猴年春晚吉祥物：3D版是吃三聚氰胺中毒了吗

 　　Since 1983 the annual Spring Festival Gala hosted by China Central Television has always been an important part of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration - no wonder every move organizers make becomes the center of attention. On Thursday it published its mascot¹ for 2016, the Year of the Monkey, and instantly it became a hit on the Internet; unfortunately some people deemed it "very ugly".

　　1983年开始，央视每年都会举办春节联欢晚会，春晚已经成为中国庆祝新年的重要一环——怪不得春晚组织者的一举一动都会引起关注。本周四，春晚方面公布了2016年猴年春晚吉祥物。之后立即成为网络热点话题；不幸的是，有些人认为这个吉祥物“丑爆了”。

　　The sketch² of a monkey in an ink painting was made by Chinese contemporary artist Han Meilin, who also designed the "Fuwa" mascots³ for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The ink painting was deemed "cute" by most web users, as it "looks joyful⁴", and represents a traditional art style. The producer named the monkey "Kang Kang", which means "healthy" in Chinese.

　　水墨画风格的吉祥物素描画像由中国当代艺术家韩美林创作，他曾经设计了北京奥运会吉祥物“福娃”。多数网民认为这幅水墨画很可爱，也很有喜感，代表了中国传统的艺术风格。吉祥物设计者给这只小猴子取名为“康康”，在中文里是“健康”的意思。

　　猴年春晚吉祥物：3D版是吃三聚氰胺中毒了吗

　　But the 3D version of the mascot image failed to dodge⁵ bullets, as critical netizens sneered⁶ at this version: "Why are they using different colors asymmetrically⁷? " "Reminds me of green and red lights." "What are those balls under its ears?" "What a stiff body!" "It is so ugly that I just want to cry."

　　但3D版本的吉祥物画像却惨遭网友吐槽：“为什么要用完全不搭的几种颜色啊？”“这让我想起了红绿灯。”“猴子耳朵下面的那几个球是什么鬼？”“猴子身体也太僵硬了吧！”“真是丑哭了”。

　　Han said on his social media that he only designed the original version of the mascot, which is the ink painting, but didn't participate in the 3D model design. "Of course we believe the ugly stuff has nothing to do with you," Web users said.

　　韩美林在社交网站上说，他只是设计了吉祥物的最初版本，也就是那个水墨画，并未参与到3D模型的设计中。“我们当然相信你跟这个丑哭了的吉祥物无关了，”网友们说。

　　In a vote by Sina Weibo，China's Twitter-like website, 58.5 percent of people "liked" the ink painting version of the monkey, only 14.4 percent like the front view of the 3D version, while 12.5 percent want to "change its clothes", supposedly meaning they don't like the colors. Photo from Weibo.

　　新浪微博（中国版的推特）进行了一次投票，结果显示58.5%的人都赞了水墨画版的吉祥物，只有14.4%赞了3D版的吉祥物，还有12.5%的人想给吉祥物“换身衣服”，意思是他们不喜欢那样的颜色搭配。*图片来自微博

1 mascot   

n.福神，吉祥的东西

参考例句：

• The football team's mascot is a goat.足球队的吉祥物是山羊。
• We had a panda as our mascot.我们把熊猫作为吉详物。

2 sketch   

n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述

参考例句：

• My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
• I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。

3 mascots   

n.吉祥物( mascot的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the mascots was the platypus. 吉祥物一是鸭嘴兽。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Information on all things Olympic, including logos, mascots, venues,and bid candidates. 所有事情奥林匹克，包括的标识语，吉祥物，地点，和出价候选人的信息。 来自互联网

4 joyful   

adj.欢乐的，令人欢欣的

参考例句：

• She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她为自己的科学实验取得好成果而高兴。
• They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他们唱着、跳着庆祝这令人欢乐的时刻。

5 dodge   

v.闪开，躲开，避开；n.妙计，诡计

参考例句：

• A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.她向树后一闪，才没被车从身上辗过。
• The dodge was coopered by the police.诡计被警察粉碎了。

6 sneered   

讥笑，冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sneered at people who liked pop music. 他嘲笑喜欢流行音乐的人。
• It's very discouraging to be sneered at all the time. 成天受嘲讽是很令人泄气的。

7 asymmetrically   

参考例句：

• They were asymmetrically arranged. 他们不对称地排列在一起。 来自互联网
• A continent lying chiefly within the Antarctic Circle and asymmetrically centered on the South Pole. 主要位于南极圈内，以南极为不对称中心的大陆。 来自互联网