2015年《纽约时报》最佳儿童绘本

 　　Every year since 1952, the Book Review has convened² an independent panel of judges to select the New York Times Best Illustrated³ Children’s Books. Judged purely⁴ on artistic⁵ merit, it’s the only annual award of its kind.

　　自1952年以来，《纽约时报》书评版每年都会组建一个独立评审小组，挑选出时报最佳儿童绘本。它以艺术价值为唯一标准，也是同类作品的唯一年度奖。

　　The 2015 New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books are, in alphabetical⁶ order:

　　2015年《纽约时报》最佳儿童绘本书单如下，按字母顺序排列：

　　Big Bear Little Chair

　　《大熊小椅子》(Big Bear Little Chair)

　　Written and illustrated by Lizi Boyd

　　故事、绘图：利兹·博伊德(Lizi Boyd)

　　This ingenious take on the “opposites” book shows the youngest children that big, little and tiny are all in how you look at things. Using just black, white and a velvety⁷ gray, with a bit of red, Boyd’s delightful⁸ cut paper compositions juxtapose the large and the small in unexpected ways: a “big meadow” is big because it’s full of small flowers; a “big seal” towers over a “tiny castle” that’s made of sand.

　　该书巧妙地通过“对立”，向低龄儿童展示了“大、小和微小”的区别在于看待事物的方式。博伊德仅仅使用黑、白、柔和的灰，以及一点点红色，搭配赏心悦目的剪纸图案，以出人意料的方式并列呈现了大小事物：一片“大草地”很大，因为草地上满是小花朵；在用沙子建造的“微小城堡”前，高耸着一只“大海豹”。

　　32 pp. Chronicle Books. $16.99. (Picture book; ages 3 to 5)

　　共32页。编年史出版社(Chronicle Books)。16.99美元。（绘本，适合3至5岁）

　　A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat

　　《精致甜品：四个世纪，四个家庭，一种美味》(A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat)

　　By Emily Jenkins. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall.

　　故事：艾米莉·詹金斯(Emily Jenkins)。绘图：苏菲·布莱科尔(Sophie Blackall)。

　　Four vignettes, set in England, South Carolina, Boston and San Diego, show how the creamy dessert called blackberry fool has been made and enjoyed over the centuries. Our reviewer, John Lithgow, called out the book’s “abundant charms.” Blackall’s warm, finely detailed⁹ illustrations — done in ink, watercolor and blackberry juice — capture the sweep of history and the constancy of family love.

　　书中描绘了四个小片段，分别发生在英格兰、南卡罗来纳州、波士顿和圣迭戈，这些片段讲述了数百年来，人们制作和品尝一种名为“黑莓傻瓜”(blackberry fool)的奶油甜点的历史。评审员约翰·利思戈(John Lithgow)称该书“魅力十足”。布莱科尔用墨水、水彩和黑莓汁绘制了温暖而精细的插画，展现了历史的跨越和亲情的延绵。

　　32 pp. Schwartz & Wade¹⁰ Books. $17.99. (Picture book; ages 4 to 8)

　　共32页。施瓦茨与韦德出版社(Schwartz & Wade Books)。17.99美元。（绘本，适合4至8岁）

　　Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras

　　《滑稽的骨头：波萨达和他的亡灵节骷髅》(Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras)

　　By Duncan Tonatiuh

　　故事：邓肯·托纳蒂乌(Duncan Tonatiuh)

　　This biography of the Mexican artist, who popularized calaveras both as a form of political protest and a popular entertainment, integrates Posada’s own prints with Tonatiuh’s winsome¹¹, cleverly layered compositions. “Befitting its subject, the book communicates through its visual aesthetic,” Maria Russo wrote. “Tonatiuh’s eye-catching earth-toned digital collages¹³, with occasional blasts of dusky purple or blue, feature people who look like the swoopy, postmodern descendants of Mexican folk figures.”

