全民阅读时代：6本好书改变你的人生

 　　Books inspire me and have always been my refuge to conflicts in life. Here are the 6 books that challenged my perspectives and wiped of my stringent¹ notions.

　　书籍给我灵感，每当我生活中遇到困惑时书籍是我最好的庇护神。以下6本书挑战我的人生观，颠覆我故有严苛的理念。

　　1. The Road Less Travelled by Scott Peck

　　《少有人走的路》斯科特.派克著

　　Simply, buy this book for the path towards enlightenment in a spiritual way that encapsulates your personal growth. This book never gives you easy solutions to the conflicts, it simply says; “Legitimate suffering is part of life” and leaves you with better insights to lead a fulfilled life.

　　简单地说，这本书封装了你的心智成熟的旅程，让你从精神层面得到进步的启发。这本书从不轻易告诉你面对冲突时的解决办法。它只是轻轻地告诉你：“痛苦是人生必不可少的部分”，你所需要做的就是以更好的心态洞悉世事，赢取充实的人生。

　　2. The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann

　　《做一个积极的付出者》鲍勃·伯格、约翰·大卫·曼著

　　I didn’t even expect that such a small book could make a huge difference in my approach towards life. It simply says, “Give” and go on explaining 5 profound laws that directs the mankind and concludes that there is always a truth in the opposite.

　　我从未期望这样一本小小的书能使我对待生活的态度得到巨大改变。书中主要阐述了“付出”，同时解析了5大指引人生的定律(终极成功五大定律”：价值定律、收入定律、影响力定律、真实定律和收获定律)，结论是在每个真理背后都有一个相反的定律。

　　3. Tao Te ching by Lao tzu

　　《道德经》老子著

　　Tao Te Ching is one of the finest books on philosophy written by Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher and a Poet. It’s profound, intriguing² and soul stirring. Read it and get in touch with the enlightening insights that give you enough thrills to pursue your life vigorously.

　　《道德经》是由中国的哲学家、诗人老子所著，可谓是哲学界最经典的著作之一。其内容深刻、有趣且令人深思。阅读此书、从中获得启发，这些思想会使你在积极追求人生的过程中体验足够的快感。

　　4. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

　　《习惯的力量》查尔斯.都希格著

　　I never knew habits play such an important role in shaping our future until I read this book. It simply says, you are what your habits are, and also suggests the proven techniques to generate new habits that alter our lifestyle and eventually our life. A must read for everyone to understand the intricacies of the habits.

　　我从未想过习惯在塑造我们的未来方面竟然起着如此重要的作用。书中仅仅说：你的习惯就是你本身所在，它提出行之有效的方法来帮人们塑造新的习惯，改变我们的生活方式，最终改变我们的生活。如果想要了解错综复杂的习惯的力量，这是一本必看的书。

　　5. The power of myth by Joseph Campbell

　　《神话的力量》约瑟夫.坎贝尔著

　　Myths – clues to the spiritual potentialities of human life; this was a revelation.

　　神话——人类生活精神层面的潜能体现;这是一种启示。

　　The Power of Myth is a book based on the conversations between mythologist³ Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill Moyers. Believe me, it is such an astounding⁴ book that gives you a thorough understanding of the intriguing elements of life such as life, death, love, marriage etc. and leaves you spellbound.

　　《神话的力量》是基于神话学家约瑟夫坎贝尔和记者比尔莫耶斯之间对话的书。相信我，这是一本惊人的书，让你从整体层面理解生活众多部分：如生命，死亡，爱情，婚姻等。同时又让你意乱情迷。

　　6. The science of getting rich by Wallace. D. Wattles

　　《失落的致富经典》华莱士.瓦托斯著

　　I have my own misconceptions of getting rich till I read this book. All were cleared off and made a huge difference in my life after knowing some of the secrets mentioned in this book. Read it, for it teaches you to become rich, notinstantaneously but strategically.

　　在我读到这本书之前我有我自己的致富理念。但当读了这本书后，书中提到的部分秘密让我的理念大为改观，并使我的生活产生了巨大的变化。阅读它吧，因为它会教你如何致富，不是立竿见影的，但却是有策略性的。

　　Note: The Points mentioned here are just the bits of insights I gained from the above books and I’m sure you would find much more insights. Go ahead and grab them, you will never regret.

　　注：上面提到的关于这些书的观点只是基于我个人心得，我相信你读了后会有更深层的洞悉。去吧，抓起一本阅读，你绝对不会后悔。

1 stringent   

adj.严厉的；令人信服的；银根紧的

参考例句：

• Financiers are calling for a relaxation of these stringent measures.金融家呼吁对这些严厉的措施予以放宽。
• Some of the conditions in the contract are too stringent.合同中有几项条件太苛刻。

2 intriguing   

adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心

参考例句：

• These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
• It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 mythologist   

n.神话学家；神话作家

参考例句：

4 astounding   

adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊，使大吃一惊astound的现在分词)

参考例句：

• There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. 销售量惊人地增加了20%。
• The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath. 主席说的话令人吃惊，所以听众都屏息听他说。 来自《简明英汉词典》