托福词汇：网络漫画webcomics

　　Webtoons, also known as webcomics, are Internet-based comic strips available through cellphones. The genre is a growing cultural force in South Korea, supported by an ultrafast Internet and smartphone-crazy populace, and fueled by a small army of young, creative, tech-savvy graphic artists.

　　网络漫画(webtoon或者webcomics)指在互联网上发表、能够通过手机阅读的漫画作品。这类作品正在韩国形成一股逐渐崛起的文化力量，有超快速的网络和智能手机痴迷族做后盾，再有一小群年轻、有创意、懂技术的插画作家搞创作。

　　Most webtoon serials are published on major Internet portals free of charge and once or twice a week. They cover a wide range of genres, as diverse as romantic comedies and horror.

　　大部分网络漫画系列都在大型门户网站免费发布，每周更新一到两次，涵盖的题材也很广泛，浪漫喜剧和恐怖故事等，都涵盖其中。

　　Their popularity has drawn the attention of the wider entertainment industry, and top-rated webtoons have been successfully adapted into TV dramas, films, online games - even musicals.

　　网络漫画的风靡已经引起了整个娱乐界的关注，评价很高的一些网络漫画已经被成功改编成了电视剧、电影、网游，甚至音乐剧。

　　The hit movie, “Secretly Greatly”, about three young and handsome North Korean spies living in South Korea is adapted from a popular spy webtoon of the same title.

　　热门影片《隐秘而伟大》(Secretly Greatly)就是改编自同名谍战类网络漫画，讲述的是三名年轻帅气的朝鲜间谍在韩国的故事。

　　The popular TV drama, “Misaeng” (Incomplete Life), about the lives and struggles of office workers is also adapted from a popular webtoon of the same title.

　　大热韩剧《未生》(Misaeng/Incomplete Life)也是改编自同名网络漫画，描绘了办公室职员的生活和奋斗。