　　本书是墨西哥艺术家波萨达的传记。波萨达普及了骷髅艺术(calaveras)，使其既成为政治抗议的一种形式，又成为一种大众娱乐的方式。书中将波萨达的作品和托纳蒂乌可爱、巧妙的分层图案融合在一起。“这本书通过视觉美感来表达，与它的主题非常契合，”玛丽亚·罗素(Maria Russo)写道。“托纳蒂乌用引人注目的土地色调的数字拼贴，搭配少量暗紫色或蓝色，让人物看起来像是墨西哥传说人物的后现代后裔，有平滑的线条。”

　　40 pp. Abrams. $18.95. (Picture book; ages 6 to 10)

　　共40页，艾布拉姆斯出版社(Abrams)。18.95美元。（绘本，适合6至10岁）

　　Leo: A Ghost Story

　　《雷欧：幽灵的故事》(Leo: A Ghost Story)

　　By Mac Barnett. Illustrated by Christian¹⁴ Robinson.

　　故事：麦克·巴内特(Mac Barnett)。绘图：克里斯蒂安·罗宾逊(Christian Robinson)

　　Leo, a little ghost drawn¹⁵ touchingly¹⁶ by Robinson as an improbably sweet and hopeful-looking crayoned outline, feels unwanted in the house he is haunting. So he moves to the city, where he befriends a girl who thinks he’s strictly¹⁷ imaginary. After Leo thwarts¹⁸ a robbery, his real — that is, ghostly — status is affirmed. Our reviewer, Marjorie Ingall, praised Robinson’s “exciting” art. “I love the palette of ‘Leo,’” she wrote. “Black, white, gray and various shades of moody¹⁹ blue, in a mix of acrylic paint and chunky 挀漀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀漀渀-paper collage¹².”

　　雷欧是一个小幽灵。罗宾逊用动人的笔触，将他绘制成一个极为可爱、看起来充满希望的蜡笔轮廓。雷欧觉得，在他游荡的房子里，大家都不喜欢他。于是他搬到城市，和一个女孩交上朋友，女孩以为雷欧只是自己的想象。雷欧阻挠了一次抢劫，他作为幽灵的真实性得到了确定。评审员玛乔丽·因加尔(Marjorie Ingall)称赞，罗宾逊的绘画很“精彩”。她写道：“我喜欢《雷欧》的配色，白、灰和各种色调的蓝黑色，以及丙烯酸颜料和厚实纸张拼贴的组合。”

　　52 pp. Chronicle Books. $16.99. (Picture book; ages 3 to 5)

　　共52页。编年史出版社。16.99美元。（绘本，适合3至5岁）

　　Madame Eiffel: The Love Story of the Eiffel Tower

　　《埃菲尔夫人：埃菲尔铁塔的爱情故事》(Madame Eiffel: The Love Story of the Eiffel Tower)

　　By Alice Brière-Haquet. Illustrated by Csil.

　　故事：爱丽丝·布希耶-阿各特(Alice Brière-Haquet)。绘图：塞希尔(Csil)

　　In this imaginative telling of the story behind the Eiffel Tower, the engineer Gustave Eiffel is inspired by his love for his ailing²⁰ wife, Cathy. With a strict palette of black and white with dabs²¹ of light rosy²² red, Csil’s intricate, lacy pen-and-ink illustrations convey Eiffel’s keen attention to detail, along with the allure²³ of Paris and the high-flying ambition of his tower. The effect is romantic and utterly²⁴ charming, inviting²⁵ you to look and look at the pages.

　　本书讲述了作者想象的艾菲尔铁塔背后的故事：工程师居斯塔夫·埃菲尔(Gustave Eiffel)对病妻凯西(Cathy)的爱激发了他的灵感。塞希尔用严格的黑白配色，加上少许浅玫瑰红，勾画出错综复杂的繁复笔墨插图，展示了埃菲尔对细节的敏锐，再加上巴黎的魅力以及铁塔承载的雄心壮志，整体效果浪漫迷人，引人入胜。

　　24 pp. Little Gestalten. $19.95. (Picture book; ages 4 to 8)

　　共24页，Little Gestalten出版社。19.95美元（绘本，适合4至8岁）

　　The Only Child

　　《独生小孩》(The Only Child)

　　Written and illustrated by Guojing

　　故事、绘图：郭景

　　A small child is left alone all day to fend²⁶ for herself. She dozes²⁷ off on a city bus and wakes in an unknown forest, a silvery fantasyland up in the clouds where she bonds with a flying deer, enormous whales and a seal pup. Our reviewer, Samantha Hunt, was enchanted²⁸ by this “dreamy, wordless debut,” lovingly illustrated with smoky, mystical-looking pencil drawings. “The dark current flowing underneath²⁹ such lush imagery,” Hunt wrote, “is the loneliness of childhood under China’s one-child policy.”

