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Chapter 13 New Year resolutions
Part1: Vocabulary
resolution [ˌrezəˈluːʃn] n. 决心
mentally [ˈmentəli] adv.内心里
compile [kəmˈpaɪl] v. 编辑
formidable [fəˈmɪdəbl] adj. 令人畏惧的
recur [rɪˈkɜː(r)] v. 再发生
regularity [ˌreɡjuˈlærəti] n. 规律性
accomplishment [əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt] n. 成就
attainment [əˈteɪnmənt] n. 达到
inveterate [ɪnˈvetərət] adj. 根深蒂固的
self-improvement [ˌself ɪmˈpruːvmənt] n. 自我完善
scheme [skiːm] n. 简单的计划,方案
ambitious [æmˈbɪʃəs] adj. 雄心勃勃的
pitfall [ˈpɪtfɔːl] n. 意外的困难
New words and expressions
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modest [ˈmɒdɪst] adj. 要求不过分的
assiduously [əˈsɪdjuəsli] adv. 刻苦地
self-discipline [ˌself ˈdɪsəplɪn] n. 自我约束
frame [freɪm] n. 躯体
betray [bɪˈtreɪ] v. 暴露
troop [truːp] v. 成群结队地走动
unsettle [ʌnˈsetl] v. 使不安
taunt [tɔːnt] n. 嘲笑
jibe [dʒaɪb] n. 嘲弄
good-humouredly adv. 和气地,心情好地
wane [weɪn] v. 逐渐变小
diminish [dɪˈmɪnɪʃ] v. 减小,缩小
hypnotize [ˈhɪpnətaɪz] v. 使欲睡,使朦胧
undoing [ʌnˈduːɪŋ] n. 祸根,毁灭的原因
screen [skriːn] n. 屏幕
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The New Year is a time for resolutions. _______(Mental), 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 _______(regular). We resolve to get up earlier
each morning, eat less, find _______(much) 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 _______ a walk every day. Past experience has taught
us that certain _______(accomplish) are beyond attainment. If we remain
inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration
that results _______ failure.
Mentally
regularity
more
for
accomplishments
from
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compile formidable lists
编辑一份令人生畏的单子
year in year out
年复一年的
recur
v. 出现
monotonous regularity
单调的规律
resolve to
决心…
beyond attainment
做不到的
a thousand and one
许许多多
1. formidable
adj. 令人畏惧的
if people, things or situations are formidable , you feel fear and/or respect for them, because they are impressive or powerful, or because they seem v