3. "Beartown" by Fredrik Backman

《贝尔镇》（弗雷德里克•巴克曼）

People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys. "Beartown" explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain.

人们说，贝尔镇要完了。这个微不足道的小镇坐落在森林里，它的领土正在慢慢被树林蚕食。但在湖边有一个老旧的溜冰场，是几代以前，当初建立贝尔镇的工人们建造的。这个溜冰场承载了镇上居民对美好明天的信念。贝尔镇的少年冰球队要参加全国冰球半决赛，他们原本抱着试一试的打算。而现在，镇上的所有人把希望和梦想都寄托在这几个青少年的肩上。《贝尔镇》探讨了把一个小群体团结起来的愿景，使他们的关系破裂的秘密，以及要违背集体的意愿，个体需要付出的勇气。

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