　　一个小姑娘一整天都要自己照顾自己。她在城市里的公交车上睡着了，醒来时来到了一片未知的森林里。那是云朵上面的一个银色梦境。在那里，她和会飞的鹿、大鲸鱼和一只小海豹建立起了感情。这本“梦幻题材的无字处女作”让评审员萨曼莎·亨特(Samantha Hunt)沉醉在其中。书中的插图都是烟雾朦胧、看上去有些神秘的铅笔画。“美丽的图画背后涌动的暗流，”亨特说，“是中国一胎政策下童年的孤独。”

　　98 pp. Schwartz & Wade. $19.99. (Picture book; ages 5 to 9)

　　共98页。施瓦茨与韦德出版社。19.99美元。（绘本，适合5至9岁）

　　The Skunk³⁰

　　《臭鼬》(The Skunk)

　　By Mac Barnett. Illustrated by Patrick McDonnell.

　　故事：马克·巴尼特(Mac Barnett)绘图：帕特里克·麦当奈尔(Patrick McDonnell)

　　32 pp. Roaring Brook³¹ Press. $17.99. (Picture book; ages 4 to 8)

　　共32页，咆哮溪出版社(Roaring Brook Press)。17.99美元。（绘本，适合4至8岁）

　　Sidewalk Flowers

　　《路边的鲜花》(Sidewalk Flowers)

　　By JonArno Lawson. Illustrated by Sydney Smith.

　　故事：琼阿诺·劳森(JonArno Lawson) 绘图：西德尼·史密斯(Sydney Smith)

　　“Something to treasure,” our reviewer, Carmela Ciuraru, called this dazzlingwordless book. As a girl and her father walk home through city streets, she notices flowers sprouting³² in unexpected places. She picks them, accumulating a bouquet³³ that she distributes to a dog, a dead bird, a homeless man and finally, back home, her sleeping toddler sibling³⁴. In Smith’s elegant and moving drawings, as Ciuraru wrote, “the only pop of color on the first page is the girl’s bright red hoodie, redolent of Peter’s snowsuit in Ezra Jack³⁵ Keats’s ‘The Snowy Day.’ More color suffuses³⁶ these pages as the pair gets closer to home.”

　　评审员卡尔梅拉·丘拉鲁(Carmela Ciuraru)对这本令人惊叹的绘本的评价是“值得珍藏”。一个小女孩和父亲穿过城市的街道步行回家。她发现，一些意想不到的地方长出了鲜花。她把献花采来做成花束，分给了一条狗、一只死鸟、一个流浪汉和家里已经睡着了的弟弟。正如丘拉鲁所写的那样，史密斯的插图简洁感人，“第一页上唯一的色彩是小女孩鲜红的连帽衫，让人想起了埃兹拉·杰克·济慈(Ezra Jack Keats)《雪天》(The Snowy Day)里彼得穿的风雪服。随着两人离家越来越近，书页上的颜色越来越丰富。”

　　26 pp. Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press. $16.95. (Picture book; ages 3 to 8)

　　共26页。格朗伍德/阿南西出版公司(Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press)。16.95美元。（绘本，适合3至8岁）

　　The Tiger Who Would Be King

　　《想当国王的老虎》(The Tiger Who Would Be King)

　　By James Thurber. Illustrated by JooHee Yoon.

　　故事：詹姆斯·瑟伯(James Thurber) 绘图：尹珠熙（JooHee Yoon，音）

　　Thurber’s 1956 comic fable³⁷ about a power-mad tiger who starts a deadly war is vibrantly³⁸ illustrated by Yoon in a dense³⁹, blocky print style, all in an electric red, a cool blue-green, black and white. Each page teems⁴⁰ with evocative images of animal life. The effect is ferocious⁴¹ and ravishing, capturing the beastliness of war along with emotions that include pride, boredom⁴², shock and sorrow.

