法國著名思想家狄德羅說“不讀書的人，思想就會停止”，讀書的重要性不言而喻。同時，讀書又是一件長久的事，學無止境，而貴在持之以恒，每天堅持讀幾頁書，時間長了便積沙成塔。今天光華美高要給大家展示的是英語組老師精心推薦的書籍，希望同學們能從中汲取智慧甘泉。

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田薈老師：

① The Picture of Dorian Gray 《道林格雷的畫像》

王爾德的唯一一部小說。《道林·格雷的畫像》具有很強的唯美傾向，不但文辭絢麗，意象新穎，有許多帶有王爾德特色的俏皮話，幽默，似非而是之論，矛盾詭辯之辭。

② Dubliners《都柏林人》

喬伊斯用15篇短故事講述了20世紀初從孩童，青春期，成人和社會生活方面呈現出來的家鄉都柏林城市與社會的癱瘓。這份疏離賦予這些篇什巨大的感染力，讓我們一窺這些都柏林小市民的理想、掙扎和幻滅，且最核心的，是那銷魂蝕骨的孤獨。

③《瘋癲與文明》三聯書店出版

20世紀極富挑戰性和反叛性的法國思想家米歇爾·福柯的經典作品，這部著作是對知識的清洗和質疑。它把“自然”的一個片段交還給歷史，改造了瘋癲，即把我們當做醫學現象的東西變成了一種文明現象。

Cameron：

① Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell

(Psychology) A study of success, how to be successful, and the infamous “10,000 hour rule” and what it means. Outliers deals with exceptional people, especially those who are smart, rich, and successful, and those who operate at the extreme outer edge of what is statistically plausible. Numerous examples are mentioned throughout the book such as, The Beatles, Bill Gates, and J. Robert Oppenheimer.

② Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe

(Historical fiction) Part one of three; The chronicle of pre colonial life in Southeastern Nigeria. The story follows Okonkwo, an Igbo wrestling champion; the first part depicting his family, personal history and the customs of his people.

③ As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner

(Southern gothic; fiction) The book is narrated by 15 different characters throughout the book. It is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her poor, rural family's quest and motivations—noble or selfish—to honor her wish to be buried in her hometown of Jefferson, Mississippi.

Lewis：

① Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck

I found this book quite easy to read and I think it has an interesting but simple plot about the aspirations of the American dream.

② The Catcher in the Rye - J.D Salinger

I really enjoyed this book as an adolescent. It's not too heavy so, it could possibly be read quite quickly and of course it's a classic.

③ Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens

Again, this is a classic and tells the story from a child's point of view in Victorian London. It's an interesting story with many twists and turns but I think it mainly covers a fascinating time in history.

付西西老師：

① Lord of The Rings -J.R.R Tolkien

大名鼎鼎指環王三部曲。無論是故事性還是語言藝術都讓人拍案叫絕。影視作品給的是120分鐘有限的世界，而打開書本，通過文字，你的想象得以釋放。白紙黑字背后是無限的奇幻與可能。貪婪、誘惑、使命、堅韌、忠貞、愛情……一場波瀾壯闊在中土世界上演。

② Jamaica Inn -Daphne Du Maurier

典型的哥特式冒險小說。出色的環境描寫和細膩的人物心理描寫值得一讀。如果你喜歡懸疑、推理，不妨pick它。另有同名電影可觀覽。

③ Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

女性當自強。女性的堅強可以是傳統意義上的“強勢”，也可以如水般溫潤確依舊有著不可撼動的力量。Girls, have faith and be independent. 不卑不亢，擲地有聲。

李娟老師：

① The Call of the Wild ——by John Griffith London

The gold rush that prevailed in the society at that time showed the world of dogs struggling in this special environment to the fullest. The story mainly tells the process of the protagonist "Buck" returning from the civilized society to the original life of the wolf pack.

② Frankenstein - by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly

Frankenstein,is a biologist.He frequently appears in the corpse with criminal psychology, trying to piece together a huge human body with various parts of different corpses. When the monster gains life, he opens his eyes. Frankenstein was frightened to abandon him, but he pursued and asked for his companionship, warmth and friendship from Frankens; a series of strange suspense and suspense followed. Homicide…

③ The Painted Veil——by William Somerset Maugham

The story begins with the heroine Kitty. In order to escape the flashy but empty social circle of London in the 1920s, and to prevent herself from becoming an old girl, Kitty accepted the proposal of the silent doctor Walter Fein. Water and Kitty can finally open their hearts to each other, but just as they get closer, Water gets cholera. Water's life and death determine whether their new passion can be transformed into eternal love…

肖帆老師：

①《你當想鳥飛往你的山/Educated 》【美】塔拉-韋斯特弗 著

推薦理由：作者因此書被《時代周刊》評為“年度影響力人物”，比爾蓋茨推薦“這本書比你聽說的還要好”。

②《我是個媽媽，我需要鉑金*》 【美】薇妮斯蒂-馬丁 著

推薦理由：熟悉美國教育，了解關于階層、育兒焦慮、中年危機，全球媽媽都是一樣的。

③《高效能人士的7個習慣》 【美】史蒂芬-柯維 著

推薦理由：管理類經典讀物

張倩老師：

① Born a Crime -Trevor Noah

It is the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life.

② Dear girls - Ali Wong

Ali Wong's heartfelt and hilarious letters to her daughters (the two she put to work while they were still in utero), covering everything they need to know in life, like the unpleasant details of dating, how to be a working mom in a male-dominated profession, and how she trapped their dad.

③ Asking the Right Questions

It helps students bridge the gap between simply memorizing or blindly accepting information,and the greater challenge of critical analysis and synthesis. It teaches students to respond to alternative points of view and develop a solid foundation for making personal choices about what to accept and what to reject.

張豫鵬老師：

① To Kill a Mockingbird

The story of a young Alabama girl, her sleepy Southern town, and the crisis of conscience that rocked it. This book explores the roots of human behavior—to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos.

② 1984

Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes; Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes.

③ The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas (père) completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with The Three Musketeers.

同學們，雖然你們可以自由支配暑假時間，但“少年正是讀書時”，比起看一部沒有營養的肥皂劇，完成千篇一律的游戲任務，參加一次次沒有意義的聚會，還不如捧起一本書細細品讀。炎炎烈日，鑠石流金，待在家里一邊吹著涼爽的空調，一邊品讀先賢哲人的思想經驗，是一件多么愜意的事呀!

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