喜。
One such exciting idea is the mini-series Black Mirror. Aired on Channel 4 in the UK, it’s a series of three unrelated one-hour short movies that all offer a twisted commentary on technology.
迷你剧《黑镜子》便是这样一部令人欣喜的作品。这部在英国第四频道播出的剧集由三个时长一小时的独立短片构成，全部反映出对于科技的一种几近扭曲的注释。
For those not familiar with the series, let’s take a look at some of the intriguing yet strange topics of the previous episodes so that you can get an idea.
有人可能还不熟悉该剧，我们来“科普”一下前几集里妙趣横生，而又匪夷所思的主题。
In one story, an unknown person kidnaps a British princess and posts a ransom video on YT. The video says that the princess will be set free if the British prime minister performs an indecent act with a pig on live TV.
其中一集中，匿名人士绑架了英国公主，接着在视频网站YT上发布勒索视频。视频中，绑匪要求英国首相公开在电视上与一只猪进行一段不雅表演以换取公主的平安归来。