一、元旦节
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary 5th Edition是这样说的：New Year's Dayis the first day of the year. In Western countries this is the 1st of January. 元旦节是新年的第一天。在西方国家，元旦节是一月一日。
看来，“元旦”叫New Year’s Day（注意大写）。顺便说一下，今天是“元旦”，那么昨天就是“元旦前夜”，它的英文说法是New Year's Eve
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary 5th Edition是这样说的：New Year's Eve is the last day of the year, the day before New Year's Day. 元旦前夜是一年的最后一天，也即元旦的前一天。
二、跨年
“跨年”就是满怀期待地迎接新年的到来，我们来看看BBC是如何说“跨年”的：
【例】Most other countries usually hold public new year countdown parties.
countdown是“倒数计时”的意思，“跨年”就是new year countdown（新年倒数计时），是不是有满怀期待的意思呢？
顺便说一下，“跨年演唱会”可以翻译为new year countdown concert，模仿例句中的new year countdown parties。
如果想说“我今天晚上跟朋友一起喝扎啤跨年。”就是I'm celebrating the new year countdown by drinking draft beer with my friends.用现在进行时表示将来发生的动作。
三、新年决心
“新年决心”这个说法我们中文里原先是没有的，是直接从英语直译过来的，近些年越来越流行。
“新年决心”叫New Year's resolution或New Year resolution（两个都对，别纠结了）。
【例】I made a New Year resolution to give up smoking. 我的新年决心是戒烟。
四、新年祝福
My wishes for you: Great start for Jan, Love for Feb, Peace for march, No worries for April, Fun for May, Joy for June to Nov, Happiness for Dec, Have a lucky and wonderful 2019.
祝你：1月良好开端2月有爱3月平安4月无忧5月欢乐6-11都喜悦12月好哈皮，2019幸运美好。
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.
书本翻开，书页空白。你我书写，只字片段。书名叫机遇，第一章，叫新年元旦。
With all the Rose's Perfume& with all the lights in the world& with all the children Smiles…I Wish U that your all dreams comes True..
花都开好了，天也大亮了，娃娃们啊都笑开颜，祝你新年快乐梦想成真。
Remember the laughter,the joy,the hard work,and the tears.And as you reflect on the past year,also think of the new one to come.Because most importantly,this is a time of new beginningsand the celebration of life.
记住你的笑，记住我们的快乐努力和泪水；回顾过去，期待未来；庆祝我们生命中又一个新的开始
Keep the smile,leave the tear,Think of joy,forget the fear,Hold the laugh,leave the pain,Be joyous ,Coz its new year!
保持微笑，抹去泪水；忘记畏惧，心存欢愉；笑语长留，痛苦消弭；新年到来，万事皆宜
总结一下：
1. 元旦节 New Year's Day
2. 跨年 new year countdown
3. 新年决心 New Year's resolution/New Year resolution
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