8部暑假必看的英语美剧，非常经典！

向美剧粉：The Big Bang Theory=生活大爆炸

推荐小说：<The Rosie Project> by Graeme Simsion

推荐理由：Stories about intelligent, yet socially-challenged academics who are looking for love.

讲一群高智商但有社交障碍的geeks苦苦寻爱的故事。

向英剧粉：Sherlock=神探夏洛克

推荐小说：<The Cuckoo's Calling> by Robert Galbraith(哈利美剧小站波特的作者J.K. Rowling的化名)

推荐理由：Endlessly exciting detective stories that stay mysterious until the very end.

引人入胜的侦探故事，不到最后一刻绝不真相大白的那种。

向美剧粉：Game of Thrones=权力的游戏

推荐小说：<The Name of the Wind>by Patrick Rothfuss(假设你已经读过该剧的原著<A Game of Thrones>了：)

推荐理由：Tales of incredibly detailed fictional worlds full of heroes, villains and a healthy dose of magic.

完全虚构出来的世界，连细节都无懈可击，充斥着各路英雄、恶人以及大量魔法。

向美剧粉：Breaking Bad=绝命毒师

推荐小说：<Crank> by Ellen Hopkins

推荐理由：Proof that meth is not to be toyed with.

再次证明冰毒可不是随便玩的。

向美剧粉：Orange is the New Black=女子监狱

推荐小说：<Bitter is the New Black> by Jen Lancaster

推荐理由：Humorous accounts of women who are ripped from their cushy lifestyles and forced to reinvent themselves in less hospitable environments.

以幽默的口吻讲述一群女人从轻松的生活一下子掉到了恶劣的环境、重新做人的故事。

向美剧粉：American Horror Story: Coven=美国恐怖故事：女巫团

推荐小说：<The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black> by E.B.Hudspeth

推荐理由：Horrifyingly entertaining tales of madmen and beasts, complete with appropriately gruesome imagery.

关于疯子和野兽的恐怖故事，外加适时出现的恐怖画面感。

向美剧粉：Dexter=嗜血法医

推荐小说：<Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers> by Mary Roach

推荐理由：Stories about death that are quite often funny, in a dark sort of way.

关于死亡的故事，但有很多黑色幽默和有趣的点。

向美剧粉：LOST=迷失

推荐小说：<The Lord of the Flies> by William Golding

推荐理由：Suspenseful, allusion-filled tales of what happens when strangers find themselves stranded on an island.

一群陌生人困在孤岛上的故事，充满了悬疑的调调。

向美剧粉：Desperate Housewives=绝望主妇

推荐小说：<The Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club> by Duncan Whitehead

推荐理由：Chatty, gossipy tales of suburban communities that are far more dysfunctional than they seem at first glance.

关于城市郊区住宅区的家长里短，远不是表面看起来的那么普普通通。

向英剧美剧粉：Downton Abbey=唐顿庄园 + The Walking Dead=行尸走肉

推荐小说：<Pride and Prejudice and Zombies> by Jane Austen and Seth rahame-Smith

推荐理由：Deliciously over-dramatic. If you happen to have diverse enough interests to enjoy both "Downton Abbey" and "The Walking Dead," there's really no better choice.

剧情虽夸张但让人喜欢。如果你同时喜欢《唐顿》和《行尸走肉》，这本小说绝对是不二之选。