双语：迎接2011年制定新年目标策略

 　　Instruction 1

　　Be realistic by setting achievable goals. Winning the lottery¹, for example, is out of your grasp。

　　现实点，制定可达成的目标。像中彩票这种事可不是你自己能把控的。

　　Instruction 2

　　Describe your resolutions in specific terms. Instead of "I don't want to be lazy," opt² for "I want to exercise regularly" or "I will cut down on my television watching."

　　制定具体的目标，不要说“我不想再那么懒惰了”，而说“我要坚持锻炼”或者“我要减少看电视的时间”。

　　Instruction 3

　　Break down large goals into smaller ones. For instance, commit to losing weight by resolving to join a gym and improve your eating habits。

　　把大目标分成小目标。例如，把减肥的计划分成决心去体育馆和改善饮食习惯。

　　Instruction 4

　　Find alternatives

　　to a behavior that you want to change, and make this part of your resolution plan. So you want to quit smoking but you smoked to relax yourself? What other forms of relaxation³ are available to you?

　　为你想要改变的行为寻找“替代品”，并且将此作为你的决心计划之一。比如你想要戒烟，可是吸烟可以让你放松自己，那么就想想还有什么其他可以令你放松的事情吧。

　　Instruction 5

　　Above all, aim for things that are truly important to you, not what you think you ought to do or what others expect of you。

　　最重要的是，你要把那些对你真正重要的事情作为目标，而不是那些你认为自己应该做或者其他人希望你做的事。

1 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

2 opt   

vi.选择，决定做某事

参考例句：

• They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
• Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？

3 relaxation   

n.松弛，放松；休息；消遣；娱乐

参考例句：

• The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。
• She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。