People always have a mental model in place about a certain object or task (paying my bills, reading a book, using a remote control).

人们总是在某些对象或任务中产生心智模型（管理支票、看书、使用遥控器）。

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The man, without making any reply, fumbled in his pocket, and Thenardier beheld the pocket-book of bank-bills make its appearance once more.

这人，不回答，把手伸到衣袋里，德纳第又瞧见那个装钞票的皮夹出现在他眼前。

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The stronger order activity enjoyed by many firms, which have resulted in positive book-to-bills, suggests revenue growth may continue to trend favorably.

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This is a very parliamentary book - delving as it does into committee-stage debates on doomed reform bills and the deliberations of tiny campaign groups.

BBC: Booktalk: The political books of 2011