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答案和解析来啦：
As cliché as it sounds we all know that people who read, succeed.
大家可能都听腻了，但我们知道多读书的人会有所成就。
I mean look at the numbers.
来看看这些数据吧。
Eighty-five percent of millionaires read at least two books per month.
85%的百万富翁每个月至少读两本书。
While 25 percent of the entire American population hasn’t even read a single book all of last year.
而25%的美国人去年一整年都没读过一本书。
So what’s the best way to actually get yourself to start reading, and at a good pace so that you can succeed too.
那么，怎么才能让自己翻开书，保持适中的节奏阅读，最终在工作中取得一番成就呢？
Well you can basically guarantee that you’ll read a book a week by taking advantage of three psychological tricks.
要想保证每周读一本书，需要利用以下三个心理学技巧。
The first is something called implementation intention, basically setting an appointment.
第一个就是执行意向，即立下约定。
See the biggest problem when it comes to reading is actually getting started.
读书最大的问题其实是如何开始。
So many people buy books that they’re interested in and say to themselves: “oh I’ll definitely read this.”
很多人买了他们感兴趣的书，对自己说：“哦，我一定要读完它。”
And guess what, the book just sits there on their shelf, never to be touched again.
你猜怎么着，这本书就忘在书架上，再也没碰过。
By physically writing down the time and place of when you’ll start reading a book, you’re essentially setting up an appointment to do so and think about it, we don’t really miss our appointments.
写下何时何地开始读这本书，本质上是约好了要做的事情，想想看，我们通常会遵守约定。
When was the last time you completely skip a job interview or a visit to your doctor?
你上一次错过工作面试或看病是什么时候?
Sure you might have been late, but when you set an appointment you know that you have to show up and you usually do.
当然，你可能会迟到，但当你有约时，你知道必须要出席，通常也都能应约。
解析在这里哦！
1. cliché，名词，表示“陈词滥调”，比如：I’ve learned that the cliché about life not being fair is true. （我已经体会到有关生活不公的老调是对的。）
2. millionaires，名词，单词原形为：millionaire，表示“百万富翁”，比如：By the time he died, he was a millionaire. （到他去世的时候，他已是一位百万富翁。）
3. implementation intention，名词词组，表示“执行意向”。
执行意向的理念是纽约大学心理学教授彼得戈尔维策提出的。它有点像楼梯电灯的空气开关，遇到触发条件，就提醒我们应该执行某件事。
4. appointment，名词，表示“约会”，比如：She has an appointment with her accountant. （她和她的会计师有个约会。）
