通过10本英文原著练好英语，很简单！（三）

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The House on Mango Street

《芒果街上的小屋》

Sandra Cisneros 桑德拉·希斯内罗丝

The great thing about “The House On Mango Street” is that it’s an interesting read. It’s written from the point of view of the writer. You can really feel what the protagonist (the main character) feels.

《芒果街上的小屋》的优点是，它是一个有趣的读物。它从作家的视角出发，让你切身体会到主人公（主角）的感受。

The sentences are really short so it’s also easy to understand. There are a few challenging words and a little bit of descriptive language, but you can usually understand them with the context. Another great thing about this is book is that it gives you a deep understanding of a different culture.

文中句子真的很简短，所以也很容易理解。其中有少部分具有挑战性的单词和一点点的描述性的语言，但你通常可以在语境中读懂它们。这本书的另一个优点是它可以让你对不同文化有深刻的了解。

plot summary

This book follows the life of Esperanza, a Mexican girl. Esperanza moves into a new home on Mango Street. Their new house is old and small. In the new home, Esperanza feels like she has no time to be alone. She promises herself that one day she will leave and have her own home.

这本书描绘了一个墨西哥女孩埃斯佩朗莎的一生。埃斯佩朗莎搬到了芒果街上的一个新家。他们的新房子又旧又小。在新家，埃斯佩朗莎感觉自己没有时间独处。她向自己保证有一天会离开这，并拥有自己的房子。

Throughout the novel the young girl grows up a lot. The story follows her life as she makes friends, her body changes and she begins to have feelings for a boy.

小说中，小女孩长大了很多。故事描述了她的生活，交友、身体变化、开始对一个男生有好感。

There is a lot of focus on other women in the community and Esperanza hopes never to be like them. Through watching the older women and how they are stuck, she knows that she wants to leave.

小说也描绘了社区中的其他女人，埃斯佩朗莎希望自己永远不会像她们一样。通过观察老妇女们和她们如何被困住，她知道她想要离开。

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Thirteen Reasons Why

《13个理由》

Jay Asher 艾雪

This story takes place in the present, which means the writer writes using simple grammar. All sentences are short and the vocabulary is relatively easy.

故事发生在当代，这意味着作家运用简单的语法写作。所有的句子都很简短，词汇也比较容易。

The interesting grammar and short paragraphs make this a quick and easy book for ESL learners. This is an award-winning book and on the NY Times best books list, so it’s worth a read.

它语法有趣，段落简短，对英语学习者来说简单易读。这是一本屡次获奖的书，并上榜榜《纽约时报》最佳书单，值得一读。

plot summary

The main character is Clay Jensen, a quiet high school student. He comes home from school to find a parcel at his front door. He does not know who sent it. He opens it and discovers 7 cassette tapes. These tapes are from Hannah Baker, his previous classmate. She had emotional problems and has committed suicide (killed herself).

主角是克莱，一个安静的高中生。他从学校回到家，在门口发现了一个包裹。克莱不知道是谁寄的，于是打开它，发现了7盒磁带。这些磁带是他以前的同学汉娜寄来的，汉娜曾有精神问题并自杀。

The tapes came with instructions. The paper stated that they should pass the tapes from one student to another student. There are 12 people in total. In the paper, she explains to these people that they helped her die – she gives them 13 reasons.

磁带旁还有指令。纸上写道，他们必须把磁带从一个学生传给另一个学生。共有12人。汉娜向这些人解释说，他们都是她死亡的原因——共13个理由。

We hear about her pain. She talks about her first kiss, people who lied to her and stole from her. Everything started with gossip. The gossip then grew and became out of control.

磁带中我们听到了她的痛苦。她谈论她的初吻，对她撒谎的人，偷她东西的人。一切都始于流言蜚语。流言不断传播，后来变得越来越失控。

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