According to psychologists,people form first impressions based on how you look,then on how you sound and finally on what you say.

    根据心理学家所说，人们形成第一印象是基于你的外貌，然后是你的声音，最后是你说话的内容。

    Your physical appearance—how you look—makes up 55% of a first impression.This includes facial expressions,body language,and eye contact,as well as clothing and general appearance.

    你的外表—你长得怎样—在第一印象中占了55%。这包括脸部表情，身体语言和眼神接触，也包括你的衣着和大体的外表。

    The way you sound makes up 38% of the first impression.This includes how fast and slowly,loudly and softly you speak,and your tone of voice.People listen to your tone of voice and decide whether you sound friendly or unfriendly,interested or bored,and happy or sad.What you say—the actual words you use—counts for only 7% of the message.

    你说话的方式在第一印象中占了38%。这包括你说话的速度是快还是慢，声音是洪亮还是柔和，还有你说话时的语调。人们根据你说话的语调来决定你听起来是友善还是不友善，有趣还是烦闷，高兴还是伤心。你说话的内容—你使用的实际词语—只在信息中占了7%。

    People form their first impressions within 10 seconds of meeting you.And first impressions don’t change easily.If someone gets the wrong impression of you,it can take a long time to change his or her mind.

    人们一看到你就能在10秒钟之内形成他们的第一印象。而且第一印象一旦形成了就很难改变。如果某人对你形成了错误的印象，这就需要花很长的时间去改变他或她的思想。

    Sometimes it’s hard to make sure that you always give a good first impression.One problem is that in different parts of the world,the same behavior may give people a different impression.In some countries,looking directly at someone is polite.It shows you are alert and confident.In other countries,looking directly at someone is considered aggressive.It is more polite to look away.Standing close to someone is considered friendly and supportive in some countries.In others,you are expected to keep your distance.

    有时很难确定你总是给人以好的第一印象。有一个问题是在世界的不同地区，同样的行为也许给人以不同的印象。在某些国家，直接地看着某人是礼貌的。这能显现出你是留神的和有自信。在其他国家，直接地看着某人被认为是好斗的。这时眼睛看别的地方就显得更有礼貌。在一些国家与别人站得很近被认为是友善的和支持的。在别的国家，别人希望你保持距离。

    Giving a good first impression depens on many things.Everyone behaves in different ways,but when you’re not sure you’re giving a good impression,the best thing to do is ask yourself,”What would I think of someone who acted this way?”

    给人以好的第一印象依赖于很多东西。每个人都以不同的方式来表现自己，但当你不确定你正在给人以好的第一印象的时候，最好的事情你要去做的是问你自己：“当某人以这种方式来表现时，我会怎样去想他呢？”