"The Power and the Glory" by Graham Greene
格雷厄姆·格林《权利与荣耀》

While the main character in Graham Greene's novel “The Power and the Glory” hasn't lived the pure life of Jesus, his experiences while on the run in Mexico provide an eery similarity to his Lord's sufferings.
虽然格雷厄姆·格林的小说《权利与荣耀》中的主要角色，不像耶稣那般纯粹的生活，但是墨西哥逃亡的经历展示了他与上帝极其相似的苦难。

The nameless priest shows quite human flaws, with a daughter from a past love affair and a current drinking problem, while the antagonistic lieutenant (an atheist) appears more as a reverse Javier from Les Miserables. Greene personally suffered his way through a two-month research tour in Mexico, according to John Updike's New York Times review in 1990.
这位无名的牧师带着一个和过去情人所生、有酗酒问题的女儿，尽展人性的弱点，然而，他和《悲惨的世界》中的敌对中尉（无神论者）是全然相反的。根据John Updike1990年的纽约时报书评，格林亲自去墨西哥研究了两个月。

"FDR" by Jean Edward Smith
简·爱德华·史密斯《富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福传》

While many books have been written about Franklin Delano Roosevelt, focusing on his struggles with polio and foreign policy. FDR's relationships with women, from his strong and confident mother to his secretary (to his love-interest, Lucy) are covered just as well as the Japanese internment camps and the dynamics of the New Deal. Smith has shown up on the Pulitzer Prize nomination list, for a previous work on another former President (Grant).
虽然有很多写总统富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福的书，但是关注点都是同小儿麻痹症作斗争和外交政策。罗斯福总统同女人之间的关系，从他坚强而又自信的妈妈到他的秘书（他的挚爱，露西）都被隐藏了，还有日本拘留营以及新政的动荡也是如此。史密斯曾在另一位前任总统（格兰特）那里工作出色而出现普利策奖的提名名单上。

"The Quiet American" by Graham Greene
格雷厄姆.格林《文静的美国人》

Partly a mystery, partly a social commentary. Greene's book belongs on mystery, history, and social commentary reading lists. Ostensibly, it's about a love triangle between an American, an Englishman, and an Asian woman. Behind the human tragedy is the tragedy of the French Indochina war, which served as a precursor to the Vietnam War.
有谜团，也有社会评论。格林的书属于推理小说、历史、社会评论的阅读列表。表面上，它是关于一个美国男人、一个英国男人以及一个亚裔女子的三角恋故事。在人类悲剧的背后是法越战争的悲剧，它是越南战争的前兆。

"Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak
莫里斯·桑达克《野兽家园》

This illustrated adventure book has been making book lists almost since publication. Sendak's classic won the Caldecott Medal in 1964, as the year's Most Distinguished Picture Book for children. 
这部有插图的冒险小说几乎自从出版后就被列入书单中了。作为年度著名儿童图画书，桑达克的经典系列获得了1964年的凯迪克奖。

Max is a very relatable child who wants to dominate his environment, especially his mother. In a fantasy land of fearsome beasts, he is allowed to tame and conquer the way he would never be allowed to do at home, eventually becoming their honored king after a battle of wills. 
马克思是一个非常可靠的孩子，他想要支配他的环境，尤其是他的妈妈。在一个有着可怕野兽的神奇岛屿上，这些他在家里永远不能做的事，他却可以控制和征服，在一场意志较量后，他最终成了受尊敬的国王。

易词解词（BY 摩西）

dominate v.控制；支配；占优势。词根dom-,domin-表示家、房子、主人、统治，与日耳曼词源的tame v.驯服同源。啥是驯服呢？野生的变成家养的就是驯服。于是domestic是家庭内部的；国内的，domination是统治，domincile是居所；dome是一种特殊的原型屋顶；domesticate驯养就是将野生的变成家养的过程，而timber木材则是建造dome房屋的材料。