Today we are going to be talking about the cover of The New Yorker’s most recent edition.

Once I arrived at the dark-gray shadow descending from the top, the whole mood of the piece fell into place. The position of the mother’s feet and eyebrows was what required the most finessing. I wanted a gesture that was somewhere between vigilant and fearful.

生词短语

descend [dɪˈsend]

下降；下来

mood [muːd]

情绪；气氛

fall into place [fɔːl ˈɪntə pleɪs]

到位

finesse [fɪˈnes]

巧妙处理

vigilant [ˈvɪdʒɪlənt]

警惕的

fearful[ˈfɪrfl]

害怕的