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“Where’s Papa going with that ax?” said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.

– Charlotte’s Web (1952) by E.B.White

“爸爸拿着斧子去哪儿了?”在他们收拾桌子准备吃早饭时,芬问她的母亲。

– E·B·怀特《夏洛特的网》(1952)

类型:童话

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When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers stretch out, seeking Prim’s warmth but finding only the rough canvas cover of the mattress. She must have had bad dreams and
climbed in with our mother. Of course, she did. This is the day of the reaping.

– The Hunger Games (2008) by Suzanne Collins

我睡醒的时候,床的另外半边冷冰冰的。我伸出手想试探一下波丽姆留在被子里的余温,结果只摸到了粗糙的帆布被单,她准是又做了噩梦,爬到妈妈被窝里去了。嗯,准没错。今天是收获节。

-苏珊·柯林斯《饥饿游戏》(2008)

类型:反乌托邦,冒险

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The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created. This had made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

– The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980) by Douglas Adams

迄今为止,故事的发展如下:起初,创造出了宇宙。这激怒了许多人,被普遍视为一种恶劣行径。

– 道格拉斯·亚当斯《宇宙尽头的餐馆》(1980)

类型:科幻

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34部畅销小说的精彩开篇,你最喜欢哪个? (四)

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.

– The Outsiders (1967) by S.E.Hinton

我从漆黑一片的电影院走进明媚的阳光中,脑子里只想着两件事:保罗·纽曼和坐车回家。

– 苏珊·依·辛顿《局外人》(1967)

类型:青少年。该书被誉为”青少年文学的里程碑”。

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Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

– Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (1997) by J.K.Rowling

家住女贞路4号的德思礼夫妇总是得意地说他们是非常规矩的人家,拜托,拜托了。

– J·K·罗琳《哈利·波特与魔法石》(1997)

类型:奇幻

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In the corner of a first-class smoking carriage, Mr. Justice Wargrave, lately retired from the bench, puffed at a cigar and ran an interested eye through the political news in the Times.

– And Then There Were None (1939) by Agatha Christie

瓦格雷夫法官先生刚刚退休。此刻他正坐在一等车厢的吸烟室角落里,一边吸雪茄,一边饶有兴致地读《泰晤士报》上的政治新闻。

– 阿加莎·克里斯蒂《无人生还》(1939)

类型:推理。该小说被誉为“推理小说的里程碑”,开创了“暴风雪山庄”模式(孤岛连环谋杀)的经典范式。

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Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. This story is about something that happened to them when they were sent away from London during the war because of the air-raids.

– The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) by C.S.Lewis

从前,有兄弟姐妹四人,分别叫彼得、苏珊、爱德蒙和露茜。这个故事讲述的就是发生在他们身上的事情。不幸的战争时期,为了躲避敌人频繁的空袭,他们被父母送离伦敦,安顿在一位老教授的家里。

– C·S·刘易斯《狮子,女巫和魔衣橱》(1950)

类型:魔幻

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