一天下午，美国高中男生克莱·詹森收到了一个没有回寄地址的神秘包裹。当打开这个包裹时，他十分震惊地发现了7盘由他的同学汉娜·贝克所录制的磁带，而汉娜已在两周前自杀身亡。克莱一直暗恋着她，可是却从来没有勇气向她告白。
On the tapes, Hannah has stated 13 reasons for ending her own life and Clay is one of the reasons. Hannah even left him a map marking places with dotsfor him to visit.
在磁带中，汉娜讲述了13个让她结束生命的原因，而克莱就是其中之一。汉娜还给他留下了一张地图，并标出了一些让他前往的地点。
Clay walks out of his home and with her voice in his ear, he travels all over town trying to find out the reasons why she felt her life had to end so tragically.
耳畔回荡着汉娜的声音，克莱走出家门，他走遍了整个城镇，试图去找出汉娜为何要悲惨地结束生命的原因。
Through Hannah and Clay’s narratives, US author Jay Asher tells a sad story of confusion and desperation in novel Thirteen Reasons Why. The story stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for eight weeks when it was published in 2007. And now, it has been made into a web TV series by US entertainment company Netflix, with the name 13 Reasons Why.
通过汉娜和克莱的叙述，美国作家杰伊·阿舍尔在小说《十三个原因》中，讲述了一个困惑且绝望的悲伤故事。小说于2007年出版时，便上榜《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜8周。如今，这个故事已被美国娱乐公司网飞制成了一部同名网络电视剧。
As Clay anxiously awaits to find out how he played a part in her suicide, he can’t help but notice how a number of little, seemingly un
克莱急于得知自己是如何影响汉娜走向自杀，但他也不由地注意到，一系列看起来无关紧要的小事是如何叠加起来，最终成为其他人高中生活中可怕的存在。
It reminds us all that sometimes when something is said or done to hurt someone else, it can have lasting effects and can even lead to other major events in that person’s life.
这提醒了我们所有人，有时我们说的话或做的事伤害了别人，会带来长期的影响，甚至还会引发他人生活中的大事。
The theme of the story is that we are all responsible for our own actions. Hannah never denies it was her choice to end her life. However, there were many times when someone could have acted differently that may have changed her decision.
这个故事的主题是，我们所有人都要对自己的行为负责。汉娜从不否认是她自己选择结束生命。然而，如果有人能有不一样的反应，她或许会有很多次机会回心转意。
Even though it is a fictional story, many of us will identify with at least parts of Hannah’s high school life and may even know someone showing warning signs for suicide. And hopefully, we can act and prevent such a tragedy.
尽管这只是一个虚构的故事，但我们中的许多人或多或少能理解汉娜高中生活中的一些部分，甚至认识有自杀倾向的人。希望我们都能够行动起来，阻止这样的悲剧发生。
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