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Failing at New Year's Resolutions

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ID: 3018 Upper Intermediate
Each new year is the same. You make a list of New Year's Resolutions and end up not sticking to any of them. Listen as some friends meet up for their annual reflection on how the year went, and whether or not anyone achieved what they set out to do. Image from Pixabay
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
回顾 huígù to look back on
检讨 jiǎntǎo to reflect on; to reexamine
愿望 yuànwàng wish; resolution
几乎 jīhū almost
又到了我们每年一次新年新希望的回顾与检讨我们先拿出去年的新年愿望看看今年大家都做到了没
yòu 又dào 到le 了wǒmen 我们měinián 每年yīcì 一次xīnnián 新年xīn 新xīwàng 希望de 的huígù 回顾yǔ 与jiǎntǎo 检讨wǒmen 我们xiān 先náchū 拿出qùnián 去年de 的xīnnián 新年yuànwàng 愿望kàn kan 看看jīnnián 今年dàjiā 大家dōu 都zuò dào 做到le 了méi 没
It's time once again for our annual review and reflection on new resolutions for the new year. First let's take a look at our resolutions from last year, to see if everyone managed to achieve them this past year.
我来念念文民去年的新年愿望他写我今年要看二十本书去十个地方旅行认识五个新朋友做到了吗
wǒ 我lái 来niàn 念niàn 念wénmín 文民qùnián 去年de 的xīnnián 新年yuànwàng 愿望tā 他xiě 写wǒ 我jīnnián 今年yào 要kàn 看èrshí 二十běn 本shū 书qù 去shí 十gè 个dìfang 地方lǚxíng 旅行rènshi 认识wǔ 五gè 个xīn 新péngyou 朋友zuò dào 做到le 了ma 吗
I'll read Wenmin's New Year's resolutions from last year. He wrote "I want to read twenty books this year, travel to ten places and meet five new friends". Did you do that?
我想想我去年几乎没空看书只顾着打手游因为换了工作没什么钱和时间只去了香港玩了三天至于新朋友你们懂的如果我有新朋友的话现在也不会跟你们鬼混了
wǒ 我xiǎngxiang 想想wǒ 我qùnián 去年jīhū 几乎méikòng 没空kànshū 看书zhǐgù 只顾zhe 着dǎ 打shǒuyóu 手游yīnwèi 因为huàn 换le 了gōngzuò 工作méi shénme 没什么qián 钱hé 和shíjiān 时间zhī 只qù 去le 了Xiānggǎng 香港wán 玩le 了sān 三tiān 天zhìyú 至于xīn 新péngyou 朋友nǐmen 你们dǒng 懂de 的rúguǒ 如果wǒ 我yǒu 有xīn 新péngyou 朋友dehuà 的话xiànzài 现在yě 也bù 不huì 会gēn 跟nǐmen 你们guǐhùn 鬼混le 了
Let me think. I had almost no time for reading last year and mostly just busied myself with mobile phone games. As I switched jobs, I didn't have that much money or time, so I just went to Hong Kong on holiday for three days. As to new friends, you must understand, if I had new friends, I wouldn't still be slumming it with you guys.
哈哈你去年的新希望全部落空我们来看看建成去年的愿望他写的是2016年我要好好健身吃得更健康还有随时保持一颗温柔的心
hāhā 哈哈nǐ 你qùnián 去年de 的xīn 新xīwàng 希望quánbù 全部làokōng 落空wǒmen 我们lái 来kàn kan 看看jiànchéng 建成qùnián 去年de 的yuànwàng 愿望tā 他xiě 写de 的shì 是2016 2016nián 年wǒ 我yào 要hǎohāo 好好jiànshēn 健身chī 吃de 得gèng 更jiànkāng 健康háiyǒu 还有suíshí 随时bǎochí 保持yī 一kē 颗wēnróu 温柔de 的xīn 心
Ha ha! All the resolutions you made last year came to nothing! Let's take a look at Jiancheng's New Year's resolutions. He wrote "This year I want to build my body and eat better and to continue to be a warm-hearted person".
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