本期主題 - 新年新希望 TutorTrivia - New Year’s Resolutions In Western culture, New Year’s is a time for resolutions – a time to create new goals for personal development in the year to come. Common New Year’s resolutions often involve going on diets to lose weight, learning new skills, or breaking old habits. The problem with New Year’s resolutions is that while they’re easy to make, they’re even easier to break. For example, some people will start a diet the first week of the New Year only to succumb to temptation in week two and fall off the wagon completely a week later. Others will force themselves to commit to their goals through such measures as buying year memberships to the gym or blogging their progress online for their friends and family to follow. Sometimes cash investments and accountability are the only way to help the weak-willed to stay true to their commitments. Meanwhile, others view New Year’s resolutions as an opportunity for self-betterment as they are able to progressively become the people they wish they could be. (1) resolution　( n. 名詞 )　新計劃、新決策   It is a tradition to make resolutions at the start of a New Year. 在新的一年開始之際，制定一些新年計劃是一種傳統。 (2) succumb　( v. 動詞 )　屈從、不再抵抗   Don’t succumb to your desire for chocolate or you’ll gain weight. 不要屈從於你對巧克力的渴望，不然你會越來越胖！ (3) temptation　( n. 名詞 )　誘惑、引誘性   The temptation for chocolate is making me crazy! I have to have a piece now! 巧克力的誘惑力讓我受不了啦！我現在馬上就要吃一塊！ (4) fall off the wagon　( idiom 厘語 )　重新開始酗酒   I stopped drinking alcohol last month, but I fell off the wagon a few weeks later. 我上個月開始戒酒，但是過了幾周後我又重新開始酗酒了。 (5) blogging　( n. 名詞；v. 動詞 )　經營／撰寫部落格   Blogging is a favorite pastime for people who like to post their ongoing activities online. 對那些喜歡在網路上，與他人分享自己正在進行中的一些活動的人而言，經營部落格可說是他們最喜愛的消遣活動了。 (6) investments　( n. 名詞 )　投資   Are most of your investments in bonds or real estate? 你的投資中，絕大部分是基金還是房地產？ (7) accountability　( n. 名詞 )　負有責任   There must be some measure of accountability in this company if we want to get things done properly. 在這公司裡一定有程度的問責制度，以確保我們能把事情做好。 (8) weak-willed ( compound noun 複合性名詞; adj.形容詞 )　脆弱的意志、意志脆弱的   This huge task would be impossible for the weak-willed. 這個龐大的工作對意志脆弱的人而言，可說是不可能的任務。 (9) stay true　( col. )　忠於自我   Don’t give up. You must stay true to your goals. 別放棄！你一定要忠於自己的目標！ (10) commitments　( n. 名詞 )　承擔、承諾   I have too many family commitments, so I can’t accept a job across the country. 我無法接受海外的工作，因為我有太多家庭重擔。   Biweekly Phrase 顧問Wayne 教你說： Barking Up the Wrong Tree