《四个四重奏》(TS Eliot)——这也许是近代最具才智的诗意散文。它写于第二次国际大战期间，却仍与当今有着千丝万缕的联络。以下是一段摘抄：“The dove descending breaks the air/With flame of incandescent terror/Of which the tongues declare/The only discharge from sin and error/The only hope, or the despair/Lies in the choice of pyre or pyre–/To be redeemed from fire by fire./Who then devised this torment?/Love/Love is the unfamiliar Name/Behind the hands that wave/The intolerable shirt of flame/Which human power cannot remove./We only live, only suspire/Consumed by either fire or fire.” (译注：摘自第四重奏的第四段，本书中文版链接，英文版链接)
18.Catch-22 by Joseph Heller – This book coined the self-titled term “catch-22” that is widely used in modern-day dialogue. As for the story, its message is clear: What’s commonly held to be good, may be bad… what is sensible, is nonsense. Its one of the greatest literary works of the 20th century. Read it.
《第22条军规》(Joseph Heller)——这本书以广泛应用于现代对话中“进退维谷”一词为名。故事中清晰传达了这样的信息，即遍及认为是好的东西，或许欠好;正确的挑选却或许是荒唐的。它是20世纪最巨大的文学著作之一。读一读吧。
19.The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald – Set in the Jazz Age of the roaring 20’s, this book unravels a cautionary tale of the American dream. Specifically, the reader learns that a few good friends are far more important that a zillion acquaintances, and the drive creat-ed from the desire to have something is more valuable than actually having it.
《了不得的盖茨比》(F. Scott Fitzgerald)——故事布景是满是愤青的爵士乐时代，它叙述了一个美国梦的警世故事。特别地，读者会认识到几个老友比不计其数的熟人更重要，而巴望具有某样东西的动力比实践具有它更有价值。
20.The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger – This novel firmly stands as an icon for accurately representing the ups and downs of teen angst, defiance and rebellion. If nothing else, it serves as a reminder of the unpredictable teenage mindset.
《麦田里的守望者》(JD Salinger)——这部小说精确地展示了青少年焦虑的崎岖、鄙视和抵挡，可谓是文学著作中的标榜之作。至少，它能够让你回忆起青少年那种捉摸不定的心态。
21.Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky – A smooth-flowing, captivating novel of a young man living in poverty who criminally succumbs to the desire for money, and the hefty phychological impact this has on him and the people closest to him.
