改變美國青少年人生的書籍 值得借鑑
1. Little Women 1686
《小婦人》1868年Outline
梗概In picturesque 19th-century New England of the US, the 4 March sisters - tomboyish Jo, beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, and romantic Amy - come of age while their father is off to war.
19世紀，在風景如畫的美國新英格蘭地區，父親馬奇去了戰場，而家裏的四個女兒——假小子喬、美麗的梅格、敏感的貝思以及浪漫主義的艾美——正當妙齡。
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My copy of this is probably 55 years old - I've probably read it at least 25 times. This is a story of a family that functioned in a particular way in a particular time. - Reader Corrie
--我這本(《小婦人》)大概已有55年的歷史了，我看過至少25遍。這本書講述了一個家庭在特殊歷史時期通過特殊方式生存下來的故事。——讀者科裏This book is so great. It has characters every girl could ever relate to. - Reader Martha
--這本書棒極了。每個女孩都能在其中找到自己的影子。——讀者瑪莎Classical fragments
經典片段"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. "It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress. "I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all," added little Amy, with an injured sniff. "We've got Father and Mother, and each other," said Beth contentedly from her corner.
--"沒有禮物聖誕節怎麼過？"喬躺在小地毯上咕噥。"貧窮真可怕！"梅格發出一聲嘆息，低頭望着身上的舊衣服。"有些女孩擁有榮華富貴，有些卻一無所有，我認爲這不公平。"艾美鼻子輕輕一哼，難掩嫉妒之情。"但我們有父母姐妹，"坐在一角的貝思提出抗議。"Right, Jo; better be happy old maids than unhappy wives, or unmaidenly girls, running about to find husbands," said Mrs March decidedly.
--"是的，喬。快樂的老處女勝過家庭怨婦，也勝過到處蒐羅丈夫的不正經女人，"馬奇夫人用堅定的口吻說道。2. Harriet the Spy 1964
《小間諜哈里特》1964年Outline
梗概Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. In her notebook, she writes down everything she knows about everyone, even her classmates and her best friends. Then Harriet loses track of her notebook, and it ends up in the wrong hands. Before she can stop them, her friends have read the always truthful, sometimes awful things she's written about each of them. Will Harriet find a way to put her life and her friendships back together?
哈里特·M·韋爾什是個間諜。她在日記裏寫下她所認識的所有人的所有事，同學、好朋友也不例外。有一天，哈里特把日記弄丟了，日記落在了最不該看到它的人手中。她還沒來得及阻止，她的朋友們都讀到了那些關於他們每個人的真實的、甚至糟糕的過往。哈里特能否將她的生活拉回正軌並跟朋友們重修於好？Comments
簡評When I read "Harriet the Spy" in 5th grade, I was taken by Harriet's habit of wandering, observing and writing. - Reader Jamie
--5年級時第一次讀到《小間諜哈里特》，就被哈里特愛幻想、善於觀察和寫作的特質深深吸引。——讀者傑米She has to rank competitively with the greatest literary characters of all time - so spunky, so misunderstood, so maligned by her peers. - Reader Griffin
--哈里特可以與任何時期最偉大的文學人物媲美——如此的朝氣蓬勃，又遭遇了同齡人如此深切的誤解和非議。——讀者格里芬Classical fragments
經典片段[Harriet] hated math. She hated math with every bone in her body. She spent so much time hating it that she never had time to do it.
--哈里特討厭數學。她身體裏的每根骨頭都討厭數學。她花這麼多時間討厭數學以至於沒時間學數學。Sometimes you have to lie. But to yourself you must always tell the truth.
--人有時不得不撒謊。但對自己，一定要永遠實話實說。3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1979
《銀河系漫遊指南》1979年Outline
梗概Join the book's hero, Arthur Dent, as he travels the galaxy with his intrepid pal Ford Prefect, getting into horrible messes and wreaking hilarious havoc. Dent is grabbed from Earth moments before a cosmic construction team obliterates the planet to build a freeway.
讓我們加入本書主人公阿瑟·鄧特的銀河冒險，看他怎樣跟勇敢的小夥伴福特·派法一起進入亂如麻的恐怖世界，引發一場令人捧腹的災難。鄧特被拋出地球之前，剛有一支宇宙施工隊將地球消滅掉，準備在原處建一條高速路。Comments
簡評You'll never read funnier science fiction. –
--再沒有比這更搞笑的科幻小說了。——亞馬遜網站I think that one of the things that one has to keep in mind while reading this book is that it was written in 1979. - Reader Alejandro
--我覺得我們在讀這本書時得時刻記住，這是一本寫於1979年的書。——讀者亞歷杭德羅Classical fragments
經典片段"I don't want to die now!" he yelled. "I've still got a headache! I don't want to go to heaven with a headache!"
--"我現在不想死！"他大聲喊道。"我的頭疼還沒好呢！我不想帶着頭疼上天堂！"The President of the Universe holds no real power. His sole purpose is to take attention away from where the power truly exists.
--宇宙大總統手中沒有實權。他唯一的目標就是把人們的注意力從實權人物那兒轉移開。"What do you get if you multiply six by nine?" "Six by nine. 42.""That's it. That's all there is." "I always thought something was fundamentally wrong with the universe."