　　本书是瑟伯1956年推出的一个漫画寓言故事，讲的是一只痴迷于权力的老虎发起一场大战的故事。尹珠熙的插图色彩鲜艳，全都是鲜亮的红色、冷静的蓝绿色、黑色和白色，印刷风格的色块密集地挤在一起。每一页都满是令人思绪飞扬的动物生活场景。画面冲击感强烈，令人陶醉，既刻画出了战争的残暴，又表现出了骄傲、厌倦、震惊和悲伤等情感。

　　40 pp. Enchanted Lion Books. $18.95. (All ages)

　　共40页。醉狮图书公司(Enchanted Lion Books)。18.95美元。（适合所有年龄）

　　Tricky⁴³ Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower

　　《特里基·维克：一个卖埃菲尔铁塔的人的真实故事》(Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower)

　　By Greg Pizzoli

　　故事：格雷格·皮佐利(Greg Pizzoli)

　　This biography of the legendary⁴⁴ con¹ man who once managed to sell the Eiffel Tower bursts with cheeky wit and verve. We follow Tricky Vic, as he was known, from his birth as Robert Miller⁴⁵ in what is now the Czech Republic to his death in a federal prison in Missouri. In one of many comic touches, a thumbprint stands in for Tricky Vic’s head. “Pizzoli’s jocular, simple but graphically⁴⁶ sophisticated collage illustrations draw readers even further into a story it would be hard to be bored by,” Maria Russo wrote.

　　本书是一本传记，主人公是一个传奇骗子，曾经成功地卖掉了埃菲尔铁塔。书中充满了诙谐的玩笑，笔触充满活力，介绍了主人公从出生到离世的一生。他出生时叫罗伯特·米勒(Robert Miller)，后被世人称作特里基·维克。他生于现在的捷克，在密苏里州的一座联邦监狱走到了生命的尽头。书中有浓厚的漫画气息，其中一处是用指纹代表特里基·维克的脑袋。“这是一个很难让人感到厌烦的故事，皮佐利风趣、简单却又精美生动的拼贴插图吸引着读者一步步深入，”玛利亚·拉索(Maria Russo)写道。

　　39 pp. Viking. $17.99. (Picture book; ages 7 to 10)

　　共39页。维京出版公司(Viking)。17.99美元。（绘本，适合7至10岁）

1 con   

n.反对的观点，反对者，反对票，肺病；vt.精读，学习，默记；adv.反对地，从反面；adj.欺诈的

参考例句：

• We must be fair and consider the reason pro and con.我们必须公平考虑赞成和反对的理由。
• The motion is adopted non con.因无人投反对票，协议被通过。

2 convened   

召开( convene的过去式 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
• The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。

3 illustrated   

adj. 有插图的，列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
• The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。

4 purely   

adv.纯粹地，完全地

参考例句：

• I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
• This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。

5 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

6 alphabetical   

adj.字母（表）的，依字母顺序的

参考例句：

• Please arrange these books in alphabetical order.请把这些书按字母顺序整理一下。
• There is no need to maintain a strict alphabetical sequence.不必保持严格的字顺。

7 velvety   

adj. 像天鹅绒的, 轻软光滑的, 柔软的

参考例句：

• a velvety red wine 醇厚的红葡萄酒
• Her skin was admired for its velvety softness. 她的皮肤如天鹅绒般柔软，令人赞叹。

8 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

9 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

10 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

11 winsome   

n.迷人的，漂亮的

参考例句：

• She gave him her best winsome smile.她给了他一个最为迷人的微笑。
• She was a winsome creature.她十分可爱。

12 collage   

n.拼贴画；v.拼贴；把……创作成拼贴画

参考例句：

• A collage of coloured paper covers a table top.一副彩纸拼贴画盖在桌面上。
• He has used a mixture of mosaic,collage and felt-tip pen.他混合使用了马赛克、拼贴画和毡头笔。

13 collages   

n.拼贴画( collage的名词复数 )；杂烩

参考例句：

• My work includes mixed media, paintings and digital collages. 我的工作包括混合媒介，绘画和数码拼贴。 来自互联网
• I love making photo collages. 我喜欢做照片拼贴。 来自互联网

14 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

15 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

16 touchingly   

adv.令人同情地，感人地，动人地

参考例句：

• Aunt Polly knelt down and prayed for Tom so touchingly. 波莉姨妈跪下来，为汤姆祈祷，很令人感动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rather touchingly, he suggested the names of some professors who had known him at Duke University. 他还相当令人感动地提出了公爵大学里对他有了解的几个教授的名字。 来自辞典例句

