New Year Resolution

新年決心

A New Year resolution [?rez??lu:??n]決心，愿望  is a commitment [k??mitm?nt]承諾，保證 that an individual makes to a personal goal, project, or the reforming of a habit. This lifestyle change is generally interpreted 被解釋為 as advantageous [??dv?n?te?d??s, -v?n-]有利的. A New Years Resolution is generally a goal someone sets out to accomplish in the coming year. Some examples include resolutions to donate [d?u?neit]捐贈(zèng) to the poor more often, to become more assertive [??s?:t?v]剛毅的，自信的, or to become more environmentally responsible對(duì)環(huán)境負(fù)責(zé)的. A key element [?elim?nt]要素 to a New Years Resolution that sets it apart 分開(kāi),隔離 from other resolutions is that it is made in anticipation [?n?t?s??pe???n]期盼 of the New Year, and new beginnings.

New Year's Eve has always been a time for looking back回憶，回顧 to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. It's a time to reflect on仔細(xì)想，回想 the changes we want (or need) to make and resolve to follow through on those changes. Did you make a New Year resolution?