And we will tell about a study that confirms the importance of first impressions.

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So, first impressions matter hugely when dealing with people because it sets the stage for how we interpret everything else.

在与人相处中，第一印象非常重要,因为它制约了我们对后来信息的解读。

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One is what we talked about before regarding first impressions, which is a confirmation bias.

其中一个就是我们之间谈第一印象是，讲到的确认偏向。

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So, first impressions can shape subsequent impressions not just when dealing with people.

所以第一印象能决定后来的印象,这不仅针对人而言。

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The first one is, first impressions matter a lot.

首先，第一印象非常重要。

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So, these two facts taken together, thin slices and the power of first impressions, means that just by a brief exposure to somebody it shapes so much of how you're going to think about them in the future.

综合考虑这两方面，薄片效应和第一印象的影响，意味着只需要短暂地接触对方,就能决定,你以后对他们有什么看法。

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A second finding building on the first is that we form impressions very fast, very quickly, and this is a literature known as "thin slices."

根据第一个发现，我们有了第二个发现,那就是第一印象形成得非常快，有一部文学作品叫《薄片》

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Erik Others got a bio saying--thanks, Erik-- the speaker was rather cold and then it turned out later on when they're asked for their impressions of the speaker people are very much biased by what they first assumed.

其他人拿到的简介…谢谢，把演讲者描述成很冷淡，结果后来发现,当问及这些人对演讲者有什么印象时,人们都受到第一印象的偏向。

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