英文短篇小说

长篇的要不要?

爱洋葱中英双语阅读平台上有不少英文小说，像童话一篇都比较少吧。

汗，先写中文，再译。

六七千字。
许多外国短篇小说，都很短，一般六七千字就可以了。
短篇小说通常几千字到三万字，三万字到十万字为中篇小说，十万字以上的为长篇小说。只是就字数而言的，其实，长、中、短篇小说的区别，主要是由作品反映生活的范围、作品的容量来决定的。长篇小说容量最大，最广阔，篇幅也比较长，具有比较复杂的结构，一般是通过比较多的人物和纷繁的事件来表现社会生活的，中篇小说反映生活的范围虽不像长篇那样广阔，但也能反映出一定广度的生活面，人物的多寡、情节的繁简介于长篇与短篇之间。

同意楼上的说法，其中有几篇我看过，确实很好。我很喜欢这些文章！

傲气皇妃
军师王妃

《The Million Pound Note》：

In 1903, American seaman Henry Adams (Gregory Peck) is stranded penniless in England and gets caught up in an unusual wager between two wealthy, eccentric brothers, Oliver (Ronald Squire) and Roderick Montpelier (Wilfrid Hyde-White). They persuade the Bank of England to issue a one million pound banknote, which they present to Adams in an envelope (only telling him that it contains some money). The reason for this is that Oliver believes that the mere existence of the note will enable the possessor to obtain whatever he needs, while Roderick contends that it would actually have to be spent for it to be of any use.

Once Adams gets over the shock of discovering how much the note is worth, he tries to return it to the brothers, but is told that they have left for a month. He then finds a letter in the envelope, explaining the wager and promising him a job if he can avoid spending the note for the month.

At first, everything goes as Oliver had predicted. Adams is mistaken for an eccentric millionaire and has no trouble getting food, clothes and a hotel suite on credit, just by showing his note. The story of the note is reported in the newspapers. Adams is welcomed into exclusive social circles, meeting the American ambassador and English aristocracy. He becomes very friendly with Portia Lansdowne (Jane Griffiths), the niece of the Duchess of Cromarty.

Then, fellow American Lloyd Hastings (Hartley Power) asks him to back a business venture. Hastings tells Adams that he does not have to put up any money himself; the mere association will allow Hastings to raise the money he needs to start up a gold mine by selling shares.

Trouble arises when the Duke of Frognal (A. E. Matthews), who had been unceremoniously evicted from the suite Adams now occupies, hides the note as a joke. When Adams is unable to produce the note, panic breaks out amongst the shareholders and Adams' creditors. Fortunately, all is straightened out
, and Adams is able to return the note to the Montpelier brothers at the end of the month.

狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》这部短篇挺适合初学者的，还有马克·吐温的《哈利贝克·费恩历险记》、《汤姆·索亚历险记》，这几本短篇都容易找到英文版的，稍微有点格调的书店也有卖。此外JK·罗琳的《哈利波特》系列，对于高中生也是能看懂的，并没有太多的难点单词，另外，泰戈尔的《飞鸟集》也是可以尝试着看看，感受下英文诗歌的意境和词语用法。

这可能和语言习惯有关。由于中文和英语在语言结构、语法规则、阅读方式等方面存在很大的差异，因此，阅读习惯和感受也会有所不同。中文长篇小说的阅读方式是逐渐进入情节、推移人物，文字较为流畅，阅读节奏也较为稳定；而英语短文通常采用简单明了的表述方式，紧凑的文字排布和较高的表达效率可以让读者在短时间内快速掌握文章的中心思想，但是也需要更高的注意力和阅读理解能力。因此，如果在英语阅读方面有所不足或者阅读速度较慢，就可能会感到疲惫和累。

英国小说《没有人比你更属于这里》是写给都市人看的当代生活的小传奇。如果你在这一幅幅内心图景中找到了自己的影子，在那些焦虑、疯狂、苦闷、无奈、孤独之中找到了自己的情绪，与这些稀奇古怪的性场景、变幻的性向及身份感同深受，在主人公古灵精怪的观察及思考之中看见了幻想的光泽、体会到了智性的愉悦；那么，这些故事便是为你而写的。没有人比你更属于这里。