暑假将要来临，到时候会有大概两个月的时间，是个看书的好时机，你是否开始考虑读那些书？你是否觉得无处下手？那就看看比尔盖茨为大家推荐的五本适合暑假阅读的书吧。
Looking for a summer read? Try one of these 5 books
By Bill Gates
| May 20, 2019
I always like to pick out a bunch of books to bring with me whenever I get ready to go on vacation. More often than not, I end up taking more books than I could possibly read on one trip. My philosophy is that I’d rather have too much to read on a trip than too little.
每当我准备去度假的时候，我总是喜欢挑一大堆书随身携带。我经常会多带。我的哲学是，我宁愿在旅途中多带而不是少带。（笔者乱入：想起自己读大学的时候，每到放假就背一堆书回去，结果总是刚开始几天看看，快返校的时候觉得再不看枉费自己这么大老远背回来了，再心急火燎地看看。）
If you’re like me, you’re probably starting to think about what’s on your summer reading list this year—and I can’t recommend the books below highly enough.
如果你和我一样，你可能会开始考虑今年暑期阅读清单上的内容，而我强烈推荐下面的书。
None of them are what most people think of as a light read. All but one deal with the idea of disruption, but I don’t mean “disruption” in the way tech people usually mean it. I’ve recently found myself drawn to books about upheaval (that’s even the title of the one of them)—whether it’s the Soviet Union right after the Bolshevik revolution, the United States during times of war, or a global reevaluation of our economic system.
这都不是大多数人认为的轻松读物。除了一个之外，其他所有的都是关于中断的概念，但我不是指技术人员通常所说的“中断”。我最近发现自己被有关剧变的书籍所吸引（甚至是其中一本的书名）——无论是布尔什维克革命后的苏联，战争时期的美国，还是对我们经济体系的全球重新评估。
If you’re looking for something that’s more of a typical summer book, I recommend Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Result. (And if you haven’t read the first two books in the Rosie trilogy, summer vacation is the perfect time to start!) I also can’t resist a plug for Melinda’s new book The Moment of Lift. I know I’m biased, but it’s one of the best books I’ve read so far this year.
如果你想找一本更具代表性的暑期读物，我推荐格雷姆·西姆森的《罗西结果》。（如果你还没有读过《罗西三部曲》的前两本书，那么暑假是最佳时机！）我也无法抗拒梅琳达的新书《提升时刻》的诱惑。我知道我有偏见，但这是我今年迄今为止读过的最好的书之一。（笔者乱入：《提升时刻》是比尔盖茨媳妇儿梅琳达盖茨的新书，最近比尔盖茨不停的在社交媒体上推荐自己媳妇儿的新书，在这里也是顺便推荐。当一个东西，第一次看到或听到你可能会无动于衷，第二次你会觉得熟悉，第三次基本上会勾起你一探究竟的好奇心了。我打算暑假看看《提升时刻》这本书。）
Here is my full summer reading list:
Upheaval, by Jared Diamond. I’m a big fan of everything Jared has written, and his latest is no exception. The book explores how societies react during moments of crisis. He uses a series of fascinating case studies to show how nations managed existential challenges like civil war, foreign threats, and general malaise. It sounds a bit depressing, but I finished the book even more optimistic about our ability to solve problems than I started.
《剧变》，作者Jared Diamond。我是Jared作品的忠实粉丝，他的新作也不例外。这本书探讨了社会在危机时刻的反应。他利用一系列引人入胜的案例研究来展示各国如何应对诸如内战、外国威胁和普遍不适等的生存挑战。这听起来有点令人沮丧，但我读完这本书后，对我们解决问题的能力比我开始时更加乐观。
Nine Pints, by Rose George. If you get grossed out by blood, this one probably isn’t for you. But if you’re like me and find it fascinating, you’ll enjoy this book by a British journalist with an especially personal connection to the subject. I’m a big fan of books that go deep on one specific topic, so Nine Pints (the title refers to the volume of blood in the average adult) was right up my alley. It’s filled with super-interesting facts that will leave you with a new appreciation for blood.
《九品脱》，作者Rose George。如果你被血弄得很恶心，这个可能不适合你。但如果你像我一样，觉得这本书很吸引人，你会喜欢一位英国记者写的这本书，尤其是作者与这一主题有着特殊的联系。我非常喜欢深入研究某个特定主题的书，所以九品脱（题目是指一般成年人的血液量）就在我的生活中。它充满了非常有趣的事实，会让你对血液有新的欣赏。（笔者乱入：本人晕血，所以即便你说的天花乱坠，我也不看。）
A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles. It seems like everyone I know has read this book. I finally joined the club after my brother-in-law sent me a copy, and I’m glad I did. Towles’s novel about a count sentenced to life under house arrest in a Moscow hotel is fun, clever, and surprisingly upbeat. Even if you don’t enjoy reading about Russia as much as I do (I’ve read every book by Dostoyevsky), A Gentleman in Moscow is an amazing story that anyone can enjoy.
《莫斯科的一位绅士》，作者Amor Towles。好像我认识的每个人都读过这本书。我姐夫寄给我一份后，我终于加入了俱乐部，我很高兴我做到了。Towles的小说讲述了一个被判终身监禁的伯爵被软禁在莫斯科一家酒店的故事，主人翁有趣、聪明、令人惊讶的乐观。即使你不像我那样喜欢读关于俄罗斯的书（我读过Dostoyevsky的每一本书），《莫斯科的一位绅士》也是任何人都能欣赏的神奇故事。
Presidents of War, by Michael Beschloss. My interest in all aspects of the Vietnam War is the main reason I decided to pick up this book. By the time I finished it, I learned a lot not only about Vietnam but about the eight other major conflicts the U.S. entered between the turn of the 19th century and the 1970s. Beschloss’s broad scope lets you draw important cross-cutting lessons about presidential leadership.
《战争总统》，作者 Michael Beschloss。我对越战的个人兴趣是我选这本书的主要原因。当我阅读完这本书的时候，我不仅学到了很多关于越南的知识，也学到了美国在19世纪到70年代之间发生的其它八种主要冲突。Beschloss广阔的视野让你从总统领导的各个方面吸取重要的教训。
The Future of Capitalism, by Paul Collier. Collier’s latest book is a thought-provoking look at a topic that’s top of mind for a lot of people right now. Although I don’t agree with him about everything—I think his analysis of the problem is better than his proposed solutions—his background as a development economist gives him a smart perspective on where capitalism is headed.
《资本主义的未来》，作者Paul Collier。Collier的最新著作是一本发人深省的书，它着眼于现在很多人最关心的话题。尽管我并非同意他的每个观点，但我认为他对问题的分析比他提出的解决方案要好，他作为一名发展经济学家的背景使他对资本主义走向有独到的见解。
读完这五本书的简介，我们可以知道每一本都不是轻松愉快的消遣文，对于我这种只喜欢看浪漫小说的人更是挑战，看不完五本，那就挑一两本看看吧。我自己打算看他老婆的《提升时刻》（ The Moment of Lift）和《莫斯科的一位绅士》（A Gentleman in Moscow）。那么，你呢？你选择看那本？
原文：https://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/Summer-Books-2019?WT.mc_id=20190520174729_SummerBooks2019_BG-TW&WT.tsrc=BGTW&linkId=67702075
