Resolutions That You Can Actually Keep不僅是決心
——新年計劃暢想曲

⊙ By List25 ⊙翻譯：思葦

Resolutions That You Can Actually Keep不僅是決心
——新年計劃暢想曲

⊙ By List25 ⊙翻譯：思葦

經過前面的分析和建議，你的新年決心這下也該有頭緒了吧？最后給大家帶來一些值得參考的新年小tips，同學們不妨開動腦筋，找到自己感興趣的方向——最重要的是切實采取行動，堅持才是勝利哦！

Reading

People often resolve to “read more,”but this is a very broad and1)vague term. It’s better to set several specific books that you want to read during the next year.

Traveling

Again, “travel more” is too vague.Choose one place or country that you’ve always wanted to visit, and promise yourself that you’ll make the trip during the next year.

Volunteering

Have you ever wanted to try volunteering?There are hundreds of interesting volunteer programs these days, so pick the one that suits you most and put it on your New Year’s resolution list.

Losing Weight

Weight loss is an absolute New Year’s resolution2)evergreen. The key to success here is to break the resolution down to smaller and more realistic goals. If you resolve to lose two pounds each month and you follow this plan, you’ll end up losing 24 pounds in a year, which is still a great achievement.

Fitness

It’s ridiculous how gyms get crowded at the beginning of January and then go3)idle by as soon as late February. Make a better resolution than just “work out more.” Taking the stairs instead of using the4)lift is a good example.

Healthy Food

A5)drastic switch to a healthy diet can be very hard to manage in the long run, so make it more6)sustainable. Eating one healthy meal or7)snack per day is a reasonable resolution.

Stress

Millions of people all over the world resolve to reduce their stress levels. But the problem is they don’t actually know how to do that. Taking a hot bath, going for a walk every day, or just laughing more, are great ways to reduce stress, and they are8)definitely doable.

Saving Money

Set a specific, reasonable amount of money you want to and can save every month, and open a9)savings account to send the money to.

Sleep

Instead of resolving just to “have a better sleep,” be specific and set a number of hours you’ll be10)gunning for every night. You can also try to keep a regular sleep schedule.

Taking Class

Is there anything you’ve always wanted to learn? Take advantage of classes and programs offered by community centers and colleges to develop the skills you desire to have. Some classes can be taken in just a few11)sessions, which makes this resolution easy to keep.

Biking

Every year, many people resolve to use their bikes more than they did the year before. To avoid breaking this resolution, set a specific number of miles you’ll ride each month. Again, being reasonable is the key here.

Relaxing

Relaxing should just be an important part of our12)hectic life style.13)Reserving just some 30 minutes for pure relaxing each day can make a huge difference in your life.

Writing Diary

There are many people who wanna start writing a diary, but they’re afraid to give it a try, because they think it’ll be too timeconsuming. However, writing a diary doesn’t have to involve hours of writing every day.Even just a few random thoughts14)scribbled daily can be a good start.

Tidiness

Instead of resolving to “be tidier,” set a certain day in the week—for example, Saturday—for a house clean-up. Since a15)chaotic home negatively affects your16)productivity and17)mood, this resolution will also help you live a happier life.

Making Resolutions

Some people actually resolve to not make any resolutions, as they think they would break them anyway. But realistic and reasonable resolutions can totally be kept, so go ahead and make your list of New Year’s resolutions, and good luck with keeping them.

詞組：gun for

Gun是個我們都很熟悉的單詞，一般用作名詞，意思是“槍，手槍”——那么，當它用作動詞時又是什么意思呢？沒錯，就是“開槍”。這種名詞動用的方式在英語當中并不少見，遇到時可以結合名詞本身的意義進行合理推測。動詞gun還可以和for搭配使用，在口語中表示“追求，竭力謀求”的意思，如：He is gunning for promotion. （他在竭力爭取升職。）

