Why do people usually make resolutions?

人们通常为什么下决心？

When do people usually make resolutions?

人们通常什么时候下决心？

Linda: I don't make resolutions.

琳达：我不会制定计划。

Obviously, you don't make resolutions thinking you'll fail.

很明显，你下定决心，认为自己不会失败，

People often make resolutions at the beginning of the New Year.

新年伊始，人们总少不了要制定计划。

As the New Year gets closer, it is the time for people to make resolutions.

当新年越来越近，就是人们制定新年计划的时候了。

We don't tend to make resolutions about things we completely believe in.

我们一般不会在理所当然的事情上去下什么决心。

Action must be fully before brewing; Once make resolutions, we should be bold action.

行动之前必须充分地酝酿；一旦定下决心，就应该果敢行动。

The start of the new year is the perfect time to reflect upon the past, make resolutions for the future, and think about what the new year will bring.

新年伊始，正是反省过去、展望未来，并思考新年会带来什么新气象的最佳时刻。

They are hoping that it will be better than the current one. They are setting goals and make resolutions about what they will accomplish in the coming year.

他们希望新的一年会比今年更美好。他们为将在来年完成的事情制定了目标写下了计划。