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——文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考1新概念英语第三册第50课:NewYearresolutionsLesson50NewYearresolutions新年的决心Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.听录音，然后回答以下问题。Whatmarkedtheendofthewriter'sNewYearresolutions?TheNewYearisatimeforresolutions.Mentally,atleast,mostofuscouldcompileformidablelistsof'dos'and'don'ts'.Thesameoldfavoritesrecuryearinyearoutwithmonotonousregularity.Weresolvetogetupearliereachmorning,eatless,findmoretimetoplaywiththechildren,doathousandandonejobsaboutthehouse,benicetopeoplewedon't'like,drivecarefully,andtakethedogforawalkeveryday.Pastexperiencehastaughtusthatcertainaccomplishmentsarebeyondattainment.Ifweremaininveteratesmokers,itisonlybecausewehavesooftenexperiencedthefrustrationthatresultsfromfailure.Mostofusfailinoureffortsatself-improvementbecauseourschemesaretooambitiousandweneverhavetimetocarrythemout.Wealsomakethefundamentalerrorofannouncingourresolutionstoeverybodysothatwelookevenmorefoolishwhenweslipbackintoourbadoldways.Awareofthesepitfalls,thisyearIattemptedtokeepmyresolutionstomyself.Ilimitedmyselftotwomodestambitions:todophysicalexerciseeverymorningandtoreadmoreofanevening.Anall-nightpartyonNewYear'sEveprovidedmewithagoodexcusefornotcarryingouteitherofthesenewresolutionsonthefirstdayoftheyear,butonthesecond,Iappliedmyselfassiduouslytothetask.ThedailyexerciseslastedonlyelevenminutesandIproposedtodothemearlyinthemorningbeforeanyonehadgotup.Theself-disciplinerequiredtodragmyselfoutofbedelevenminutesearlierthanusualwas——文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考2considerable.Nevertheless,Imanagedtocreepdownintothelivingroomfortwodaysbeforeanyonefoundmeout.Afterjumpingaboutonthecarpetandtwistingthehumanframeintouncomfortablepositions,Isatdownatthebreakfasttableinanexhaustedcondition.Itwasthisthatbetrayedme.Thenextmorningthewholefamilytroopedintowatchtheperformance.Thatwasreallyunsettling,butIfendedoffthetauntsandjibesofthefamilygood-humouredlyandsooneverybodygotusedtotheidea.However,myenthusiasmwaned.ThetimeIspentatexercisesgraduallydiminished.Littlebylittletheelevenminutesfelltozero.ByJanuary10th,IwasbacktowhereIhadstartedfrom.IarguedthatifIspentlesstimeexhaustingmyselfatexercisesinthemorning,IwouldkeepmymindfreshforreadingwhenIgothomeformworkResistingthehypnotizingeffectoftelevision,Isatinmyroomforafeweveningswithmyeyesgluedtobook.Onenight,however,feelingcoldandlonely,Iwentdownstairsandsatinfrontofthetelevisionpretendingtoread.Thatprovedtobemyundoing,forIsoongotbacktomyoldbadhabitofdozingoffinfrontofthescreen.Istillhaven'tgivenupmyresolutiontodomorereading.Infact,IhavejustboughtabookentitledHowtoReadaThousandWordsaMinute.Perhapsitwillsolvemyproblem,butIjusthaven'thadtimetoreadit!参考译文新年是下决心的时候，至少在大多数人的心里会编排出一份“应做什么”和“不应做什么”的令人生畏的单子。相同的决心以单调的规律年复一年地出现。我们决心每天早晨起得早些；吃得少些；多花点时间与孩子们一起做游戏；做大量的家务；对不喜欢的人友善一些；小心驾车；每天都要带着狗散步；等等。以往的经验告诉我们有些事是办不到的。如果我们烟瘾大，戒不掉，那是因为屡戒屡败，失去信心。我们大多数人想自我完善却遭到失败，这是因为我们的规划过于宏大，而又根本没有时间去实施。我们还犯有一个根本性的错误，即把我们的决心向大家宣布。这样一旦滑回到那些老习惯上去，我们在别人的眼里会显得更加难堪。我深知这些问题，于是，今年我对自己的计划要严加保密，只给自——文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考3己定下两项适中的任务；每天早上锻炼身体，每天晚上多看点书。新年除夕举办的一次通宵晚会，使我理直气壮地在新年头一天免去了这两项任务。不过，新年第二天，我全力以赴地照着去做了。早锻炼一共只有11分钟，我打算在别人起床之前进行。这就要求我比平时早11分钟把自己从床上拽起来，这种自我约束是很艰苦的。不过开头两天我还是成功地蹑手蹑脚地来到楼下起居室，被谁也没发现。我在地毯上跳来蹦过去，扭曲身子，摆出各种姿势，弄得浑身不舒服，然后坐到桌边吃早饭，一副筋疲力尽的样子。正是这副模样泄露了我的秘密。第二天早晨全家人结队来到起居室看我表演。这真叫人不好意思，但我心平气和地顶住全家人的嘲笑和奚落。不久，大家对我习以为常了，而这时我的热情却减退了。我花在锻炼上的时间逐渐减少，慢慢地从11分钟减到了零。到了1月10日，我恢复了原来的作息时间。我辩解说，早晨少耗费精力锻炼，晚上下班回家看书时头脑更清醒些。有几天晚上，我极力摆脱了电视的诱惑，坐在自己的房间里，两眼盯在书上。可是，有一天夜里，我感到又冷又孤单，便来到楼下坐在电视机前假装看书。这下我可完了，因为不一会儿，我就恢复了以前的坏习惯，在屏幕前打起瞌睡来。但我还没有放弃多看些书的决心。事实上，我刚买来一本叫《一分钟读一千字的诀窍》的书。也许这本书能解决我的问题，但我一直还没时间去看这本书！Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语resolutionn.决心mentallyadv.内心里compilev.编辑，编制formidableadj.令人畏惧的——文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考4recurv.再发生，又出现regularityn.规律性accomplishmentn.成就attainmentn.达到inveterateadj.根深蒂固的self-improvementn.自我完善schemen.简单的计划，方案ambitiousadj.雄心勃勃的pitfalln.意外的困难，易犯的错误modest——文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考5adj.要求不过分的assiduouslyadv.刻苦地self-disciplinen.自我约束framen.躯体betrayv.暴露，显露troopv.成群结队地走动unsettlev.使不安tauntn.嘲笑，奚落人的话jiben.嘲弄，挖苦good-humouredlyadv.和气地，心情好地——文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考6wanev.逐渐变小，变弱hypnotizev.使欲睡，使蒙胧undoingn.祸根，毁灭的原因screenn.电视机屏幕Notesonthetext课文注释1dosanddon'ts,要做的事和不要做的事。2yearinyearout.年复一年;3athousandandone,许许多多。4beyondattainment,做不到的，达不到的。5carryout,实行，照办，执行。6slipbackintoourhadoldways.滑回到些坏的老习惯上去。7keep...tooneself,作“将...秘而不宣’，保密”讲。8ofanevening=intheevenings。9applyoneselfto,全力以赴地干。10Itwasthisthatbetrayedme.这是强调句型，被强调的部分this指satdown...inanexhaustedcondition。11fendoff.挡回.避井。12dozeoff,打磕睡。Lesson50课后练习和答案ExercisesandAnswer——文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考7