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Book Club:世界上最多人記下的金句,原來是來自這幾本書!

人們除了喜歡記下電影金句之外,更愛將書本上看到有意思的字句寫下來。不知道你曾否想過,究竟人們看著同一本暢銷書籍時,會不會也會記下同一句句子?在電子書籍普及的年代,出版社終於能夠收集到有關數據,從中得知讀者的喜好和反應。Amazon Kindle最近公布了讀者在Kindle電子上最常被記下的句子,以及句子所來自的書籍(有趣的是,大部分入圍書籍都是由女作家所寫!)。以下最能引起全世界讀者共鳴的書本名單中,也有你讀過的書籍嗎?

Pride and Prejudice

有讀過文學巨著《傲慢與偏見》的話,就會猜到最受歡迎的金句一定來自小說開首的第一句。早在19世紀,簡·奧斯汀就幽默地將社會對有錢單身漢的偏見言簡意賅地寫下來。

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, from AMAZON

Little Women

美國作家奧爾柯特的小說《小婦人》講述四姊妹的成長故事,書中最深刻的情節莫過於排行第三的Beth因疾病而過身的一幕。Beth雖然個性膽小害羞,但她溫婉謙虛、為人設想、無私奉獻的性格深得讀者愛戴,令人想起身邊的無名英雄。

There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.

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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, from AMAZON

A Wrinkle In Time

六十年代美國得獎科幻小說《時間的皺紋》講述一位13歲少女Meg Murry拯救自己和家人的故事。作者Madeleine L’Engle這句關於恩賜與後天怎樣運用恩賜的說話對讀者有不少提醒,難怪成為最受歡迎的金句。

But of course we can’t take any credit for our talents. It’s how we use them that counts.

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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, from AMAZON

The Lord of the Rings

《魔戒》電影系列相信很多人都看過,但由托爾金所寫的原著大家又讀過嗎?全球最暢銷小說排行第二,銷量超過一億五千萬本的《The Lord of the Rings》是20世紀文學界裡面一部重要的史詩奇幻著作,除了情節刺激之外,它亦有其文學意義,是喜歡奇幻主題的朋友必讀的神話創作代表作。

The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out.

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Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien, from AMAZON

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

小時候應該被逼讀過《獅子·女巫·魔衣櫥》吧?不知道是不是因為這本是眾多中小學的讀本,所以讀者記下最多的是以下書中出現的詩句。不過如果大家對奇幻小說或者基督教文學有興趣的話,路易斯的納尼亞傳奇系列是研究這些體裁不錯的一個起點。

Wrong will be right,

when Aslan comes in sight,

At the sound of his roar,

sorrows will be no more,

When he bares his teeth,

winter meets its death,

And when he shakes his mane,

we shall have spring again.

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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, from AMAZON

The Hunger Games

由美國作家柯林斯所寫的2008年少年冒險科幻小說《飢餓遊戲》是名單中最年輕的著作。有趣的是,最受讀者歡迎的句子竟然是飢餓遊戲殘酷的遊戲規則…

The rules of the Hunger Games are simple. In punishment for the uprising, each of the twelve districts must provide one girl and one boy, called tributes, to participate. The twenty-four tributes will be imprisoned in a vast outdoor arena that could hold anything from a burning desert to a frozen wasteland. Over a period of several weeks, the competitors must fight to the death. The last tribute standing wins.

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The Hunger Games Book 1 by Suzanne Collins, from AMAZON

Harry Potter Series

哈利波特系列中的每一集都登上了Kindle的名單,筆者挑選了第四集讀者最愛的金句與大家分享。 有關家境、血統純正的爭論在七集小說中亦有討論,但羅琳在第四集直接透過角色的口中道出了她的立場──一個人的出生並不是最重要,最重要的是他長大成為一位怎樣的人。

You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling, from AMAZON

TEXT: FLORIELLE

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