哈佛开设《权力的游戏》课程，以流行文化振兴中世纪研究

For many TV fans, the Game of Thrones series is one of their favourites. Now, you can study everything about it at a world-famous university.
对于许多电视迷来说，《权力的游戏》系列是他们最喜爱的剧集之一。现在，你可以在一所世界著名的大学里全面学习相关内容。

Harvard has announced a new course which will study George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, as well as its TV adaptation, the Game of Thrones series.
哈佛大学宣布开设一门新课程，将研究乔治·R·R·马丁的《冰与火之歌》系列及其电视改编作品《权力的游戏》系列。

The course will compare real historical figures with the archetypes in Game of Thrones.
该课程将把真实的历史人物与《权力的游戏》中的原型进行对比。

Racha Kirakosian is one of the professors who will teach the course.
拉查·基拉科相是教授这门课程的教师之一。

Students “made” her watch Game of Thrones, and she was quick to notice the similarities.
学生们“让”她观看了《权力的游戏》，她很快就注意到了其中的相似之处。

According to her, Cersei Lannister shares many similarities with medieval German queen Kriemhild, the main character in a famous German medieval poem called Nibelungenlied.
据她所说，瑟曦·兰尼斯特与中世纪德国王后克里姆希尔德有许多相似之处，后者是著名中世纪德国史诗《尼伯龙根之歌》的主角。

In recent years, the number of students who major in medieval studies has reduced.
近年来，主修中世纪研究的学生人数有所减少。

The new course is hoped to change that.
人们希望这门新课程能改变这一状况。

Somehow, it worked.
不知何故，这招奏效了。

Many students already Googled, “How hard is it to get into Harvard?”
许多学生已经在谷歌上搜索：“考入哈佛有多难？”