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閱讀

人們經常會下定決心“多看書”，但這其實是個很寬泛模糊的說法。更好的做法應該是明確指定那么幾本你想在明年看完的書。

旅游

同樣的，“多去旅游”這說法太含糊了。選一個你一直很想去的地點或者國家，和自己做個約定，明年一定要成行。

志愿活動

你想過當一名志愿者嗎？這年頭有很多蠻有意思的志愿項目，選擇一個最適合你的活動，將它列入新年決心的清單里吧。

減肥

減肥絕對是新年決心當中永不過時的保留項目。要想成功，關鍵在于你得將這個決心分割成若干個更現實的小目標。假如你決心每個月減掉兩磅（約合0.91千克），而且能夠按照計劃完成任務，一年下來，你就能減掉24磅（約合10.89千克）——這也是很了不起的成績呢！

健身

健身館在一月初總是人山人海，到了二月底便門可羅雀——這真是太可笑了。做一個比簡單的“多鍛煉”更切實的計劃，比如不坐電梯，多走樓梯就是一個好主意。

健康食品

長遠來說，將餐單一下子全換成健康飲食也許很難堅持下去，所以我們得讓這個決心更具可持續性，比如每天吃一頓健康的飯菜或者小吃就是較為合理的做法。

減壓

全世界有幾百萬人都將減輕壓力當作新年決心，問題在于他們根本不知道應該如何減壓。泡個熱水澡，每天出去走一走，或者經常大笑都能有效減壓，而且都是切實可行的方法。

存錢

設定一個你想存下來的額度，這個數額要明確合理，每個月都能存下來，然后去銀行開個賬戶，將錢打進去就行。

睡覺

不要簡單地寫一句“提高睡眠質量”，要更加具體，確定你每晚要睡夠多少小時。你還可以明確幾點睡覺幾點起床，盡量把這個規律堅持下去。

業余充電

有什么東西是你一直很想學的嗎？不妨找找社區活動中心或者高等院校提供的課程項目，掌握一些你感興趣的技能。有些班只上幾節課，這個決心可容易實現呢。

騎單車

有很多人每年都會下定決心提高他們的單車利用率，要比前一年多騎車。要實現這個決心，你可以設定每個月騎行多少英里——重申一下，數值的合理性才是關鍵所在。

放松

對我們忙碌的生活來說，適時放松是非常重要的一環。每天留出30分鐘的時間放松放松，你的生活將會大不一樣哦。

寫日記

許多人都想寫日記，但他們老是不敢嘗試，因為他們覺得寫日記太花時間了。然而，寫日記其實并不需要花上幾個小時，每天隨手記下各種雜想就是一個好的開始啦。

搞衛生

不要設“更整潔”這樣的決心，而應該在一周當中找一天（比如周六）給家里搞搞衛生。一個亂七八糟的家庭環境會給你的工作和情緒帶來負面影響，因此，這個新年決心會讓你的日子變得更快樂。

下決心

還有些人甚至決心再也不碰新年決心了，因為他們覺得自己反正堅持不下去的。其實，切實合理的決心完全可以持之以恒，所以你盡管給新年決心列個清單吧，堅持下去，祝你好運。

1) vague [ve?ɡ] adj. 含糊的，不清楚的

2) evergreen [?ev?ɡri?n] n. 常青樹，經久不衰的事物

3) idle [?a?d（?）l] adj. 閑置的，不忙的

4) lift [l?ft] n. 電梯

5) drastic [?dr?st?k] adj. 激烈的，迅猛的

6) sustainable [s??ste?n?bl] adj. 可持續的，能保持的

7) snack [sn?k] n. 點心，小吃，零食

8) de fi nitely [?def?n?tl?] adv. 肯定地，一定

9) savings account 儲蓄賬戶，存折

10) gun for 〈俚〉拼命追求，力圖獲得

11) session [?se?（?）n] n. 授課時段

12) hectic [?hekt?k] adj. 繁忙的，熱鬧的

13) reserve [r??zз?v] v. 保留，留出

14) scribble [?skr?b（?）l] v. 潦草地寫，胡寫

15) chaotic [ke???t?k] adj. 混亂的，無秩序的

16) productivity [?pr?d?k?t?v?t?] n. 生產力，生產率

17) mood [mu?d] n. 情緒，心情