【双语对话】

Taylor: What’s up girl? What’s your new year resolution?

嘿姐妹！你的新年计划是什么？

Coco: Same as every year. But this time, I am serious. I will seriously start working out.

和每年一样。不过这次，我是认真的。我要认真地开始锻炼了。你

Taylor: Hey don’t be bothered by the past. New year, new start. Plus this time, you have all your past experiences helping you. You know how to make a better plan this year.

不要被过去烦扰。新年新开始嘛。而且这次，你有所有过去的经验帮助你。今年你(这次)知道如何定一个更好的计划。

Coco: Yeah, you’re right. My plan last year was way too ambitious. I lost momentum after like two weeks. I felt terrible not being able to keep up with my plan.

你说得对。我去年的计划就是太宏大了。过了两周我就没动力了。因为没能按计划进行我感觉很糟糕。

Taylor: Exactly. Working out every day is incredibly hard for people who have 9 to 5 jobs.

没错。对有朝九晚五工作的人来说，每天锻炼太难了。

Coco: I’m thinking of working out 4 times a week. What do you think?

我想一周锻炼四次。你觉得怎么样？

Taylor: That sounds doable. I would even drop it to 3 times a week. That way when do you have extra time and get to work out for 4 times a week, you would feel so great about yourself.

听起来可行。我还会降到一周三次。这样当你有富裕时间能一周锻炼四次时，你会自我感觉特别好。

Coco: Good point. I’ll probably do Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

有道理。我应该会周一、周三、周四锻炼。

【重点笔记】

1.resolution n. 决心,决议

new year resolution n.新年计划

例: My new year resolution is to learn how to play the guitar.

我的新年计划是学习弹吉他。

2.bother v. 烦心，打扰，给…添麻烦

例: I’m sorry to bother you. Do you have a moment?

不好意思，打扰你一下。你有时间吗？

3.past experience n. 过往经历

例: You never learn from your past experiences.

你从来不从过往经验中吸取教训。

4.ambitious adj. 有野心的，雄心勃勃的

例: She is certainly an ambitious person. That’s a good thing.

她明显是一个有野心的人。这挺好的。

5.momentum n. 动力，势头，(物理)动量

例: What’s more difficult is to keep the momentum.

更难的是如何保持动力。

6.9 to 5 job n. (朝九晚五的)工作

例:I have a 9 to 5 job so I have to leave my child at Day Care.

我白天有工作，所以我得把孩子放在日托。

7.doable adj. 可行的，可做的

例:It is not the easier plan, but it is doable.

这不是最简单的方案，不过是可以做的。