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!
有人說現(xiàn)在的大學(xué)生都不喜歡看書，你會(huì)相信嗎？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:
對(duì)于學(xué)生來說，看書是有很多益處的：
books widen your vocabulary;
讀書能擴(kuò)大你的詞匯量
books help students find new models for academic writing;
讀書能幫助學(xué)生找到專業(yè)寫作的模板
books improve your cognitive skills;
讀書能提高學(xué)生的認(rèn)知水平
books expand your view of the world around;
讀書能拓寬你的見解
books help you avoid a social exclusion
讀書讓學(xué)生與時(shí)俱進(jìn)
Check the list below!
看看這些書吧！
1. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
喬納森·弗蘭岑的《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.”
“也許你并不富有，但是有一件東西是任何人都沒法兒奪走毀掉你生活的---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.
這部書中講述的是一個(gè)感情故事，大學(xué)開學(xué)之際就萌生出的三角戀。什么是最重要的：愛情還是友情？想愛也不想失去友情的時(shí)候，針對(duì)這樣麻煩的情況你是否有對(duì)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.”
“生活并不復(fù)雜，困難的是要引導(dǎo)、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?
這部書講的是普林頓大學(xué)的一個(gè)優(yōu)等生畢業(yè)后夢(mèng)想幻滅的故事，他發(fā)現(xiàn)世紀(jì)的生活跟校園內(nèi)的完全不一樣，所以不得不再次重新審視自己。聽起來和我們現(xiàn)在的大學(xué)生有些相似對(duì)吧？
3. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
村上春樹的《挪威的森林》
“Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.”
“不要為自己感到難過，只有混蛋才會(huì)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.
這是一部當(dāng)一個(gè)大學(xué)生不得不因?yàn)榘l(fā)生在他周圍的事情而改變自己的準(zhǔn)則和態(tài)度的真愛和友情故事。他教會(huì)我們珍惜友誼，珍惜那個(gè)我們所愛的人，準(zhǔn)備好去接受生活本來的樣子。
4. 1984 by George Orwell
喬治·奧威爾的《1984》
“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
“也許被愛的人沒有一個(gè)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?
世界被分成三個(gè)集權(quán)國家?？偪刂撇?，試圖消滅人類所有的價(jià)值觀，讓生存在這個(gè)世界上的人充滿仇恨。你會(huì)有挑戰(zhàn)這種體制的能力嗎？你是否還有能力保護(hù)好自己，不是去本真嗎？
5. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
費(fèi)奧多爾·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪與罰》
“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.”
“對(duì)于一個(gè)擁有智慧、心思深的人來說痛苦和苦難總是必不可少的?！?/p>
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.
這是一個(gè)關(guān)于學(xué)生斯柯爾尼科夫的故事，他試圖找到自己的位置，弄清自己到底是一個(gè)怎樣的人。將一個(gè)上了年紀(jì)的當(dāng)鋪老板殺害之后，這個(gè)年輕人試圖為他的行為辯解。斯柯爾尼科夫的故事能讓每一個(gè)當(dāng)代大學(xué)生重新反思自己的道德觀，以及在社會(huì)上自己處于一個(gè)什么樣的地位。
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