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Four Friends, a Magical Pair of Pants, and a Very Special Summer牛仔褲的夏天：四位女孩共譜動人夏日樂章

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was an important young adult novel to countless young women.

《牛仔褲的夏天》對無數年輕女性來說是本重要的青年小說。

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a novel by Ann Brashares about four best friends: Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen. The friends spend the summer before their junior year of high school apart, but before they leave they go shopping and find a pair of old jeans. Even though each girl has a very different body type, the jeans fit each of them perfectly.

《牛仔褲的夏天》是本由安‧布拉沙里斯所撰寫的小說，內容有關四位摯友：麗娜、媞比、布莉姬以及卡門。這群朋友得相隔異地度過高中的最後一個夏天，但她們於分別前夕一同去逛街購物，並發現了一條老舊牛仔褲。儘管每位女孩有著截然不同的體態，每人卻都能完美服貼地穿上這條牛仔褲。
 

The girls decide to share the “magic” pants throughout the summer, passing them along by mail along with updates and messages of support and love. The pants become a symbol of the girls’ special connection and sisterhood. The jeans also help them keep in touch and offer them a way to rely on one another as they each go on their separate adventures.

這群女孩決定要整個夏天共享這條「神奇」牛仔褲，把它與近況消息及充滿支持與愛的訊息一同以郵寄方式傳遞下去。這條褲子成了女孩們之間特殊連結及姊妹情誼的象徵。它也幫助了女孩們保持聯絡，並提供一個她們每人踏上各自冒險時能彼此相互倚靠的管道。
 

The book is the first in a series of five books. The novels—as well as the well-received 2005 movie adaptation of the first book—offer important lessons for young women. In the book and its sequels, the girls deal with common coming-of-age challenges such as love, friendship, loss, and becoming an adult.

本書為一系列五本書籍的第一本。這些小說，連同於 2005 年上映、由第一本書改編且廣受好評的電影，都替年輕女性們上了重要的幾門課。在本書及其續集中，這些女孩得應付即將成年時常見的挑戰，像是愛情、友誼、失落以及進入成年。