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1、To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lees 1960 paean to the South is one of the most beloved American novels ever written. Some of that is due to the 1962 classic film adapted from it, which stars Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, a small-town lawyer who also happens to be the most upstanding and sympathetic
2、father ever. But much of the respect accorded the novel (the authors only book) has to do with its memorable main characters, brother and sister duo Jem and Scout. With its competing subplots about a black man on trial for allegedly raping a white woman and the childrens attempts to learn about thei
3、r reclusive neighbor Boo Radley, the novel is perfectly structured to provide half a dozen lessons about history and acceptance and injustice and compassion. No wonder its the staple of all middle-school staples. Happy 50th, Mockingbird!杀死一只知更鸟哈泼李 1960 年对南方的赞歌，是美国历来最受喜爱的小说之一。部分是因为 1962 年的改编经典电影。格雷戈里
4、派克饰演小镇律师阿提卡斯 芬奇，也是一位最正直、最有同情心的父亲。但是这本小说（作者唯一的一本）之所以受人尊崇，是因为有令人难忘的主角：一对兄妹詹姆与斯考特。本书有两个次要情节：黑人男子涉嫌强奸白人妇女的审判以及兄妹意图了解孤独的邻居布拉德利，其结构非常适于提供十几个有关历史、容纳、不公义、同情的教训。难怪本书是中学必读小说的重中之重。“知更鸟”，50 岁生日快乐！Of Mice and Men. The Great Depression and the hardship it caused spawned many classics of American literature that h
5、ave since become fodder for high school English classes across the nation. Topping the list is John Steinbecks novella Of Mice and Men. The plot traces the journey of George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California farm country. We meet them after theyve been forced to leave their previous ranc
6、h in a chain of events chalked up to Lennies odd behavior. Upon arriving at their new farm, owned and run by a character known simply as The Boss, George and Lennie once again find themselves in crosshairs. The strong and complicated bond between the pair forces George to take weak Lennies life into
7、 his own hands. Along the way, their pursuit of the American Dream (and the attendant prospect of land ownership) falls by the wayside, the victim of a harsh economic downturn, a freak accident and mob hysteria.人鼠之间大萧条以及其造成的苦难，催生了许多美国经典文学，这些经典后来成为全国各地高中英语课的教材。其中排名第一的是约翰斯坦贝克的中篇小说人鼠之间。故事叙述了加州农场民工乔治与伦尼
8、的旅程。小说一开始，他们已经因为伦尼的古怪行为所引起的一连串事件，被迫离开了以往工作的牧场。他们到了一个新的农场，主人就叫做“老板”并且自己经营农场，乔治和伦尼再次成为注目的焦点。两人之间强烈又复杂的关系，致使乔治将脆弱的伦尼，掌控在自己的手中。一路走来，他们的美国梦（以及随之而来，拥有土地的希望）遗弃在路边了，他们受害于严峻的经济衰退，罕见的意外事件以及歇斯底里的暴民。A Separate Peace. One of the great coming-of-age tales, A Separate Peace is also one of the darker novels assigne
9、d to teenagers. The plot revolves around two roommates at Devon, a New England boarding school, during the summer and winter of 1942. The narrator, Gene, an introverted, studious Southerner, recalls his relationship with his best friend Phineas, known as Finny, a charismatic, gregarious athlete. Ove
10、r the course of the summer, Gene becomes envious of Finnys graceful, easy demeanor and takes part in an accident that ends Finnys athletic career. During the winter, as the country descends into World War II, the boys of Devon wage their own battles against each other to determine whether Gene inten
11、tionally harmed Finny. The novel chronicles the boys maturation as the war encroaches further and further into their lives. While Knowles tale of the journey from innocence to experience has been described as depressing, his capture of youthful emotion, surprising maturity and reactions to lifes gre
12、at tragedies make it a must-read during those awkward teenage years. 单独和约一部杰出的成长经验小说，也是少年指定读物中比较黑暗的。故事围绕在 1942 年夏季与冬季、新英格兰德文寄宿学校的两位室友。叙述者是一位内向、好学的南方人，回忆他与最好的朋友菲尼亚斯之间的关系。菲尼亚斯小名“芬尼”，是个魅力十足，爱交朋友的运动员。那个夏天，吉恩开始妒忌芬尼优雅、闲适的风度，并且卷入了导致芬尼运动生涯结束的意外事件。那个冬季，美国参加二战，学校的男孩之间也在进行斗争，争论吉恩是否故意伤害了芬尼。单独合约记录了男孩的成熟过程，以及战争对他
13、们的生活日益加深的影响。尽管作者诺尔斯的这个从天真到成熟的故事，被认为令人沮丧，他捕捉到青春的情感、惊人的成熟、对生命重大大悲剧的反应，使本书成为青少年尴尬时期的必读小说。Catcher in the Rye. Published in 1951, Catcher has long been a literary touchstone for alienated high school students. Main character Holden Caulfield is the ultimate whiner everyones a phony, everyones a crumbum,
14、and the only person who is really worth a damn is his little sister. Because Catcher is a fairly glum tale about a screwup of a kid who may be going crazy following the death of his brother, its really easy to forget that its kind of the ultimate high school fantasy Holden roams around New York City
15、 for a couple of days, gets into bars, dances with older women and gets beaten up while trying to procure a lady of ill repute. While it may seem like the boy is just drifting, that sounds like living! For those very reasons, though, many of todays teens are having trouble relating to the book, acco
16、rding to a June 2009 New York Times article. I cant really feel bad for this rich kid with a weekend free in New York City, said one teacher, paraphrasing some of her students. But despite the generational gap, this book wont be leaving classrooms anytime soon.在麦田里的守望者1951 年出版，对于疏离的高中生学生而言，长期以来一直是文学的试金石。主角霍尔顿考菲尔德是个不折不扣的牢骚大王每个人都是冒牌货，每个人都是废物，只有他的小妹才真的有点分量。这个故事相当忧郁，主角在哥哥死后可能发疯，搞砸了一切。正因如此，我们真的很容易忘了这个故事是高中生的终极幻想霍尔登在纽约闲荡了几天，混
