世界上最優秀的10本書

7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Author: J. K. Rowling
《哈利波特和死亡圣器》，作者：J·K·羅琳

# of sold copies: 44 million
售出：4千4百萬本

First edition: 2007
第一版：2007

Yet another fairy tale made it to our list, people might like fairy tales after all... anyway, a lot of children around the world grew up on the stories about Harry, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and Hogwarts. As expected, the final piece of the Harry Potter puzzle with its quite original name Deathly Hallows was quite successful.
我們榜單中的另一個神話故事，也許人們畢竟還是喜歡神話故事的……不管怎樣，世界上許多的孩子都是伴隨著哈利波特，那個連名字都不能提的魔頭，還有霍格沃茨的故事長大的。 《死亡圣器》作為哈利波特系列的最后一部，就像人們期待的一樣，非常的成功。

Only time will tell whether the Harry Potter series has the qualities of say Lord of the Rings or it will fade with the upcoming seasons. On the other hand, no one can deny Miss Rowling a great impact on both children and their parents - that has to count for something...
只有時間知道哈利波特是否會和指環王一樣優秀，或者會漸漸被淡忘。但是，沒有人能否認羅琳女士對孩子和父母的帶來的影響 - 這已經很了不起了。

8. War and Peace, Author: Leo Tolstoy
《戰爭與和平》，作者：列夫·托爾斯泰

# of sold copies: 36 million (in the USSR)
售出：3千6百萬本（蘇聯）

First edition: 1869
第一版：1869

Leo Tolstoy, a Russian writer, decided to demonstrate his beliefs that there is some greater power forming our history. Along with the fact he didn't like popular history and being a war veteran, he then wrote one of the largest and most popular novels in the world literature, War and Peace.
列夫 托爾斯泰，一個決心要證明歷史是由某種超力量形成的俄羅斯作家。由于不喜歡通俗史，并且當過兵，他寫下了文學史上最流行的長篇小說之一，《戰爭與和平》。

This jewel among books is divided in four volumes, each being a follow up of the previous one. War and Peace has indeed a lot of characters, both fictional and real historic figures. The plot is set in the beginning of the 19th century when Napoleon invades Russia.
該書分為4卷，每卷的情節相互銜接。戰爭與和平描寫了很多人物，有虛構的或真實的歷史人物。 故事的背景設在19世紀拿破侖開始入侵俄羅斯時。

Interesting fact is that although War and Peace is clearly a Russian literature from a Russian author, parts of the book are written in French - probably because most of the story is focused on 5 noble families and nobility in Russia used to speak French in that particular era.
有趣的是，這本由俄羅斯人寫的俄羅斯小說，部分的章節卻是在法國寫的 - 可能因為大部分的故事都是圍繞5個貴族家庭的，當時，俄羅斯的貴族習慣于說法語。

9. Think and Grow Rich, Author: Napoleon Hill
《思考致富》，作者：拿破侖·希爾

# of sold copies: 30 million
售出：3千萬本

First edition: 1937
第一版：1937

There are tons of motivational books these days. Some are better, some are worse and it's up to you to choose the one that can really help you. Think and Grow Rich is probably a safe bet, because it takes a bit of ingenuity to write something everybody knows these days - only 70 years ahead.
如今，勵志書數不勝數，有好有壞，選擇一本對你有用的完全取決于你自己。 《思考致富》可能是比較靠譜的選擇，因為它天才般的把目前大家都知道的東西寫了出來 - 只是提早了70年而已。

The best way how to become successful is to find out what others did before success came to them - and that's exactly what Napoleon Hill did. According to his mentor's (A. Carnegie) advice, he studied the life paths of 16 wealthy individuals and pointed out their steps to victory.
成功最好的方式是知道別人是如何成功的 - 拿破侖就是這么做的。根據導師的建議，他研究了16個成功人士的生活道路并得出了他們的成功方式。

If you're looking for personal development tools, Think and Grow Rich should be on the top of your priorities.
如果你在尋求個人發展工具，《思考致富》應該是你的首選。

10. Nineteen Eighty-Four, Author: George Orwell
《1984》，作者：喬治 奧威爾

# of sold copies: 25 million
售出：2千5百萬

First edition:1949
第一版：1949

History has shown us that mankind is capable of both terrible and good things and it's a matter of conscience which side prevails. George Orwell took the liberty to tell us how what the world look like if despotic and oppressive regimes took the upper hand.
歷史已經告訴我們人類既能變得很好也能變得很壞，取決于良心站在哪邊。喬治奧威爾大膽的告訴我們在專橫暴虐的政權下這個世界會變成怎樣。

In the imaginary year 1984 the Earth is divided among three major nations which constantly wage war against each other. The main character named Winston Smith lives in Oceania ruled by one party - called The Party. Everything is scarce, basic human right and emotions are constantly being twisted and above all, The Big Brother is always watching.
故事中的1984年，地球上有3個主要的國家，相互間經常打仗。 主人公溫斯頓史密斯生活在一個被Party政黨掌權的太平洋群島上。 任何東西都是稀缺的，基本的人權和情感經常被扭曲，最重要的是，獨裁者一直都在盯著你。

Although 1984 is quite gloomy and despairing, we have to acknowledge that it's still in our "grasp" to create such a scenario. It needed to be said out loud in order to realize how absurd and sick such totalitarian practices are.
盡管《1984》是十分黑暗和令人絕望的，我們得感謝我們還能夠寫這么一段簡介。它需要大聲說出來讓人們明白極權主義是多么的荒謬和病態。

（來源：譯言網 編輯：丁一）