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Alex: Have you thought about any resolutions for the New Year?
Jenny: Oh I’ve given up on that. I used to do it every year when I was a kid.
Alex: So what made you stop?
Jenny: ①I could never stick to them.
Alex: Ha. ②What sort of resolutions did you make?
Jenny: Well, one year I decided I was going to have five servings of fruits and vegetables EVERY day, ③which tanked about mid January.
Alex: Oh no! Well, maybe you should try something a bit easier. Come on, let’s decide together some things we want to achieve next year.
Jenny: OK. Well what do you want to try to do?
Alex: I really need to read more. For my English class I have to do a bit of reading, but my goal is to read at least three novels throughout the semester.
Jenny: Sounds reasonable. How will you stick to it?
Alex: ④I will just allot a few hours each day and slowly get through it. What about you?
Jenny: I would like to do more writing. I used to write a lot, but just kind of stopped a few years ago.
Alex: Oh yeah? What type of writing?
Jenny: Short stories, poetry, maybe even a book, depending on how much time I have throughout the year.
Alex: Well go on, do it. Make a promise to yourself.
Jenny: OK. I swear to produce something of personal value in writing as a form of self expression.
Alex: Good! That’s the attitude you need. When you make a promise with yourself you will be less likely to break it. Is there anything else you want to do?
Jenny: ⑤I guess I need to get fitter. The only sport I like is swimming.
Alex: That’s alright. Swimming is great for keeping you fit.
Jenny: OK, starting next year I’m going to swim at least four times a week.
Alex: ⑥That might be overdoing it a bit.
Jenny: OK, three times a week. What other resolutions do you want to make?
Alex: Last month I went to a rock concert and it was unbelievable. So I would like to go to more live concerts.
Jenny: Sounds good. We can go together. Let’s check which bands are touring soon and go buy tickets next week.
Alex: Great! There is no better feeling than seeing your favorite band play live.
Jenny: OK, ⑦so we are all set. Let’s hope we can stick to it.
亚历克斯：你有想过表新年决心吗？
珍妮：噢，我早就放弃这么做了。我小的时候还每年做一次。
亚历克斯：那什么令你放弃了？
珍妮：我从来都不能把它们坚持下来。
亚历克斯：哈，你曾经表过什么样的决心呢？
珍妮：呃，有一年我打算要每天吃五份蔬果，可是这个决心到了1月中旬就砸了。
亚历克斯：噢，不！或许你应该尝试一些较容易的决心。来吧，让我们一起为一些自己想明年实现的愿望表个决心吧。
珍妮：好的。嗯，你想做什么呢？
亚历克斯：我真的需要多读书。为了我的英语课程我得读一点书，但我的目标是要在整个学期里读上至少三本小说。
珍妮：这听上去挺合理的。你怎么坚持到底呢？
亚历克斯：我将每天花几个小时，慢慢地就能看完。你呢？
珍妮：我想多些练笔写作。我以前经常写作，但就在几年前停下来了。
亚历克斯：哦，是吗？什么样的写作呢？
珍妮：短篇小说、诗歌，可能甚至是一本书，视乎全年我有多少时间。
亚历克斯：嗯，继续做下去吧。给自己许下一个承诺。
珍妮：好的。我发誓要在写作上创作出一些具有个人价值的东西作为一种自我表达的方式。
亚历克斯：太好了！这就是你需要的态度。当你给自己许下承诺，你就不那么容易违背它了。还有什么其它东西是你想做吗？
珍妮：我想我要变得更加健康。我唯一喜爱的运动就是游泳。
亚历克斯：没关系，游泳有助于你保持美的体形。
珍妮：好的。从明年开始我就要每星期游泳至少四遍。
亚历克斯：那可能有点过火了吧。
珍妮：好吧，每周三次。你想表的其它决心是什么呢？
亚历克斯：上个月我去看了一个摇滚演唱会，那真是棒极了。所以我想去看更多现场演唱会。
珍妮：听上去不错喔。我们可以一起去。让我们看看哪支乐队最近有巡回演唱，然后下周去买门票。
亚历克斯：太好了！没有什么比得上看你最喜爱的乐队现场演唱那么震撼呢。
珍妮：好哩，那我们就都准备好了。希望我们都能把决心坚持下来。
Smart Sentences
① I could never stick to them. 我从来都不能把它们坚持下来。
stick to sth.: 不变，不放弃，坚持（continue doing sth. rather than changing to something else），可指人，也可指事。例如：
Joe is widely respected as he always sticks to his principle.
