Intermediate - Celebration Plans and New Year’s Resolutions (C0074)

新年夜是下个星期四，而我仍然没有决定怎么过。
xīnniányè shì xià ge xīngqīsì ，ér wǒ réngrán méiyǒu juédìng zěnme guò 。
New Year’s Eve is next Thursday and I still haven’t decided how to spend it.

那你去年的新年夜是怎么过的？
nà nǐ qùnián de xīnniányè shì zěnme guò de ？
What did you do last New Year’s Eve?

我和我的女朋友参加了一个市中心的聚会。我们喝了很多，并且跳了整个晚上的舞。我们度过了一个美好的时光。但是那也非常昂贵，我没有钱再来一次了。今年我想做一些不同的。
wǒ hé wǒ de nǚpéngyou cānjiā le yī ge shì zhōngxīn de jùhuì 。wǒmen hē le hěn duō ，bìngqiě tiào le zhěngge wǎnshang de wǔ 。wǒmen dùguò le yī ge měihǎo de shíguāng 。dànshì nà yě fēicháng ángguì ，wǒ méiyǒu qián zài lái yīcì le 。jīnnián wǒ xiǎng zuò yīxiē bùtóng de 。
I went to a downtown party with my girlfriend. We had a lot to drink and danced all night. We had a great time. But it was very expensive. I can’t afford to do that again. This year I want to do something different.

为什么你不在你的公寓里举办一次聚会呢？在你的公寓举办新年聚会很合适的。你可以邀请你所有的朋友来度过美好的时光。
wèishénme nǐ bù zài nǐ de gōngyù lǐ jǔbàn yīcì jùhuì ne ？zài nǐ de gōngyù jǔbàn xīnnián jùhuì hěn héshì de 。nǐ kěyǐ yāoqǐng nǐ suǒyǒu de péngyou lái dùguò měihǎo de shíguāng 。
Why don’t you have a party in your apartment? Your apartment is perfect for a New Year’s party. You could invite all your friends and have a great time.

好主意。我会考虑的。那取决于我的女朋友。嘿，你的新年愿望是什么？
hǎo zhǔyi 。wǒ huì kǎolǜ de 。nà qǔjué yú wǒ de nǚpéngyou 。hēi ，nǐ de xīnnián yuànwàng shì shénme ？
That’s a great idea. I’ll think about it. It depends on my girlfriend. Hey, what are your New Year’s resolutions?

新年愿望？哦，是的。我已经决定照顾好自己的健康。我打算戒烟以及参加体育运动。我真的是要减肥了。所以我将制定一套有规律的锻炼计划。
xīnnián yuànwàng ？ō ，shìde 。wǒ yǐjīng juédìng zhàogu hǎo zìjǐ de jiànkāng 。wǒ dǎsuàn jièyān yǐjí cānjiā tǐyù yùndòng 。wǒ zhēn de shì yào jiǎnféi le 。suǒyǐ wǒ jiāng zhìdìng yītào yǒu guīlǜ de duànliàn jìhuà 。
New Year’s resolutions? Oh, yeah. I’ve decided to take better care of my health. I’m going to give up smoking and join a gym. I really need to lose weight, so I’m planning to work out regularly. How about you?

我很高兴今年马上要结束了。今年对我来说是很艰难的一年，我一直在很多的压力下工作。实话说我考虑明年换个工作。我需要更多的放松以及享受我的生活。
wǒ hěn gāoxìng jīnnián mǎshàng yào jiéshù le 。jīnnián duìwǒláishuō shì hěn jiānnán de yī nián ，wǒ yīzhí zài hěn duō de yālì xià gōngzuò 。shíhuà shuō wǒ kǎolǜ míngnián huàn ge gōngzuò 。wǒ xūyào gèng duō de fàngsōng yǐjí xiǎngshòu wǒ de shēnghuó 。
I’m glad that this year will soon be over. This year has been very difficult for me. I’ve been under a lot of pressure at work. To be honest, I’m considering changing my job next year. I need to relax more and enjoy my life.

Vocabulary

新年夜	xīnniányè	New Year
仍然	réngrán	still
决定	juédìng	to decide
市中心	shì zhōngxīn	city center
聚会	jùhuì	party
美好	měihǎo	happy
时光	shíguāng	time
昂贵	ángguì	expensive
举办	jǔbàn	to conduct
公寓	gōngyù	apartment
邀请	yāoqǐng	to invite
度过	dùguò	to pass
考虑	kǎolǜ	to consider
取决	qǔjué	to be up to
主意	zhǔyi	idea
愿望	yuànwàng	wish
健康	jiànkāng	health
打算	dǎsuàn	to plan
戒烟	jièyān	to quit smoking
以及	yǐjí	as well as
体育	tǐyù	sports
旅游	lǚyóu	travel
探亲访友	tànqīnfǎngyǒu	visit relatives and friends
许愿	xǔyuàn	make a vow (to a god)
压岁钱	yāsuìqián	New Year money gift to children
放鞭炮	fàng biānpào