Notes:
resolutions 決意;
the feeling of helplessness どうしようもないという気持ち;
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What does the new year mean to you? To many people, it means new hope, mew dreams, a chance to start something again or try something new. Many people make resolutions, promises to themselves that they will or won’t do something. But most people don’t keep their own resolutions for long. The feeling of helplessness makes some people resolve never to make another resolution. How about you? Do you have any resolutions? If you do, good luck keeping them! If you don’t, why don’t you make it a resolution to spend 2 minutes a day thinking in English? It’s only 2 minutes, but it could really help your English. Good luck! (by Prof. Carmella Lieske)
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