--"6乘以9是多少？""6乘以9，42。""對，就這些了。""我總覺得關於宇宙好像哪裏出現了根本性的問題。"The ultimate answer to life, the universe and everything is...42!
--人生、宇宙和所有一切的終極奧祕就是——42！4. Sirena 1998
《海妖悲歌》1998年Outline
梗概When mermaid Sirena and her sisters sing their siren songs to the sailors on their way to the Trojan War, the men crash their ships upon the rocks. There is one survivor. Sirena defies the goddess Hera by tending his wounds and soon the two are deeply in love. But does Philoctetes love Sirena's song, or her soul? And will the pull of honor prove stronger than the bond of love?
船員們要去參加特洛伊戰爭，在航行途中遇到用歌聲引誘他們的美人魚賽麗娜和她的姐妹們，船員們應聲觸礁。只有一個倖存者。賽麗娜違背天后赫拉的旨意，照顧受傷船員，兩人因此墜入愛河。菲羅克忒忒斯愛的到底是賽麗娜的歌聲，還是她的靈魂？他能否掙脫情網去爲榮譽而戰？Comments
簡評Rather than pandering to younger readers, she poured out a poignant tale with the most beautiful language. The lesson was also unforgettable: Don't change yourself for anyone. - Reader Ashley
--作者沒有刻意迎合年輕讀者，而是用最美的筆觸縱情描繪出寓意深刻的故事。得出的教訓同樣令人難忘：不要爲任何人改變自己。——讀者阿什利The story is lovely, but the ending is very sad. I recommend it to anyone of any age. - Reader Sookie
--很美的故事，但結局很悲情。推薦給所有年齡段的讀者。——讀者蘇琪Classical fragments
經典片段I feel the stars. Each sparkle sets aflame the pain in my heart.
--我感覺到了星火。它的每一次閃耀都引燃我心中的情殤。I want so much to sing, I tell myself no. But it is so hard to keep from singing.
--我渴望歌唱，我告訴自己不可以。但這種渴望難以抗拒。5. The Chocolate War 1947
《巧克力戰爭》1974年Outline
梗概Jerry Renault ponders the question on the poster: Do I dare disturb the universe? Refusing to sell chocolates in the annual school fund-raiser may not seem like a radical thing to do. But when Jerry challenges a secret school society called The Vigils, his defiant act turns into an all-out war.
傑瑞·雷諾思索着海報上的一行字：我敢不敢撼動這宇宙？在一年一度的校籌款會上，傑瑞拒絕販賣巧克力的行爲也許不算激進，但當他與學校裏一個叫"守夜會"的祕密學社爲敵時，他的抗爭才真正演變成一場全面戰爭。Comments
簡評It's a powerful lesson about standing by what you believe in, even if you must do so alone. - Reader Kat
--本書有力地說明了，要堅持你所信奉的，即使是一個人在戰鬥。——讀者凱特The world is evil and there's nothing you can do about it. Trying to fight against it is the most important thing you can do. - Robert Cormier, author of this book
--世界是險惡的，你無法改變這個現實。努力反抗纔是你最重要的出路。——本書作者羅伯特·科米爾Classical fragments
經典片段He hated to think of his own life stretching ahead of him that way, a long succession of days and nights that were fine - not good, not bad, not great, not lousy, not exciting, not anything.
--他厭惡自己的生活以這種方式繼續下去，漫長的還過得去的日日夜夜——不算好，不算壞，不算偉大，不算墮落，不算激動人心，什麼都不算。It doesn't matter how big the body, it's what you do with it.
--不在於你的塊頭有多大，而在於你怎樣運用你的身體。6. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret 1970
《上帝，你在嗎？是我，瑪格麗特》1970年Outline
梗概Margaret Simon, almost 12, has just moved from New York City to the suburbs, and she's anxious to fit in with her new friends. When she's asked to join a secret club she jumps at the chance. But when the girls start talking about boys, bras, Margaret starts to wonder if she's normal. There are some things about growing up that are hard for her to talk about, even with her friends. Lucky for Margaret, she's got someone else to confide in.
瑪格麗特·西蒙快12歲了，她的家剛從紐約市區搬到郊區。就在她爲怎樣融入新朋友中而發愁時，她獲邀加入一個祕密俱樂部，她於是欣然接受。當俱樂部的女孩們都在談論男同學、內衣等問題時，瑪格麗特才發現自己知之甚少。關於成長，瑪格麗特有一些疑問，即使是跟朋友也難以啓齒。幸運的是，她找到了另外的傾訴對象。Comments
簡評This is the ultimate book that every female, whatever her age, should read at least once. – Reader Crystal
這是一本所有女性(無論什麼年齡)都該至少讀一遍的終極指南。——讀者克里斯特爾Classical fragments
經典片段Are you there God? It's me, Margaret. I just told my mother I want a bra. Please help me grow God.
--上帝，你在嗎？是我，瑪格麗特。我剛剛跟媽媽說了我想要個內衣。上帝，請幫忙讓我長大吧。
