“I really should read more books,” you tell yourself. There’s all this information you want to acquire, all these skills you want to learn.
你告訴自己，“我應(yīng)該多看些書(shū)”。書(shū)里面有很多你所需要的信息以及想學(xué)習(xí)技能的相關(guān)內(nèi)容。

You’re excited about reading more so that you can become a better parent, friend, employee, boss, writer or entrepreneur. You want to immerse yourself in a captivating story and learn to see the world from a brand new perspective.You know there’s plenty to gain from reading more books.
你很想多看一些書(shū)，這樣你就會(huì)成為更稱職的父母、朋友、職工、老板、作家或企業(yè)家。你想沉浸在一個(gè)扣人心弦的故事中，學(xué)著從一個(gè)嶄新的視角來(lái)看世界。你知道多看些書(shū)會(huì)有很大收獲。

But when you get home after a long day, you give in to temptation. You turn on the TV and lie on the couch. You login to Facebook and start watching YouTube videos. Before you know it, it’s bedtime. No time left in the day to read.
但是當(dāng)你過(guò)完漫長(zhǎng)的一天回到家中時(shí)，就向各種誘惑妥協(xié)了。你打開(kāi)電視躺在沙發(fā)上。你登錄到Facebook上，開(kāi)始看YouTube上的視頻。不知不覺(jué)，就到了上床睡覺(jué)的時(shí)間了。沒(méi)有時(shí)間看書(shū)了。

If this describes you, you’re not alone. This poll reveals that half the adults in America read five books or fewer over the past year. But it doesn’t have to be this way. I’ve discovered 10 easy ways to read more books, and I’d like to share them with you.
如果上面描述的恰巧是你的生活，那表明你和很多人都一樣。調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，美國(guó)有一半的成年人去年一年只看了不到5本或剛好5本書(shū)。但是不一定非要這樣。我發(fā)現(xiàn)了10種簡(jiǎn)單的方法，能讓你看更多的書(shū)，我想和你分享一下。

These 10 tips have helped me to read more than 170 books over the past four years, so I promise that they work.
使用下面的這10種方法，我在過(guò)去的四年里讀了170多本書(shū)，所以我可以負(fù)責(zé)任地告訴你，這些方法很管用。

1. Always have a book with you.
隨身攜帶圖書(shū)。

When you carry a book around with you all the time, it’s less likely that you’ll play with your phone or daydream whenever you’re caught waiting for something.
如果你一直隨身攜帶圖書(shū)，當(dāng)你在等待的時(shí)候， 就不會(huì)老是玩手機(jī)或是做白日夢(mèng)了。

If you use your waiting time to read, you’ll be able to finish many more books in the long run.
如果你把等待的時(shí)間用來(lái)閱讀，從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看，你會(huì)看完很多書(shū)。

2. Set aside time to read every night before you go to bed.
每晚上床睡覺(jué)之前，抽出一段時(shí)間來(lái)閱讀。

10 or 15 minutes of reading before you go to bed is a good way to unwind.
睡覺(jué)前看10到15分鐘的書(shū)，是放松的好方法。

3. Get enough sleep.
保證充足的睡眠。

This might sound like a tip that belongs in a different article, so allow me to explain.
這個(gè)方法看起來(lái)好像不應(yīng)該放在這里，我來(lái)解釋一下吧。

Many people want to read on the bus or subway ride to work, but because they’re sleep-deprived, they decide to take a nap instead.
很多人都想在上班的路上在公交車或地鐵上看書(shū)，但是因?yàn)楹芾?，所以時(shí)間都用來(lái)打盹了。

If you’re well-rested, you can use your commute to do some valuable reading.
如果你休息得很好，你就可以利用坐車的時(shí)間去看一些有價(jià)值的書(shū)。

