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5 Essential Books That Every College Student Should Read There is no college student who would like reading books, they say. Can you believe it? We hardly think so! 有人说现在的大学生都不喜欢看书，你会相信吗？我是不信的。 But a sufficient ammount of other reasons why books are worth reading for students can be found which are more essential than simple fashion following: 对于学生来说，看书是有很多益处的： books widen your vocabulary; 读书能扩大你的词汇量 books help students find new models for academic writing; 读书能帮助学生找到专业写作的模板 books improve your cognitive skills; 读书能提高学生的认知水平 books expand your view of the world around; 读书能拓宽你的见解 books help you avoid a social exclusion 读书让学生与时俱进 Check the list below! 看看这些书吧！ 1. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen 乔纳森·弗兰岑的《自由》 “You may be poor, but the one thing nobody can take away from you is the freedom to fuck up your life whatever way you want to.” “也许你并不富有，但是有一件东西是任何人都没法儿夺走毁掉你生活的---那就是自由。” This is a story about a relationship, a love triangle which subjects first met in college. What will become more important to them: love or friendship? Is there any decision for this difficult situation, when you love but do not want to lose your best friend? Every college student should know the answer to these questions. 这部书中讲述的是一个感情故事，大学开学之际就萌生出的三角恋。什么是最重要的：爱情还是友情？想爱也不想失去友情的时候，针对这样麻烦的情况你是否有对策？ 2. This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald 斯科特·菲茨杰拉德的《此岸天堂》 “It is not life that’s complicated, it’s the struggle to guide and control life.” “生活并不复杂，困难的是要引导、把握好自己的生活之路。” A privileged Princeton student becomes totally disillusioned after graduation. He finds out that life is completely different behind the walls of his college, and now he has to look for his self again. It sounds so familiar to many college students today, doesn’t it? 这部书讲的是普林顿大学的一个优等生毕业后梦想幻灭的故事，他发现世纪的生活跟校园内的完全不一样，所以不得不再次重新审视自己。听起来和我们现在的大学生有些相似对吧？ 3. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami 村上春树的《挪威的森林》 “Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.” “不要为自己感到难过，只有混蛋才会那么做。” This is a story about true love and friendship, when one college student has to change his life principles and attitude to everything that happens around. It teaches us to appreciate friendship and people who love us, and be ready to accept the ugly truth of life. 这是一部当一个大学生不得不因为发生在他周围的事情而改变自己的准则和态度的真爱和友情故事。他教会我们珍惜友谊，珍惜那个我们所爱的人，准备好去接受生活本来的样子。 4. 1984 by George Orwell 乔治·奥威尔的《1984》 “Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.” “也许被爱的人没有一个人不想被人理解。” A world divided between three totalitarian states. A total control, elimination of all human values, and attempts to survive in this world full of hatred. Will you be able to challenge the system? Are you strong enough to remain for ever one and not to lose your individuality? 世界被分成三个集权国家。总控制部，试图消灭人类所有的价值观，让生存在这个世界上的人充满仇恨。你会有挑战这种体制的能力吗？你是否还有能力保护好自己，不是去本真吗？ 5. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》 “Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.” “对于一个拥有智慧、心思深的人来说痛苦和苦难总是必不可少的。” A well known novel about the student Raskolnikov and his attempts to find his place in this life and understand who he really is. After killing an old pawnbroker, this young man tries to justify his actions. Raskolnikov’s story can make every modern college student rethink their views to moral laws and their place in society. 这是一个关于学生斯柯尔尼科夫的故事，他试图找到自己的位置，弄清自己到底是一个怎样的人。将一个上了年纪的当铺老板杀害之后，这个年轻人试图为他的行为辩解。斯柯尔尼科夫的故事能让每一个当代大学生重新反思自己的道德观，以及在社会上自己处于一个什么样的地位。 |
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