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Chinese New Year Celebrations – Southampton, UK by BenGrantham from Flickr.com is licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n

Life is composed of many loops. The sun rises and sets every day, Sunday comes every week, the moon revolves the earth every month, and New Year \u65b0\u5e74 (x\u012bnni\u00e1n) comes every 12 months.<\/p>\n

Our time is a construction of smaller repeated periods; and this reassuring repetition encourages us to keep trying. There is a second chance, another opportunity to do our best. New Year is always a good time to re-examine what we want, and to make New Year\u2019s resolutions \u65b0\u5e74\u8ba1\u5212 (x\u012bnni\u00e1n j\u00echu\u00e0).<\/p>\n

\u4f60\u7684\u65b0\u5e74\u8ba1\u5212\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f<\/p>\n

N\u01d0 de x\u012bnni\u00e1n j\u00echu\u00e0 sh\u00ec sh\u00e9nme?<\/p>\n

What are your New Year\u2019s resolutions?<\/p>\n

Some of the most common resolutions are about habits. People hope to get rid of bad habits. For example, to quit smoking \u6212\u70df (ji\u00e8y\u0101n), or drink less\u00a0\u5c11\u559d\u9152 (sh\u01ceo h\u0113ji\u01d4). Most are determined to adopt good habits. Like exercise more \u591a\u8fd0\u52a8 (du\u014d y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng), or save money \u5b58\u94b1 (c\u00fan qi\u00e1n). Other popular resolutions are about improving one\u2019s friendships and relationships. To make friends \u4ea4\u670b\u53cb(ji\u0101o p\u00e9ngyou), or to find love \u627e\u5230\u7231 (zh\u01ceod\u00e0o \u00e0i). Some wish to acquire new skills, like play the guitar\u5f39\u5409\u4ed6 (d\u00e0n j\u00edt\u0101), or cook food \u505a\u996d (zu\u00f2 f\u00e0n).<\/p>\n

But some people \u2013 Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook \u2013 for example, challenge themselves every year with new ambitious and exceptional resolutions. This bilingual article<\/a> on China Daily summarizes Zuckerberg\u2019s New Year\u2019s resolutions since 2009. In 2010 his wish was simple: to learn Chinese \u5b66\u4e60\u6c49\u8bed (xu\u00e9x\u00ed h\u00e0ny\u01d4). His resolution for 2017, tough, was much complex:<\/p>\n

\u4ed6\u7684\u65b0\u5e74\u613f\u671b\u662f\u57282017\u5e74\u5e74\u5e95\u524d\u5230\u8bbf\u7f8e\u56fd\u5404\u5dde\uff0c\u4e0e\u5404\u5dde\u6c11\u4f17\u89c1\u9762\u3002<\/p>\n

T\u0101 de x\u012bnni\u00e1n yu\u00e0nw\u00e0ng sh\u00ec z\u00e0i 2017 ni\u00e1n ni\u00e1nd\u01d0 qi\u00e1n d\u00e0o f\u01ceng m\u011bigu\u00f3 g\u00e8zh\u014du, y\u01d4 g\u00e8zh\u014du m\u00ednzh\u00f2ng ji\u00e0nmi\u00e0n.<\/p>\n

He wished to visit and meet with people from every state in the United States by the end of 2017.<\/p>\n

I’m not as creative as Mark Zuckerberg. I have one simple resolution for this year \u2013 to lose weight \u51cf\u80a5 (ji\u01cenf\u00e9i).<\/p>\n

\u6211\u7684\u65b0\u5e74\u8ba1\u5212\u662f\u51cf\u80a5\u3002<\/p>\n

W\u01d2 de x\u012bnni\u00e1n j\u00echu\u00e0 sh\u00ec ji\u01cenf\u00e9i.<\/p>\n

My New Year\u2019s resolution is to lose weight.<\/p>\n

\u65b0\u7684\u4e00\u5e74\u6211\u60f3\u51cf\u80a5\u3002<\/p>\n

X\u012bn de y\u012b ni\u00e1n w\u01d2 xi\u01ceng ji\u01cenf\u00e9i.<\/p>\n

In the coming new year I want to lose weight.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to say, but hard to do. New Year\u2019s resolutions are too difficult to achieve\u65b0\u5e74\u8ba1\u5212\u592a\u96be\u5b9e\u73b0 (x\u012bnni\u00e1n j\u00echu\u00e0 t\u00e0i n\u00e1n sh\u00edxi\u00e0n). Some believe that New Year\u2019s resolutions will always fail\u65b0\u5e74\u8ba1\u5212\u603b\u4f1a\u5931\u8d25 (x\u012bnni\u00e1n j\u00echu\u00e0 z\u01d2ng hu\u00ec sh\u012bb\u00e0i). I think the problem lies in phrasing. To lose weight is a general formulation; It\u2019s sounds great idea, but it will probably remain an idea if we won\u2019t break it down to how and when. If we will set a realistic goal, it will be much easier for us to achieve. For example:<\/p>\n

\u6211\u613f\u610f\u51cf\u4e94\u516c\u65a4<\/p>\n

W\u01d2 yu\u00e0ny\u00ec ji\u01cen w\u01d4 g\u014dngj\u012bn.<\/p>\n

I want to lose 5 kilos.<\/p>\n

\u6211\u7684\u613f\u671b\u662f\u7626\u4e94\u516c\u65a4<\/p>\n

W\u01d2 de yu\u00e0nw\u00e0ng sh\u00ec sh\u00f2u w\u01d4 g\u014dngj\u012bn.<\/p>\n

My wish is to lose 5 kilos.<\/p>\n

In order to lose weight, I need to start eating healthy \u5403\u5f97\u5065\u5eb7 (ch\u012b d\u00e9 ji\u00e0nk\u0101ng), and to exercise\u953b\u70bc\u8eab\u4f53 (du\u00e0nli\u00e0n sh\u0113nt\u01d0). In order to lose 5 kilos \u4e94\u516c\u65a4 (w\u01d4 g\u014dngj\u012bn) I will have to do the same. But this measureable objective of\u4e94\u516c\u65a4makes it easier to measure and follow, and increases the chance to achieve the goal. I am not going to set a schedule to the weight lose, but I\u2019m definitely going to devote every day for it: watch what I\u2019m eating and spend my free time working out.<\/p>\n

\u6211\u4f1a\u628a\u6211\u7684\u65b0\u5e74\u8ba1\u5212\u575a\u6301\u4e0b\u53bb\u3002<\/p>\n

W\u01d2 hu\u00ec b\u01ce w\u01d2 de x\u012bnni\u00e1n j\u00echu\u00e0 ji\u0101nch\u00ed xi\u00e0q\u00f9.<\/p>\n

I will stick to my New Year\u2019s resolution.<\/p>\n

For inspiration I will use this video. It\u2019s cute, funny and with Chinese subtitles.<\/p>\n