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New Year resolutions Part-3

            新年的决心

That was really unsettling, but I fended off the taunts and jibes of the family good-humouredly and soon everybody got used to the idea. However, my enthusiasm waned. The time I spent at exercises gradually diminished. Little by little the eleven minutes fell to zero. By January 10th, I was back to where I had started from. I argued that if I spent less time exhausting myself at exercises in the morning, I would keep my mind fresh for reading when I got home form work. Resisting the hypnotizing effect of television, I sat in my room for a few evenings with my eyes glued to book. One night, however, feeling cold and lonely, I went downstairs and sat in front of the television pretending to read. That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back to my old bad habit of dozing off in front of the screen. I still haven't given up my resolution to do more reading. In fact, I have just bought a book entitled How to Read a Thousand Words a Minute. Perhaps it will solve my problem, but I just haven't had time to read it!

ðæt wɒz ˈrɪəli ʌnˈsɛtlɪŋ, bʌt aɪ ˈfɛndɪd ɒf ðə tɔːnts ænd ʤaɪbz ɒv ðə ˈfæmɪli ˈgʊdˈhjuːmədli ænd suːn ˈɛvrɪbɒdi gɒt juːzd tuː ði aɪˈdɪə. haʊˈɛvə, maɪ ɪnˈθjuːzɪæzm weɪnd. ðə taɪm aɪ spɛnt æt ˈɛksəsaɪzɪz ˈgrædjʊəli dɪˈmɪnɪʃt. ˈlɪtl baɪ ˈlɪtl ði ɪˈlɛvn ˈmɪnɪts fɛl tuː ˈzɪərəʊ. baɪ ˈʤænjʊəri 10th, aɪ wɒz bæk tuː weər aɪ hæd ˈstɑːtɪd frɒm. aɪ ˈɑːgjuːd ðæt ɪf aɪ spɛnt lɛs taɪm ɪgˈzɔːstɪŋ maɪˈsɛlf æt ˈɛksəsaɪzɪz ɪn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ, aɪ wʊd kiːp maɪ maɪnd frɛʃ fɔː ˈriːdɪŋ wɛn aɪ gɒt həʊm formwork rɪˈzɪstɪŋ ðə ˈhɪpnəˌtaɪzɪŋ ɪˈfɛkt ɒv ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən, aɪ sæt ɪn maɪ ruːm fɔːr ə fjuː ˈiːvnɪŋz wɪð maɪ aɪz gluːd tuː bʊk. wʌn naɪt, haʊˈɛvə, ˈfiːlɪŋ kəʊld ænd ˈləʊnli, aɪ wɛnt ˌdaʊnˈsteəz ænd sæt ɪn frʌnt ɒv ðə ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən prɪˈtɛndɪŋ tuː riːd. ðæt pruːvd tuː biː maɪ ʌnˈdu(ː)ɪŋ, fɔːr aɪ suːn gɒt bæk tuː maɪ əʊld bæd ˈhæbɪt ɒv ˈdəʊzɪŋ ɒf ɪn frʌnt ɒv ðə skriːn. aɪ stɪl hævnt ˈgɪvn ʌp maɪ ˌrɛzəˈluːʃən tuː duː mɔː ˈriːdɪŋ. ɪn fækt, aɪ hæv ʤʌst bɔːt ə bʊk ɪnˈtaɪtld haʊ tuː riːd ə ˈθaʊzənd wɜːdz ə ˈmɪnɪt. pəˈhæps ɪt wɪl sɒlv maɪ ˈprɒbləm, bʌt aɪ ʤʌst hævnt hæd taɪm tuː riːd ɪt!

这真叫人不好意思，但我心平气和地顶住全家人的嘲笑和奚落。不久，大家对我习以为常了，而这时我的热情却减退了。我花在锻炼上的时间逐渐减少，慢慢地从11分钟减到了零。到了1月10日，我恢复了原来的作息时间。我辩解说，早晨少耗费精力锻炼，晚上下班回家看书时头脑更清醒些。有几天晚上，我极力摆脱了电视的诱惑，坐在自己的房间里，两眼盯在书上。可是，有一天夜里，我感到又冷又孤单，便来到楼下坐在电视机前假装看书。这下我可完了，因为不一会儿，我就恢复了以前的坏习惯，在屏幕前打起瞌睡来。但我还没有放弃多看些书的决心。事实上，我刚买来一本叫《一分钟读一千字的诀窍》的书。也许这本书能解决我的问题，但我一直还没时间去看这本书！

任务配置：L0、L3、L4

知识笔记：

单词与短语

fended off the taunts and jibes心平气和地顶住全家人的嘲笑和奚落

get used to sth习以为常

wane/weɪn/to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.:

hypnotizing/ˈhɪpnəˌtaɪzɪŋ/to influence, control, or direct completely, as by personal charm, words, or domination:

练习感悟：最近五一，感觉整个人时间安排都混乱了，英语练习的时间也是不断的往后面推。