“I really should read more books,” you tell yourself. There’s all this information you want to acquire, allthese skills you want to learn.

你告诉自己，“我应该多看些书”。书里面有很多你所需要的信息以及想学习技能的相关内容。

You’re excited about reading more so that youcan become a better parent, friend, employee, boss, writer or entrepreneur. You want to immerseyourself in a captivating story and learn to see theworld from a brand new perspective.You knowthere’s plenty to gain from reading more books.

你很想多看一些书，这样你就会成为更称职的父母、朋友、职工、老板、作家或企业家。你想沉浸在一个扣人心弦的故事中，学着从一个崭新的视角来看世界。你知道多看些书会有很大收获。

But when you get home after a long day, you give in to temptation. You turn on the TVand lie on the couch. You login to Facebook and start watching YouTube videos. Before youknow it, it’s bedtime. No time left in the day to read.

但是当你过完漫长的一天回到家中时，就向各种诱惑妥协了。你打开电视躺在沙发上。你登录到Facebook上，开始看YouTube上的视频。不知不觉，就到了上床睡觉的时间了。没有时间看书了。

If this describes you, you’re not alone. This poll reveals that half the adults in America readfive 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样。调查发现，美国有一半的成年人去年一年只看了不到5本或刚好5本书。但是不一定非要这样。我发现了10种简单的方法，能让你看更多的书，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 Ipromise that they work.

使用下面的这10种方法，我在过去的四年里读了170多本书，所以我可以负责任地告诉你，这些方法很管用。

1. Always have a book with you.

随身携带图书。

When you carry a book around with you all the time, it’s less likely that you’ll play with yourphone or daydream whenever you’re caught waiting for something.

如果你一直随身携带图书，当你在等待的时候， 就不会老是玩手机或是做白日梦了。

If you use your waiting time to read, you’ll be able to finish many more books in the longrun.

如果你把等待的时间用来阅读，从长远来看，你会看完很多书。

2. Set aside time to read every night before you go to bed.

每晚上床睡觉之前，抽出一段时间来阅读。

10 or 15 minutes of reading before you go to bed is a good way to unwind.

睡觉前看10到15分钟的书，是放松的好方法。

3. Get enough sleep.

保证充足的睡眠。

This might sound like a tip that belongs in a different article, so allow me to explain.

这个方法看起来好像不应该放在这里，我来解释一下吧。

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车或地铁上看书，但是因为很困，所以时间都用来打盹了。

If you’re well-rested, you can use your commute to do some valuable reading.

如果你休息得很好，你就可以利用坐车的时间去看一些有价值的书。

4. Use your finger or a pen as a guide when you’re reading.

当你看书的时候，用手指或笔来指引内容。

When you do this, you force your eyes not to “jump” around or skip back over the wordsthat you’ve already read, which is the natural tendency of your eyes.

我们看书的时候，眼睛会自然地跳过或回看已经看过的内容，如果你用手指或笔来指引内容，就不会出现这个问题。

This tip alone will greatly improve your reading efficiency.

这个方法会极大地提高你的阅读效率。

5. Use an e-reader.

使用电子书。

I was initially hesitant about buying an e-reader (I use a Kindle), because I enjoy readingbooks in their physical form. But I was quickly won over by the convenience of doing all of myreading on the Kindle.

刚开始我很犹豫要不要买一个电纸书。(我用的是Kindle)，因为我很享受纸书阅读的那种感觉。但是在kindle上阅读实在是太方便了，它很快就把我征服了。

The font sizes are adjustable; you can share one book with multiple devices; you canhighlight 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 buswith one hand, and using my Kindle with the other).

kindle上的字体大小是可以调整的;你可以使用多台设备来看一本书;你可以在书上画重点并做笔记;你可以用一只手浏览Kindle的所有功能(这对我来说尤其有用。这样我在拥挤的公交车上就可以一只手抓着把手，一只手拿着kindle)。