听说有些小伙伴近又书荒了，今天小编为大家奉上了十本简单易读的英文原著，这些小故事生动有趣，用词简单，非常适合入门级读者。如果你还没看过，不如从今天开始读起吧。

　　5.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》佳书单，值得一读。

　　plot summary 情节摘要

　　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。

　　6.Peter Pan  《彼得·潘》  J.M。 Barrie 詹姆斯·马修·巴利

　　Almost everyone knows the story of “Peter Pan” which is why this is an easy read。 Being familiar with a story already helps the reader to understand the text better。

　　几乎所有人都知道彼得·潘的故事，这就是为什么称它为简单读物的原因。熟悉一个故事有助于读者更好地理解文本。

　　This book is aimed at children， but it continues to be enjoyed by adults around the world too。

　　这本书的目标读者是儿童，但它仍被世界各地的成年人所喜爱。

　　plot summary 情节摘要

　　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。

　　彼得邀请温蒂和他一起回到荷兰。温迪让她的兄弟米迦勒和约翰加入他们。他们在飞往荷兰的途中经历了一次神奇的飞行，在沿途历经多次冒险。

　　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。

　　尽管他们的旅行冒险有趣，但温蒂决定，她还是应该在家里与她们的母亲一起生活。但彼得不想让她回去。相反，他试图欺骗她。彼得告诉温蒂，他们的母亲不想要她们了。然而，彼得明白她们的母亲该有多么的悲伤。后，他还是决定让她们回家。

（责任编辑：张君琳）