《上海女孩》等

Shanghai Girls

《上海女孩》

Author： Lisa See

Publisher： Random House； Reprint edition （February 2， 2010）

In 1937 Shanghai -- the Paris of Asia -- twenty-one-year-old Pearl Chin and her younger sister， May， are having the time of their lives. Both are beautiful， modern， and carefree -- until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away their wealth. To repay his debts， he must sell the girls as wives to suitors who have traveled from Los Angeles to find Chinese brides. As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city， Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime， from the Chinese countryside to the shores of America. Though inseparable best friends， the sisters also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. Along the way they make terrible sacrifices， face impossible choices， and confront a devastating， life-changing secret， but through it all the two heroines of this astounding new novel hold fast to who they are -- Shanghai girls.

1937年的上海，21歲的少女秦珍與秦梅正恣意地享受生活。然而父親賭博輸光了財產(chǎn)，不得不把她們賣給美國人做妻子。隨著日本的炸彈落在她們至愛的城市，兩個女孩只得遠(yuǎn)渡重洋前往美利堅。彼此的猜忌、嫉妒考驗著友情；一路的犧牲、抉擇促進(jìn)著成長。但是兩個人自始至終都堅持著自我，向人們展示著上海女孩的獨(dú)特魅力。

The Hundred-Foot Journey

《百尺之旅》

Author： Richard C. Morais

Publisher： Scribner

Born above his grandfather’s modest restaurant in Mumbai， Hassan Haji first experienced life through intoxicating whiffs of spicy fish curry， trips to the local markets， and gourmet outings with his mother. But when tragedy strikes， the Hajis leave India and embark on a journey around the world， eventually opening an Indian restaurant in Lumière， a small town in the French Alps. The family takes the village by storm， provoking the ire of their neighbor -- Madame Mallory， the proprietress of an esteemed French relais. Only after waging culinary war with the immigrant family does Madame Mallory finally agree to mentor young Hassan， leading him to Paris and a host of new adventures. A testament to the inevitability of destiny， this is a fable for the ages： charming， endearing， and compulsively readable.

哈桑·哈吉出生在印度孟買，他的祖父在那里經(jīng)營一個傳統(tǒng)小吃攤，從小他就在濃郁的食物香氣中長大。后來哈吉一家移居法國小鎮(zhèn)盧米埃，在那里重新開了一家印度餐廳。他們的餐廳對面則是名廚馬洛里夫人的高級法式餐廳。馬洛里夫人最初與哈吉一家有著不少摩擦，但之后她發(fā)現(xiàn)哈吉是一位廚藝天才，她便放下身段收他為徒，指引他進(jìn)入巴黎美食之旅，兩人也結(jié)下了不解之緣。

The Giver

《賜予者》

Author： Lois Lowry

Publisher： Random House Children's Books

Lois Lowry’s The Giver is the quintessential dystopian novel.

Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now， it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve， Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

故事發(fā)生在一個看似非常完美的社會里，這里沒有戰(zhàn)爭、恐懼和痛苦。人們無需做出選擇，每個人都被分配好了角色。但是卻有一個人例外，也就是少年喬納斯，他被選中去被稱為“賜予者”的老人那里接受訓(xùn)練，一個人去承擔(dān)整個社會該有的記憶。他必須獨(dú)自承受痛苦、恐懼和孤單，同時也知道了什么是溫暖、幸福和愛，就此得到了他以前所不曾有過的經(jīng)歷。而當(dāng)他知道的越多，越發(fā)現(xiàn)這個世界可怕的真相。