L50-1: New Year resolutions
The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally, at least, most of us could compile formidable lists of 'dos' and 'don'ts'. The same old favorites recur year in year out with monotonous regularity. We resolve to get up earlier each morning, eat less, find more time to play with the children, do a thousand and one jobs about the house, be nice to people we don't' like, drive carefully, and take the dog for a walk every day. Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment. If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure. Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out. We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our bad old ways. Aware of these pitfalls, this year I attempted to keep my resolutions to myself.
resolution /ˌrezəˈluːʃn/ 决心，决议;正式决定
mentally /ˈmentəli/ 内心里，精神上;
compile /kəmˈpaɪl/ 编写、编制
formidable /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbl/ 可怕的;令人敬畏的;难对付的
recur /rɪˈkɜːr/ 重现;再发生;
monotonous /məˈnɑːtənəs/ 单调的;单调乏味的
regularity /ˌreɡjuˈlærəti/ 规律性
resolve /rɪˈzɑːlv/ 决心
year in year out 年复一年
a thousand and one 许许多多
beyond attainment 做不到的，达不到的
attainment /əˈteɪnmənt/ 成就;获得;达到;
accomplishment /əˈkɑːmplɪʃmənt/ 成就
inveterate /ɪnˈvetərət/ 有…瘾的，根深蒂固的
frustration /frʌˈstreɪʃn/ 挫败;沮丧;受挫;
self-improvement 自我完善
scheme /skiːm/ 方案、简单的计划、规划
ambitious /æmˈbɪʃəs/ 雄心勃勃的
fundamental /ˌfʌndəˈmentl/ 基本的;十分重大的;根本的
pitfall /ˈpɪtfɔːl/ 意外的困难、易犯的错误
carry out 实行、照办
keep ... to oneself 保密
生词太多了，脑子不够用了。每天学习新的内容，没有复习之前的知识，这样的节奏已经跟不上了。
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