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Peter invites Wendy to return to Neverland with him. Wendy asks for her brothers Michael and John to join them. They have a magical flight as they travel to Neverland and have many adventures along the way.彼得邀請(qǐng)溫蒂和他一起回到荷蘭。溫迪讓她的兄弟米迦勒和約翰加入他們。他們?cè)陲w往荷蘭的途中經(jīng)歷了一次神奇的飛行，在沿途歷經(jīng)多次冒險(xiǎn)。

After all their adventures and fun, Wendy decides that her place is at home with their mother. But Peter doesn’t want her to go. Instead he tries to trick her. He tells her that their mother doesn’t want them anymore. However, he understands how sad their mother must be. In the end, he decides to let them go home.盡管他們的旅行冒險(xiǎn)有趣，但溫蒂?zèng)Q定，她還是應(yīng)該在家里與她們的母親一起生活。但彼得不想讓她回去。相反，他試圖欺騙她。彼得告訴溫蒂，他們的母親不想要她們了。然而，彼得明白她們的母親該有多么的悲傷。最后，他還是決定讓她們回家。

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7.The Old Man and the Sea
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Ernest Hemmingway 歐內(nèi)斯特·海明威

This is a famous classic. Almost all native English speakers will have read this book at some point in school. So, if you ever find yourself in a conversation about literature and books, this is a good one to talk about.這是一部著名的經(jīng)典作品。幾乎所有以英語為母語的人都會(huì)在學(xué)校的同一時(shí)期讀過這本書。所以，如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己正在和別人談?wù)撐膶W(xué)與書籍，這將是一個(gè)很好的選擇。

It has a little bit of difficult vocabulary, however, it is short and you won’t have too much trouble being able to finish it.這本書有一些較難的詞匯，但是它篇幅很短，讀完它你不會(huì)感覺太困難。

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This is a story of a long fight between an old, experienced fisherman and the best fish he ever caught. Santiago has returned to the village without any fish for 84 days.這是一個(gè)關(guān)于有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的老漁民和他抓到過最好的魚之間長(zhǎng)期博弈的故事。圣地亞哥已經(jīng)84天沒有向村里帶回任何魚了。

On the eighty-fifth day, his luck changes and so does his life. At 12 pm, a huge fish (a marlin) takes the bait (the food used to attract fish). The man tries to pull the fish up, but the fish is too big and strong. Instead, the fish begins to pull the boat. The old man continues to fight and hold on to the line. The fish pulls the boat around the sea for two days.第85天，他的運(yùn)氣改變了，他的生活也隨之改變。半夜12點(diǎn)，一條巨大的魚（馬林魚）上鉤（食物用來吸引魚）。圣地亞哥想把魚撈起來，但魚又大又壯碩。相反，魚開始拉船。老人繼續(xù)戰(zhàn)斗，堅(jiān)持拉線。魚把船拉了整整兩天。

On the third day, the fish gets tired. Santiago is able to pull the fish closer and kill it. It’s the biggest fish he has seen in his life. He begins to sail back to the village, but the blood of the fish attracts sharks. The boat is attacked by a Mako shark, but Santiago is able to kill it. He kills most of the sharks, but there is a problem. They have eaten the meat of the fish and now only the skeleton (bones) is left. He returns back to his home and falls asleep.第三天，魚累了。圣地亞哥把魚拉近并殺死了它。這是他一生中見過的最大的魚。他開始返回村子，但魚的血吸引了鯊魚。船被灰鯖鯊攻擊，但是圣地亞哥殺了它。他殺死了大多數(shù)的鯊魚，但有一個(gè)問題。他們吃了魚肉，現(xiàn)在只剩下魚骨架（骨頭）了。他回到自己的家里，睡著了。

8.The Giver
《賜予者》
Lois Lowry 洛伊絲·勞里　

　
“The Giver” begins in a very interesting way and catches the attention of the readers from the beginning. It has easy-to-understand grammar. Most of the grammar is just past simple and past perfect.《賜予者》以一種非常有趣的方式開頭，從一開始就吸引了讀者的注意。文章的語法簡(jiǎn)單易懂。大部分的語法都是一般過去時(shí)和現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。

All of the sentences are short. This is a longer book. It’s really easy though, so you’ll finish it quickly.所有的句子都是簡(jiǎn)短的，雖然篇幅相對(duì)較長(zhǎng)，但它真的很簡(jiǎn)單，所以你很快就會(huì)讀完。

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Jonas is a young boy. He lives a very safe life with a lot of order and rules. There are many rules and everyone follows them. They don’t often make a decision by themselves.喬納斯是一個(gè)小男孩。他的生活很安全，充滿著秩序和規(guī)則。社會(huì)中有許多規(guī)則，每個(gè)人都要遵守。他們經(jīng)常不能自己做決定。

But Jonas soon learns some truths about the people in the community. He comes to understand that this kind of life is unfair. He wants to allow people to make their own choices.但喬納斯很快就知道了關(guān)于社區(qū)里人們的一些真相。他開始明白這種生活是不公平的。他想讓人們做出自己的選擇。

