Do you want to help yourself achieve your own New Year's resolutions( 决心)？ Then consider these tips:

A Stanford professor says that we should develop "small habits” for ourselves rather than try to change our behaviors entirely. The “small habits” can be anything. They might be practicing an instrument for 3 minutes per day, flossing(用牙线清洁)just one tooth or a single push-up when you first get out of be. 【小题1】, so goals such as “eating healthy- or getting in shape” are more ideas than achievable deeds.

【小题2】. That's because you’ll carry them out without thinking about it. Examples of these daily habits might be washing your hands before eating a meal. Once someone forms a new habit, soon it turns into a full-blown custom.

Forbes India offers a couple of simple tricks for going all the way with your resolution. 【小题3】 It could help you track your progress.That's because it will keep you paying attention to whether or not you're going on with your efforts. Examples might include tracking how far your run or how much time you put into studying a new language. Keeping the scorecard will also create a nice sense of satisfaction.

Some people advise you should keep your resolution to yourself. 【小题4】- It might mean that you're less likely to follow through. But others advise that you should tell your friends or family members. They say that having social support helps people achieve difficult goals.

【小题5】, because one tip is not for everyone.

If you intend to work with this book seriously, I suggest that you give yourself every advantage by carefully following the laws of learning:

Space your learning.

【小题1】 Each session may take one half hour to an hour and a half, depending on the amount of material and on your own speed of learning. Do one or two sessions at a time－three if you’re going strong and are all involved－and always decide when you stop and exactly when you will return.

【小题2】

Everyone learns at a different pace. Fast learners are no better than slow learners it’s the end result that counts, not the time it takes you to finish.

Review.

When you start a new session, go back to the last exercise of the previous session, cover your answers, and see how much you remember. 【小题3】

Test yourself.

You are not aiming for a grade, or putting your worth on the line, when you take the Comprehensive Tests. 【小题4】 You are deciding where repairs have to be made, and especially, you are experiencing a feeling of success at work that is well done.

Use these tests, as well as the abundant drill exercises, as aids to learning. No one is perfect, and no one learns in the exact same way or at the same speed as anyone else. 【小题5】 And then, give yourself every opportunity to exploit your actual, latent, and potential abilities.

But most important of all, as I will remind you several times throughout this book, develop a schedule and stick to it!

Most Americans speak directly and are not afraid to say “no”. But we do have ways to be polite-or show respect for another’s feelings.【小题1】

Any questions?

In the case of a teacher asking, “Do you have any questions?” You may want to answer this way, “ No, I do not have any, because your lesson was very clear.”

Another answer you may give is: 【小题2】.This leaves open the possibility of   asking questions later.

More coffee?

On a plane when a flight attendant (乘务员) asks, “Do you need coffee?” you may hear this answer: “Thanks, I’m fine.”

Note that the speaker does not use the word “no” but still sends the message that coffee is not wanted. Another answer would suggest something else the attendant can bring.【小题3】

More difficult situations

I think that saying “no” may be more difficult in other situations, such as when a friend asks you for a favor.【小题4】

Here is an example:

—Ryan, can I borrow your bicycle tomorrow?

—No, I’m sorry, but I need it to go to my job.

【小题5】we might say we would like to accept it to be polite. Look at this example:

—Ryan, can you join us for dinner Saturday?

—I wish I could, but I have other plans.

Here, you express the idea that you want to accept the invitation but you do not need to give details (细节) of your plan.