多读书读好书，这个口号喊了好多年了，但也许你都没有真正静下心来读书。很多人都用没时间作为理由不读书，这篇文章就告诉大家，时间就像海绵里的水，挤一挤，总是有的。

“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 you can become a better parent, friend, employee, boss, writer or entrepreneur. You want to immerseyourself 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 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 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 I promise 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 your phone 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 long run.

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。