Jonas comes up with an interesting plan to change the community. He decides he needs to move the community to another place. In his plan, they be able to live a good and fair life.喬納斯提出了一個(gè)有趣的計(jì)劃來改變社區(qū)。他決定把社區(qū)搬到另一個(gè)地方去。在他的計(jì)劃中，他們將過上美好的、公平的生活。

9.Number the Stars
《數(shù)星星》
Lois Lowry 露易絲·勞瑞

This is a realistic novel. It’s based on history. Unlike other historical literature, it’s easy to understand.這是一部很現(xiàn)實(shí)的小說。它以歷史為基礎(chǔ)，但不像其他的歷史著作，它很容易理解。

If you already know a lot of information about World War II, this might be an interesting book for you. It’s not recommended if you don’t know too much about the World Wars. In this case, you will be focusing on trying to understand the facts too much so you will not enjoy the book as much.如果你已經(jīng)很了解第二次世界大戰(zhàn)，那你可能會(huì)對(duì)這本書感興趣。但如果你不是很了解世界大戰(zhàn)，則不建議你閱讀此書。因?yàn)槟銜?huì)太過專注于了解事實(shí)，而無法享受閱讀。

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This is a story of hope and courage. The year is 1943 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The area has been taken over by Hitler’s army. There are soldiers everywhere. The life of 10-year-old Annemarie has changed a lot. There is little food and everyone is very scared. There is talk about moving all of the Jewish people to another place. This is difficult for Annemarie because her best friend, Ellen, is Jewish.這是一個(gè)關(guān)于希望和勇氣的故事。故事發(fā)生在1943年丹麥哥本哈根。該地區(qū)當(dāng)時(shí)被希特勒軍隊(duì)占領(lǐng)，到處都是士兵。10歲的Annemarie的生活改變了很多。當(dāng)時(shí)食物稀缺，每個(gè)人都很害怕。有傳言說所有的猶太人要搬到另一個(gè)地方去。Annemarie很難過，因?yàn)樗詈玫呐笥眩瑦蹅?，是猶太人。

This is a different book about the war. It shows it was not only the Jewish people who suffered during the war. Annemarie’s family lost their eldest daughter, Lise, a few weeks before her wedding.這是一本從不同角度講述戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的書。它讓我們知道在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中，經(jīng)受折磨的不僅是猶太人民。Annemarie的家庭失去了他們的大女兒莉薩，而她本要在幾周后結(jié)婚。

Annemarie will later do what her sister, Lise, did. She will join the resistance party to fight against the Nazis. She ends up being a heroine for a few reasons (which I will not tell you because I don’t want to ruin the story).Annemarie后來繼承了姐姐莉薩之前做的事。她加入了反對(duì)納粹的抵抗組織，并最終成為一個(gè)女英雄，至于原因，我可不會(huì)劇透給你，因?yàn)槲也幌霘Я斯适隆?/div>

This book has a mix of shorter and longer sentences. The short sentences allow the readers to relax a little bit more. They also create the scene well and let you know what is happening through simple words.這本書長(zhǎng)短句結(jié)合。其中的短句子能讓讀者稍微放松一下，同時(shí)營(yíng)造出很好的場(chǎng)景氛圍，用簡(jiǎn)單的文字讓你知道發(fā)生了什么。

There is a lot of vocabulary to learn. It is a good book if you’ve already got experience reading novels in English. Make sure you have your vocabulary notebook with you, just in case there are any cool words that you’d like to learn. This book has MANY!書中有很多詞匯要學(xué)習(xí)。如果你已經(jīng)有了很多閱讀英文小說的經(jīng)歷，這會(huì)是一本好書。準(zhǔn)備好你的詞匯筆記本，以便記錄下你想學(xué)的一些很酷的詞。這本書中有很多哦！

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Meg is 14-years-old. Everyone sees her as a troublemaker. They think she’s a bad student. Everyone in her family seems to be perfect. Her mom is a very beautiful scientist. Her twin brothers are very athletic. And her little 5-year-old brother, Charles Wallace Murry, is a child genius and can often read the mind of Meg.麥吉14歲。每個(gè)人都視她為搗蛋鬼，壞學(xué)生。在她的家里，每個(gè)人似乎都是完美的。她的媽媽是一個(gè)美貌科學(xué)家。她的雙胞胎兄弟都是體育健將。她五歲的小弟弟，查爾斯·華勒斯·莫里，是一個(gè)天才兒童，總是知道麥吉在想什么。

Meg and her brother meet a friend. Calvin O’Keefe is a high school junior student. Meg and Calvin begin to like each other. Charles suddenly announces that they should focus on finding their father who is lost somewhere in the universe.麥吉和她的哥哥見了一個(gè)朋友，中學(xué)生加爾文夫。麥吉和加爾文互相喜歡。查爾斯突然宣布，他們應(yīng)該專注于尋找曾丟失在宇宙中某個(gè)地方的他們的父親。

Eventually they find their dad, but not without drama. Along the way, Meg learns to love. She uses this new love to help them escape.最終他們找到了他們的父親，過程充滿了戲劇性。一路上，麥吉學(xué)會(huì)了愛。她用這種新的愛來幫助他們逃脫困境。