17 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。

18 thwarts   

阻挠( thwart的第三人称单数 )； 使受挫折； 挫败； 横过

参考例句：

• Matcham steady and alert, at a sign from Dick, ran along the thwarts and leaped ashore. 麦青机警、镇静地照着狄克向他做的手势，急急地沿着船上的座板，跳到岸上。
• He laid himself down under the thwarts and waited, panting. 躺在坐板下面，气喘吁吁地等着开船。

19 moody   

adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的

参考例句：

• He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
• I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。

20 ailing   

v.生病

参考例句：

• They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
• She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。

21 dabs   

少许( dab的名词复数 )； 是…能手； 做某事很在行； 在某方面技术熟练

参考例句：

• Each of us had two dabs of butter. 我们每人吃了两小块黄油。
• He made a few dabs at the fence with the paint but didn't really paint it. 他用颜料轻刷栅栏，但一点也没刷上。

22 rosy   

adj.美好的，乐观的，玫瑰色的

参考例句：

• She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。
• She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。

23 allure   

n.诱惑力，魅力；vt.诱惑，引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• The window displays allure customers to buy goods.橱窗陈列品吸引顾客购买货物。
• The book has a certain allure for which it is hard to find a reason.这本书有一种难以解释的魅力。

24 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

25 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

26 fend   

v.照料（自己），（自己）谋生，挡开，避开

参考例句：

• I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
• He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。

27 dozes   

n.打盹儿，打瞌睡( doze的名词复数 )v.打盹儿，打瞌睡( doze的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• It'scratches, licks or dozes off. 有搔痒、舐毛、打瞌睡等动作。 来自互联网

28 enchanted   

adj. 被施魔法的，陶醉的，入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
• He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。

29 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

30 skunk   

n.臭鼬，黄鼠狼；v.使惨败，使得零分；烂醉如泥

参考例句：

• That was a rotten thing to do, you skunk!那种事做得太缺德了，你这卑鄙的家伙！
• The skunk gives off an unpleasant smell when attacked.受到攻击时臭鼬会发出一种难闻的气味。

31 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

32 sprouting   

v.发芽( sprout的现在分词 )；抽芽；出现；（使）涌现出

参考例句：

• new leaves sprouting from the trees 树上长出的新叶
• They were putting fresh earth around sprouting potato stalks. 他们在往绽出新芽的土豆秧周围培新土。 来自名作英译部分

33 bouquet   

n.花束，酒香

参考例句：

• This wine has a rich bouquet.这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。
• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。

34 sibling   

n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)

参考例句：

• Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
• Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。

35 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

36 suffuses   

v.（指颜色、水气等）弥漫于，布满( suffuse的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A rosy glow that suffuses snow-covered mountain peaks at a clear day. 她困恼的最顶点出现在一个覆盖著冰雪的纽西兰山上一时的无力感。 来自互联网

37 fable   

n.寓言；童话；神话

参考例句：

• The fable is given on the next page. 这篇寓言登在下一页上。
• He had some motive in telling this fable. 他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

38 vibrantly   

参考例句：

• Notice that each center is vibrantly multi-colored with no shade predominating. 注意每个中心是多颜色振动毫无遮蔽控制。
• There are so many reptiles to discover in this vibrantly colored nature book of hide-and-seek. 这本书主要介绍了爬虫类动物如何利用保护色来保护自己。

39 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

40 teems   

v.充满( teem的第三人称单数 )；到处都是；（指水、雨等）暴降；倾注

参考例句：

• The swamp teems with mosquitoes. 这片沼泽地蚊子多极了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• That book teems with blunders. 那本书错误不少。 来自辞典例句

41 ferocious   

adj.凶猛的，残暴的，极度的，十分强烈的

参考例句：

• The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
• The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。

42 boredom   

n.厌烦，厌倦，乏味，无聊

参考例句：

• Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom.失业会让你无聊得发疯。
• A walkman can relieve the boredom of running.跑步时带着随身听就不那么乏味了。

43 tricky   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的

参考例句：

• I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
• He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。

44 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

45 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

46 graphically   

adv.通过图表；生动地，轮廓分明地

参考例句：

• This data is shown graphically on the opposite page. 对页以图表显示这些数据。
• The data can be represented graphically in a line diagram. 这些数据可以用单线图表现出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》