因为乔总是坚持自己的原则，所以广受尊敬。
② What sort of resolutions did you make? 你曾经表过什么样的决心呢？
what sort of = what kind of 口语表达中常用的表达方式，但比what kind of要随意一些（common oral expression, but less formal than “what kind of”）。例如：
What sort of MP3 do you like?
你喜欢哪种MP3？
③ which tanked about mid January （这个决心）到了1月中旬就砸了
tank: 俚语，表演很差，或下降很快；失败（slang, to do poorly or decline rapidly; fail）。例如：
The movie tanked at the box office.
那部电影票房很差。
④ I will just allot a few hours each day and slowly get through it. 我将每天花几个小时，慢慢地就能看完了。
get through: 完成一件有一定难度的事（complete a task or an amount of work, especially when it is difficult and takes a period of time）。显然，在本文，说话者把自己制订的健身计划看得很难。也可作come through。例如：
I think you can get through the book with some help from the dictionary.
我觉得借助字典的帮助，你可以看完这本书。
⑤ I guess I need to get fitter. 我想我要变得更加健康。
I guess…: 这是一种态度不肯定的表达方式，表示对表述的事情没有把握（expressing hesitation, displaying uncertainty towards what’s about to say），相似的表达还有：I assume…。例如：
I guess he is going to arrive on time.
我想他会准时到吧。
⑥ That might be overdoing it a bit. 那可能有点过火了吧。
That might be…: 表示不认同的间接表达方式（an indirect way to express disagreement），相似的表达还有：I’m afraid…，Wouldn’t you think that…? 。例如：
That might be over optimistic.
那可能过于乐观了。
⑦ So we are all set. 那我们就都准备好了。
all set: 准备妥当，准备就绪（ready to do sth. or likely to do sth. ），美国俚语。例如：
Are you all set? Let’s begin.
你们都准备好了吗？我们开始吧。
Jenny: Oh I’ve given up on that. I used to do it every year when I was a kid.
Alex: So what made you stop?
Jenny: ①I could never stick to them.
Alex: Ha. ②What sort of resolutions did you make?
Jenny: Well, one year I decided I was going to have five servings of fruits and vegetables EVERY day, ③which tanked about mid January.
Alex: Oh no! Well, maybe you should try something a bit easier. Come on, let’s decide together some things we want to achieve next year.
Jenny: OK. Well what do you want to try to do?
Alex: I really need to read more. For my English class I have to do a bit of reading, but my goal is to read at least three novels throughout the semester.
Jenny: Sounds reasonable. How will you stick to it?
Alex: ④I will just allot a few hours each day and slowly get through it. What about you?
Jenny: I would like to do more writing. I used to write a lot, but just kind of stopped a few years ago.
Alex: Oh yeah? What type of writing?
Jenny: Short stories, poetry, maybe even a book, depending on how much time I have throughout the year.
Alex: Well go on, do it. Make a promise to yourself.
Jenny: OK. I swear to produce something of personal value in writing as a form of self expression.
Alex: Good! That’s the attitude you need. When you make a promise with yourself you will be less likely to break it. Is there anything else you want to do?
Jenny: ⑤I guess I need to get fitter. The only sport I like is swimming.
Alex: That’s alright. Swimming is great for keeping you fit.
Jenny: OK, starting next year I’m going to swim at least four times a week.
Alex: ⑥That might be overdoing it a bit.
Jenny: OK, three times a week. What other resolutions do you want to make?
Alex: Last month I went to a rock concert and it was unbelievable. So I would like to go to more live concerts.
Jenny: Sounds good. We can go together. Let’s check which bands are touring soon and go buy tickets next week.
Alex: Great! There is no better feeling than seeing your favorite band play live.
Jenny: OK, ⑦so we are all set. Let’s hope we can stick to it.
