There are plenty of books that make you cry and that you canreally sink your teeth into, but you surely want some of the best.Here are 20 books that will have you crying (and sometimeslaughing) in no time。

　　有些书会让你感动到哭，会让你觉得痛入骨髓，但是你却无法不被它所吸引。这里列举了不管在什么时候都能打动你的10本书。

　　1. The Kite Runner 《追风筝的人》

　　This realistic and moving portrayal of life in Afghanistanaccounts for the people who were badly affected by the Taliban.You’ll cry as you get to know the familial relationships andcruelty involved, but you’ll also get a sense of hope as youquickly read through this gripping novel。

　　生动地描绘了深受塔利班迫害下的阿富汗人民的真实生活。尽管你想快速的读完这部扣人心弦的小说，但是你还是会因复杂家庭关系中蕴含的残酷现实弄得泪流满面。

　　2. To Kill a Mockingbird 《杀死一只知更鸟》

　　In case you didn’t have the privilege of reading this in highschool (I sadly didn’t)， To Kill a Mockingbird is an essential,heart-wrenching classic. Told through the eyes of young children in1930s Alabama, a black man is accused of raping a white woman, andthe underlying prejudices of the time makes his sentence all butcertain。

　　在高中时期还读不懂也没关系，《杀死一只知更鸟》是一部真的很让人心痛的经典之作。这篇文章通过孩子的视角讲述的是：1930年阿拉巴马州，一个黑人被指控强奸白人妇女，这个时代对黑人的偏见使得他的罪名成立。

　　3. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas《穿条纹睡衣的男孩》

　　This book takes you through waves of emotion as you start tounderstand the full context of the main character, the 9-year-oldson of the Auschwitz commandant. Taking place during the Holocaust,we witness the horror from his perspective, a boy who just wantsfriends. You’ll be shocked by some of the more startling aspects ofthe book as the boy, Bruno, befriends one of the Jewish boys on theother side of the fence。

　　当你开始认识书中的主角——奥斯威辛指挥官的9岁的儿子，你会产生很多种情感。大屠杀发生时，我们从他恐惧的眼中看到他也只是想要有一个朋友。你也会被书中的另一些东西所震撼到，比如栅栏另一边的那个犹太男孩儿，布鲁诺。

　　4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 《壁花少年》

　　This coming-of-age tale holds almost nothing back as it startsoff with a suicide and goes from there. Centered around thesensitivity of a brilliant, but troubled, teen named Charlie, ThePerks of Being a Wallflower is an honest and adult-themed storythat will likely resonate with your own experiences。

　　这个故事看起来没有任何问题，因为故事是从自杀开始讲起。故事是围绕着一个很优秀但是很敏感，而且还遇上了些麻烦的少年——查理讲述的。《壁花少年》讲述的是一个真实的成年人社会的故事，这也能引起读者的共鸣。

　　5. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl《安妮•弗兰克：年轻女孩的日记》

　　You probably know the true story; a girl writes a deep andintrospective diary while hiding in an absurdly small crawlspacefor two years with other Jewish fugitives during the Holocaust. Thesad foreboding throughout the story is palpable, especially as youprogressively become attached to each of these people who were realhuman beings going through the ordeal。

　　你可能知道这个真实的故事。她与其他的犹太人一起躲避大屠杀时，她躲在一个小空间里深刻的反思，写下了这部日记。整本书都是以悲伤为主要的感情基调，特别是慢慢地了解到每个人物的时候，悲伤地感情难以抑制。

　　6. The Book Thief 《偷书贼》

　　Let’s put it this way: Death itself is the narrator. The storyis about a young girl named Liesel who has to live with fosterparents during the height of World War II. On the way to her newhome, her brother dies, setting the somber tone for the story.There is hope, however, when Liesel discovers her love for readingand forges a relationship with a young Jewish man she helps hidefrom the Nazis。

　　这么说吧：死亡本身就是一个解说员。这个故事是一个名叫莉泽尔的年轻女孩的故事，二战时，在与养父母在前往新家的途中，她的哥哥死掉了，从而让整个故事都有一种悲伤地基调。然而当她发现她喜欢阅读，得和一个年轻的犹太男人有恋情时，她才能有可能不再受到纳粹的迫害。

　　7. The Fault in Our Stars 《星运里的错》

　　This is probably the most likely book on the list to make youcry, as it chronicles the experiences of teens who are dying fromcancer and living their last days in love. Their lifestyle istragic and jarring at the same time, as we watch them deteriorate.The real tragedy is the love story between the main characters, whoknow that their romance is doomed。

　　这本书可能是这10本中最容易催人泪下的一本，因为它讲述了一个患有癌症的少年，在生命的最后也对生活充满爱的故事。他的生活也是很悲惨的，很让人痛心，因为我们只能眼睁睁的看着病情恶化，但却什么都做不了。真正的悲剧是男女主角的爱情故事，因为他们都很清楚他们之间没有任何结果。

　　8. A Child Called “It” 《一个名叫“它”的孩子》

　　Easily one of the saddest stories of abuse in recent decades,A Child Called It is based on the true story of Dave Pelzer, a boyfrom California who suffered at the hands of his sadistic family.The tears will come from both sadness and the inspiration tied toDave’s fight for survival in an environment where he is deemedworthless。

　　最近几十年很容易被滥用的剧情，《一个名叫“它”的孩子》的原型是一个名叫戴夫•佩尔泽的真实故事，这个孩子住在加利福尼亚州，他生在一个有虐待狂的家庭里。戴夫•佩尔泽为了在这个他认为毫无意义的家庭中活下来而奋起抗争，你会为他的伤悲，他的坚持所打动。

　　9. Clean 《清理》

　　The premise of Clean is pretty straightforward. Five kids whoare addicted to drugs have to find a way to repair their liveswithin a rehabilitation center. The problem is that they prettymuch hate each other and their situation, but they have to riseabove it in order to get their lives back。

　　这部书很直白。五个有毒瘾的孩子为了生存来到了戒毒中心戒毒。问题是他们互相厌恶，不喜欢彼此的境遇，但是为了能重新开始生活他们必须战胜这些。

　　10. The Giving Tree 《爱心树》

　　Technically, The Giving Tree is a poem, not a novel. But thepoignant message underneath it will prompt you to revisiting thebeautiful words and illustrations again and again. It provokessadness from us; not only because of the story itself but alsobecause of the real implications that come with the humancondition. People will be arguing over the “true” meaning behindthis classic for years to come。

　　严格说来，《爱心树》是一首诗，不是一本小说。但是其中蕴含的信息会让你将这些文字、这些精美的图画一次又一次的回味。让我们觉得悲伤的，不仅是故事本身，还有这个故事背后隐含的人类的生活状况。人们会争论这个经典背后的“最真实的”的意图。

　　本文节选自《北外[微博]国际教育学院》新浪博客，点击阅读原文。