7.The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury

　　《纹身人》作者：Ray Bradbury

　　The stories are connected only by the fact that each is represented by a tattoo on a man who's fully inked up. In "The Veldt," a pair of kids addicted to their very immersive TV room will move the scenes from the screens to life. In "The Long Rain," a group of men lands on a planet that is plagued by nonstop, suffocating rain.

　　小说由许多小故事组成，每个故事都能在一个全身布满刺青的男子身上找到对应的图案象征，这也是这些故事唯一的关联点。其中有一个名为《大草原》的故事，一群沉迷于电视里的虚拟世界的孩子决心要将电视世界中的情景移置到现实生活中。在《久雨无晴》中，一群人在一个神秘的星球登陆，这个星球正在爆发涝灾，一直下着连绵的阴雨，气氛令人窒息。