美国文化脱口秀 第431期:新年10本实用好读的英语书

 　　新年你有读书计划吗？今天，推荐10本实用、好读的英语书。从如何建立新习惯、健身减肥、整理收纳、工作效率到两性关系......这些书，能带给你无限灵感和启发！

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　　推荐书#1: THE POWER OF HABIT

　　普利策获奖作家，手把手教你如何建立、保持新习惯 作者: CHARLES DUHIGG

　　In The Power of Habit, Pulitzer Prize–winning business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.

　　Form a new habit: 建立新习惯

　　The habit formation loop: 习惯循环体系

　　3 R's: 需要3个R

　　Reminder¹: 提醒

　　Routine: 规律

　　Reward: 奖赏

　　推荐书#2: GETTING THINGS DONE

　　全新思维方式，提高效率、执行力 作者: DAVID ALLEN

　　Since it was first published almost 15 years ago, David Allen's Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential² business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization.

　　Get things done/get it done: 执行、做好

　　Go-getter: 积极争取、行动力强的人

　　Productivity: 效率

　　Management guru: 管理学大师

　　Eastern philosophy meets Western management & productivity tips: 东方哲学结合西方管理学方法

　　Unclog your brain: 理清思路

　　推荐书#3: IT'S YOUR MONEY

　　容易操作的日常储蓄、理财指南 作者: ERIC WILLIAMS

　　Williams's personal story of reducing their ~$40,000 in debt in 23 months – on average incomes – makes you deeply consider what you really want to do with your finances. It's a great resource for the tactics and nitty gritty details of making a budget happen.

　　Spend less, save more: 少花一点、多存一点

　　Form a healthy financial habit: 建立健康的财务习惯

　　推荐书 #4: THE POWER OF NOW

　　现代人最需要的心灵密码 作者： Eckhart Tolle

　　More than anything, I've come to believe that being present is the key to enjoying life to the fullest. And the book that has helped me in that area more than any other is The Power of Now. I found that it got particularly helpful towards the middle of the book. Implementing³ Mr. Tolle's suggestions in my life has created more moments of presence and awareness⁴ – which in turn lead to joy.

　　New age philosophy: 新世纪哲学

　　Unlock the secret to happiness and joy: 解锁快乐、喜悦的秘密

　　推荐书 #5: THINNER, LEANER, STRONGER

　　亚马逊减肥、健身书籍销量No.1 作者： Michael Lewis

　　If you want to be toned, lean, and strong as quickly as possible without crash dieting, “good genetics,” or wasting ridiculous amounts of time in the gym and money on pills and powders...regardless of your age... then you want to read this book.

　　Lean: 精瘦、健美

　　Toned: 紧致、雕塑的身型

　　You are what you eat: 懂得科学饮食

　　Work out smartly: 科学健身

　　新年10本实用好读的英语书

　　推荐书 #6: BOUNDARIES

　　如何使自己强大，建立健康、持久的恋爱婚姻关系？ 作者：Henry Cloud & John Townsend

　　Set and maintain healthy boundaries--boundaries that will help you grow in freedom, honesty, and self-control.

　　A healthy and lasting⁵ relationship: 健康持久的关系

　　Equally relevant for men & women: 对男性、女性都非常适用

　　推荐书 #7: THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP

　　《纽约时报》年度畅销书，日本收纳女王的哲学 作者：Marie Kondo 近藤麻理惠

　　This #1 NEW YORK TIMES best-selling guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning guru Marie Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary method for simplying, organizing and storing.

　　Cluttered⁶: 混乱

　　To declutter/to tidy up: 整理、清理

　　Storing: 收纳

　　Life-changing impact: 改变生活的影响力

　　推荐书 #8: THINKING, FAST AND SLOW

　　诺贝尔经济学获奖者帮你了解自己的大脑和思维、作出更明智的决定 作者：Daniel Kahneman

　　Kahneman's singularly influential work has transformed cognitive⁷ psychology⁸ and launched the new fields of behavioral economics and happiness studies. In this path-breaking book, Kahneman shows how the mind works, and offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and personal lives--and how we can guard against the mental glitches⁹ that often get us into trouble.

　　Cognitive psychology: 认知心理学

　　Behavioral economics: 行为经济学

　　Happiness studies: 快乐学

　　推荐书 #9: SHOE DOG

　　耐克创始人回忆录，16年美国最火的商业自传 作者：Phil Knight¹⁰

　　Written by the founder¹¹ of Nike, this is a memoir¹² rich with insight, humour and hard-won wisdom, this book is also studded with lessons - about building something from scratch, overcoming aersity, and ultimately leaving your mark on the world.

　　Founder of Nike: 耐克创始人

　　Entrepreneur: 创业者

　　Applicable to business and life: 对创业和人生都很有启发

　　Candid¹³ with a great sense of humor: 诚恳、实在、幽默

　　推荐书 #10: The 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

　　活出高效率、高品质人生 作者：Stephen Covey

　　The Seven Habits as a foundation for any of these resolutions. When it comes to finding balance in life in all areas, this book (particularly habits 2 and 3) will provide the road map. Though the content can seem dense¹⁴ at times, it is worth its weight in gold when applied¹⁵ consistently.

　　Productivity Bible: 效率圣经

　　A guide to spending quality time at work and in life: 打造高品质工作、生活时间的指南

1 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

2 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

3 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

4 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

5 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

6 cluttered   

v.杂物，零乱的东西零乱vt.( clutter的过去式和过去分词 )；乱糟糟地堆满，把…弄得很乱；（以…） 塞满…

参考例句：

• The room is cluttered up with all kinds of things. 零七八碎的东西放满了一屋子。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The desk is cluttered with books and papers. 桌上乱糟糟地堆满了书报。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 cognitive   

adj.认知的，认识的，有感知的

参考例句：

• As children grow older,their cognitive processes become sharper.孩子们越长越大，他们的认知过程变得更为敏锐。
• The cognitive psychologist is like the tinker who wants to know how a clock works.认知心理学者倒很像一个需要通晓钟表如何运转的钟表修理匠。

8 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

9 glitches   

n.小过失，差错( glitch的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Manufacturing glitches have limited the factory's output. 生产中的故障影响了该厂的产量。 来自辞典例句
• Another kind of period variation,\"Glitches,\" are seen in several pulsars. 在几个脉冲星中还看到了周期的另一种变化，即“自转突快”现象。 来自辞典例句

10 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

11 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

12 memoir   

n.[pl.]回忆录，自传；记事录

参考例句：

• He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain.他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。
• In her memoir,the actress wrote about the bittersweet memories of her first love.在那个女演员的自传中，她写到了自己苦乐掺半的初恋。

13 candid   

adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的

参考例句：

• I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
• He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。

14 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

15 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。