美國(guó)著名文學(xué)評(píng)論家布哈伊·哈桑曾說(shuō)：“科幻小說(shuō)可能在哲學(xué)上是天真的，在道德上是簡(jiǎn)單的，在美學(xué)上是有些主觀的或粗糙的，但是就它最好的方面而言，它似乎觸及了人類集體夢(mèng)想的神經(jīng)中樞，解放出我們?nèi)祟愡@具機(jī)器中深藏的某些幻想。”以下是近年來(lái)最受歡迎的六本科幻小說(shuō)：

?1. 'The Hunger Games' by Suzanne Collins
1.《饑餓游戲》蘇珊·柯林斯

The Hunger Games trilogy is a series of young adult books about the nation of Panem, a country that exists in a place that used to be called America. Panem has 12 districts ruled by a totalitarian government in The Capitol district. Every year The Capitol hosts The Hunger Games, a brutal nationally televised competition where a male and female teenager from each district has to compete. 24 enter. The 1 survivor wins and The Capitol maintains control through fear until the next Games. These are books you won't want to put down that will keep you thinking even after you finish them.
饑餓游戲三部曲是一系列美國(guó)青少年冒險(xiǎn)科幻小說(shuō)，由小說(shuō)家蘇珊·柯林斯創(chuàng)作。故事圍繞未來(lái)的北美洲虛構(gòu)國(guó)家“施惠國(guó)”展開。“施惠國(guó)”共有12個(gè)轄區(qū)組成，統(tǒng)由國(guó)會(huì)區(qū)的集權(quán)政府統(tǒng)治。國(guó)會(huì)每年舉辦饑餓游戲大賽——一個(gè)殘酷的真人秀節(jié)目——每個(gè)轄區(qū)的青年男女共計(jì)24人都要參加。但只有一人獲勝得以生存，直到下一屆饑餓游戲大賽開始。國(guó)會(huì)大廈正是通過這種恐怖手段來(lái)控制民眾。《饑餓游戲》令人手不釋卷，回味無(wú)窮。

2. '1984' by George Orwell
2.《1984》喬治·奧威爾

Although the year 1984 passed more than two decades ago, the novel 1984 remains as powerful as ever.1984 is one of the scariest books I have ever read (not in a blood and guts horror sort of way; in a more thoughtfully terrifying way). References to "Big Brother" and other elements from 1984 continue to be used in popular cultural, making 1984 not only a good read, but an essential book for understanding public discourse.
盡管距離1984年已經(jīng)二十多年了，但是小說(shuō)《1984》產(chǎn)生的影響力仍如從前那樣強(qiáng)大。《1984》是我所讀過的最可怕的一本書（不是流動(dòng)在血液和內(nèi)臟的那種恐懼，而是一種思想方面的畏懼）?！?984》中的“老大哥”及其他元素至今仍出現(xiàn)在流行文化中。因此，《1984》不僅是一本極好的讀物，還有助于讀者了解公共語(yǔ)篇。

3. 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley
3.《美麗新世界》奧爾德斯·赫胥黎

Where 1984 shows how fear and pain can be used as methods of control, Brave New World shows how pleasure can also be an instrument of domination. In many ways, Brave New World reads as if it was written for 21st century society. This page turner will entertain and make you think.
如果說(shuō)，《1984》顯示恐懼和痛苦可以用作統(tǒng)治的方法，那么《美麗新世界》則展示快樂也可以成為統(tǒng)治的工具。從許多方面來(lái)說(shuō)，《美麗新世界》看起來(lái)好像是為21世紀(jì)社會(huì)準(zhǔn)備的。這本書既有趣味性又有思考價(jià)值。

4. 'Fahrenheit 451' by Ray Bradbury
4.《華氏451度》雷·布拉德伯里

Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which books burn, and the novel Fahrenheit 451 is a story about a society that is determined to destroy all books. Although Google's virtual library makes this scenario less likely on a practical level, it is still a timely message for a society where school districts and libraries regularly ban books like Harry Potter.
華氏451度是紙張起火的溫度，而《華氏451度》描寫的則是另一種恐怖新世界，這個(gè)世界的獨(dú)裁者不準(zhǔn)人民有書，一旦發(fā)現(xiàn)了書，一概燒掉。雖然，谷歌的虛擬圖書館使這種情況在實(shí)際層面上不大可能，但它仍傳遞了一則及時(shí)信息，即學(xué)校和圖書館也常禁止諸如《哈利波特》一類的書籍。

5. 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy
5.《路》科馬克·麥卡錫

The Road?is a more recent vision than the other books on the list, but I would not be surprised if in 10 years it is considered a "modern classic." A father and son are striving to survive a wilderness that used to be a country that used to be the most prosperous nation on earth. This is the setting of The Road, a journey of survival only Cormac McCarthy could envision.
相比而言，《路》比其他書目更貼近實(shí)際生活，十年來(lái)一直被視為“現(xiàn)代經(jīng)典”。父親和兒子在一場(chǎng)大災(zāi)難中存活下來(lái)，然而一切已被摧毀，曾經(jīng)最繁榮的國(guó)家也煙消云散，化為廢墟。這就是《路》的情節(jié)設(shè)定，只有科馬克·麥卡錫才能想到的求生之旅。

6. 'One Second After' by William Forstchen
6.《一秒之后》威廉·福岑

One Second After is a riveting and chilling tale of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on the United States. It is a thrilling page turner, but is also so much more. The danger it illustrates is so great and so real that leaders in our government are now reading this book.
《一秒之后》內(nèi)容精彩，引人入勝，故事描寫美國(guó)受到核電磁脈沖(EMP)的攻擊，令人膽顫心驚。該書情節(jié)驚心動(dòng)魄，但正是如此，才映襯出危險(xiǎn)是如此的巨大和真實(shí)。目前，美國(guó)政府領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人也在閱讀這本書。