亚历克斯：你有想过表新年决心吗？
珍妮：噢，我早就放弃这么做了。我小的时候还每年做一次。
亚历克斯：那什么令你放弃了？
珍妮：我从来都不能把它们坚持下来。
亚历克斯：哈，你曾经表过什么样的决心呢？
珍妮：呃，有一年我打算要每天吃五份蔬果，可是这个决心到了1月中旬就砸了。
亚历克斯：噢，不！或许你应该尝试一些较容易的决心。来吧，让我们一起为一些自己想明年实现的愿望表个决心吧。
珍妮：好的。嗯，你想做什么呢？
亚历克斯：我真的需要多读书。为了我的英语课程我得读一点书，但我的目标是要在整个学期里读上至少三本小说。
珍妮：这听上去挺合理的。你怎么坚持到底呢？
亚历克斯：我将每天花几个小时，慢慢地就能看完。你呢？
珍妮：我想多些练笔写作。我以前经常写作，但就在几年前停下来了。
亚历克斯：哦，是吗？什么样的写作呢？
珍妮：短篇小说、诗歌，可能甚至是一本书，视乎全年我有多少时间。
亚历克斯：嗯，继续做下去吧。给自己许下一个承诺。
珍妮：好的。我发誓要在写作上创作出一些具有个人价值的东西作为一种自我表达的方式。
亚历克斯：太好了！这就是你需要的态度。当你给自己许下承诺，你就不那么容易违背它了。还有什么其它东西是你想做吗？
珍妮：我想我要变得更加健康。我唯一喜爱的运动就是游泳。
亚历克斯：没关系，游泳有助于你保持美的体形。
珍妮：好的。从明年开始我就要每星期游泳至少四遍。
亚历克斯：那可能有点过火了吧。
珍妮：好吧，每周三次。你想表的其它决心是什么呢？
亚历克斯：上个月我去看了一个摇滚演唱会，那真是棒极了。所以我想去看更多现场演唱会。
珍妮：听上去不错喔。我们可以一起去。让我们看看哪支乐队最近有巡回演唱，然后下周去买门票。
亚历克斯：太好了！没有什么比得上看你最喜爱的乐队现场演唱那么震撼呢。
珍妮：好哩，那我们就都准备好了。希望我们都能把决心坚持下来。
Smart Sentences
① I could never stick to them. 我从来都不能把它们坚持下来。
stick to sth.: 不变，不放弃，坚持（continue doing sth. rather than changing to something else），可指人，也可指事。例如：
Joe is widely respected as he always sticks to his principle.
因为乔总是坚持自己的原则，所以广受尊敬。
② What sort of resolutions did you make? 你曾经表过什么样的决心呢？
what sort of = what kind of 口语表达中常用的表达方式，但比what kind of要随意一些（common oral expression, but less formal than “what kind of”）。例如：
What sort of MP3 do you like?
你喜欢哪种MP3？
③ which tanked about mid January （这个决心）到了1月中旬就砸了
tank: 俚语，表演很差，或下降很快；失败（slang, to do poorly or decline rapidly; fail）。例如：
The movie tanked at the box office.
那部电影票房很差。
④ I will just allot a few hours each day and slowly get through it. 我将每天花几个小时，慢慢地就能看完了。
get through: 完成一件有一定难度的事（complete a task or an amount of work, especially when it is difficult and takes a period of time）。显然，在本文，说话者把自己制订的健身计划看得很难。也可作come through。例如：
I think you can get through the book with some help from the dictionary.
我觉得借助字典的帮助，你可以看完这本书。
⑤ I guess I need to get fitter. 我想我要变得更加健康。
I guess…: 这是一种态度不肯定的表达方式，表示对表述的事情没有把握（expressing hesitation, displaying uncertainty towards what’s about to say），相似的表达还有：I assume…。例如：
I guess he is going to arrive on time.
我想他会准时到吧。
⑥ That might be overdoing it a bit. 那可能有点过火了吧。
That might be…: 表示不认同的间接表达方式（an indirect way to express disagreement），相似的表达还有：I’m afraid…，Wouldn’t you think that…? 。例如：
That might be over optimistic.
那可能过于乐观了。
⑦ So we are all set. 那我们就都准备好了。
all set: 准备妥当，准备就绪（ready to do sth. or likely to do sth. ），美国俚语。例如：
Are you all set? Let’s begin.
你们都准备好了吗？我们开始吧。