A security guard stands behind a New Year sign in Burma. Photo: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
今日小常識(shí)
Many people use the New Year as an opportunity to make resolutions to change their life. Popular resolutions include eating healthily and getting fit, although around 60% of gym memberships taken out in January are said to go unused.
許多人都會(huì)在新年伊始之際許下自己的新年決心來改變他們的生活。常見的新年決心包括健康飲食和健身運(yùn)動(dòng)。不過據(jù)說,一月份加入健身俱樂部的新會(huì)員中有大約60%的人都不會(huì)堅(jiān)持下去。
今日短語
A New Year's resolution 就是新年決心,希望能在未來一年中得以實(shí)施。
例句
Have you made any New Year's resolutions? I want to lose weight and get fit.
My mum's New Year's resolution is to stop smoking.
Let's make it our New Year's resolution to run a marathon in 2013!
請(qǐng)注意
如果你 break your resolution, 意思就是你沒有兌現(xiàn)自己的決心。
I don't bother making New Year's resolutions, as I always break them.