"He combines all these qualities," she says. "He's intelligent, pretty humorous, has a sort of a dry humor. He's charming, talented. He carries himself in an elegant way. A gentleman."

“他具备了所有品质：聪明、幽默、会冷笑话、有魅力有天赋，他做事得体，真是个绅士。”

If many young women here can't take their eyes off Cumberbatch, millions of other Chinese are transfixed by a very different foreign TV character, Frank Underwood, the Machiavellian politician at the center of Netflix's House of Cards.

要说许多这里的女孩子正被康伯巴奇迷得团团转，那么其他的应该正迷恋着另一个完全不同的美剧角色——弗兰克·安德伍德，Netflix《纸牌屋》中的一名狡猾政客。

The series, which debuted here on Valentine's Day, is the hottest foreign TV show in China right now with more than 83 million streams. Andrew Jiang, who binge-watched all 13 episodes in a single day, thinks House of Cards may be more interesting to Chinese than Americans.

该剧从情人节开始上映，现在已经成为中国最火的一档美剧，点击次数超过8300万。蒋先生用一天时间一口气看完了13集，认为中国人可能比美国人还要喜欢《纸牌屋》。

"Because you get this kind of political drama all the time," he says, "while in China, there is no political drama."

“因为美国一直都有政治类的剧集，而中国却没有。”他说。

"Everyone is like a hero and everyone is like a great statesman," Jiang says. "It's just propaganda, but in House of Cards, what you are going to see is the sausage-making process."

“人人都像英雄，人人都是伟大的政治家，完全就是政治宣传片。但在《纸牌屋》中，你可以看到其中的内幕。”他说。

Dwarfing Sherlock and House of Cards in longevity and overall popularity here is The Big Bang Theory, which for many young Chinese became must-see TV, usually streamed on a computer or iPad. A big reason is because many identify with the main characters: nerdy science guys.

无论是时间还是整体受欢迎度上，《神探夏洛克》和《纸牌屋》都不及《生活大爆炸》——这是很多中国年轻人的“必看美剧”，一般都通过电脑或苹果平板来收看。主要原因在于，许多人都很喜欢那些“科学怪咖”主角们。

The show has been a big hit with Chinese college students, who are more bookish than their American counterparts. When Yu Wenting attended Sichuan University a few years back, she says many of her classmates were just like The Big Bang Theory's lead characters, Sheldon and Leonard.

这部美剧在中国大学生之间很流行，而中国大学生要比美国大学生更显得“书呆子气”吧。当余文婷（音译）还在四川大学读书时，她说身边有很多同学就跟《生活大爆炸》里面的谢尔顿和莱纳德一样。

"They themselves were having exactly the same issue as the guys in the show, of finding girlfriends and talking to girls, because their life is full of work and lacks a social aspect," Yu says.

“他们也存在跟美剧主角一样的问题，很难找到女朋友或跟女孩子讲话，因为他们的生活全被学习填满了，非常缺乏社交经验。”余文婷说。

Young Chinese recognize other traits in the cast, such as Sheldon's self-absorption. In one scene, Sheldon becomes irritated with next door neighbor Penny for giving him a Christmas present, which he sees as an imposition.

中国年轻人还很发现了角色的其他特征，比如谢尔顿的大条神经。在某个场景中，谢尔顿跟隔壁的佩妮闹得很不愉快，因为佩妮送了他一个圣诞礼物，可他觉得这很被动无奈。

"I know you think you're being generous, but the foundation of gift-giving is reciprocity," says Sheldon, played by Jim Parsons. "You haven't given me a gift. You've given me an obligation."

“我知道你可能觉得自己很大方，但送礼物是以双方互惠为基础的，” 谢尔顿（吉米·帕森斯扮演）说，“你给我的不是礼物，而是义务。”

The Big Bang Theory — now in its seventh season — is losing some of its appeal here. People say the writers seem to be running out of gas, but newer foreign shows are coming along, attracting audiences. Young Chinese are increasingly drawn to an eclectic mix, which includes 2 Broke Girls, The Vampire Diaries and Masters of Sex.

已经更新到第七季的《生活大爆炸》在中国正慢慢失去关注。人们觉得编剧好像写不出了。好在新的美剧不断涌现，也在不断吸引观众的眼球。中国年轻人越来越喜欢《破产姐妹》、《吸血鬼日记》以及《性爱大师》之类口味的美剧了。