4. Use your finger or a pen as a guide when you’re reading.
當(dāng)你看書(shū)的時(shí)候，用手指或筆來(lái)指引內(nèi)容。

When you do this, you force your eyes not to “jump” around or skip back over the words that you’ve already read, which is the natural tendency of your eyes.
我們看書(shū)的時(shí)候，眼睛會(huì)自然地跳過(guò)或回看已經(jīng)看過(guò)的內(nèi)容，如果你用手指或筆來(lái)指引內(nèi)容，就不會(huì)出現(xiàn)這個(gè)問(wèn)題。

This tip alone will greatly improve your reading efficiency.
這個(gè)方法會(huì)極大地提高你的閱讀效率。

5. Use an e-reader.
使用電子書(shū)。

I was initially hesitant about buying an e-reader (I use a Kindle), because I enjoy reading books in their physical form. But I was quickly won over by the convenience of doing all of my reading on the Kindle.
剛開(kāi)始我很猶豫要不要買一個(gè)電子書(shū)。（我用的是Kindle），因?yàn)槲液芟硎芗垥?shū)閱讀的那種感覺(jué)。但是在kindle上閱讀實(shí)在是太方便了，它很快就把我征服了。

The font sizes are adjustable; you can share one book with multiple devices; you can highlight text and make notes; you can use one hand to navigate all of the Kindle’s functions (this is especially useful for me when I find myself holding on to the handlebar of a crowded bus with one hand, and using my Kindle with the other).
kindle上的字體大小是可以調(diào)整的；你可以使用多臺(tái)設(shè)備來(lái)看一本書(shū)；你可以在書(shū)上畫(huà)重點(diǎn)并做筆記；你可以用一只手瀏覽Kindle的所有功能（這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)尤其有用。這樣我在擁擠的公交車上就可以一只手抓著把手，一只手拿著kindle）。

6. Buy audio books.
購(gòu)買有聲圖書(shū)。

If you prefer to do your “reading” by listening, this option will work well for you.
如果你喜歡聽(tīng)書(shū)，這種方式會(huì)很適合你。

7. Read one book at a time.
一次只看一本書(shū)。

It’s tempting to read multiple books at once, but when you focus on finishing one book at a time, you’ll get more out of each book that you read.
同時(shí)看很多本書(shū)看起來(lái)很誘人，但是當(dāng)你每次只專注于一本書(shū)時(shí)，你從這本書(shū)中得到的收獲會(huì)比你同時(shí)看其他書(shū)時(shí)從這本書(shū)中得到的收獲要大。

8. Read while sitting on the “throne.”
坐在“寶座”上看書(shū)。

It’s not recommended that you spend too much time sitting on the toilet, but since you’re going to be there for five minutes or so, why not do some reading? Five minutes of extra reading a day does add up.
不推薦你花太多的時(shí)間坐在馬桶上，但是反正你每天都要在那里坐上五分鐘，為什么不順便看點(diǎn)兒書(shū)呢？每天五分鐘看起來(lái)很短，但是堅(jiān)持下來(lái)，加起來(lái)時(shí)間就不少了。

9. Keep a list of books that you’ve read.
把你讀過(guò)的書(shū)列在一張清單里。

It’s exciting to see the list growing as time goes by, which will further encourage you to read more.
隨著時(shí)間的推移，這張清單會(huì)越來(lái)越長(zhǎng)，看到它你會(huì)感到很興奮，并且想看更多的書(shū)。

10. Keep a list of books that you want to read.
把你想看的書(shū)列在一張清單里。

This list represents all the knowledge that you’d like to gain in the future. Referring to this list and updating it regularly will help you stay motivated to keep reading!
這張清單代表著以后你想獲得的知識(shí)。 看看這張清單并經(jīng)常更新它，會(huì)幫助你保持繼續(xù)看書(shū)的動(dòng)力。

In closing…
最后……

Reading a book is like undergoing a chemical reaction. You’ll never be exactly the same when you finish a book, because every book has the power to teach you, encourage you and shape you.
看一本書(shū)就像經(jīng)歷一次化學(xué)反應(yīng)。當(dāng)你看完一本書(shū)的時(shí)候，你會(huì)和以前有所不同，因?yàn)槊勘緯?shū)都能夠指導(dǎo)你、鼓勵(lì)你并塑造你。