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And now Words and Their Stories -- a weekly program from VOA Learning English.

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Our show explores the roots and modern uses of expressions in American English.

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Today we talk about the word "resolution." Resolution is a word with more than one meaning.

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However, when talking about a New Year, a resolution is a promise people make to themselves to be better. The person decides to make a serious effort to do something over the next 12 months.

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Many people use the start of a new year as a time to try something new or change something about themselves. This use of resolution dates back to the late 1700s. These earlier resolutions were usually of a religious nature.

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However, these days, New Year's resolutions are usually about living healthier, having more success and finding greater satisfaction in life.

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So, some common New Year's resolutions are to:

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lose weight,

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exercise more,

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keep in contact with family and friends,

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stop smoking,

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save money,

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go back to school,

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cut back on alcohol,

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or get more or better sleep.

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Some people may make a New Year's resolution to improve only one area of their life. Others may feel they need to completely change everything. These people may use the New Year as a time to turn over a new leaf! Turning over a new leaf means to make a change and behave in a more responsible manner.

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At the start of a New Year, you can wipe the slate clean. This means you can simply wash away all the mistakes you made from the past year, as one would remove chalk from a school black board.

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Just remember that before you start from a clean slate, learn from the mistakes you made. If not, you may find yourself going back to square one. Some word historians say this expression comes from a board game called Snakes and Ladders. In this game, you begin on square one and win by climbing the ladders to the last square. However, landing on a snake could send you back to the first square, or the very beginning.

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The expression back to square one could have come from the game Hopscotch. This game also begins on a box marked with the number "1".

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If your plans for the New Year are not working out at all, you may have to go back to the drawing board. This means that your plan or method is not working. So, you have to go back and develop a new solution to the problem. People who draw images, such as cartoonists, use a drawing board.

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The phrase go back to the drawing board comes from Peter Arno, who worked as a cartoonist for New Yorker magazine. In 1941, he made a cartoon showing military men running toward a crashed plane. The designer of plane is seen walking away with his designs under his arm. The caption says, "Well, back to the old drawing board".

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So, for many people the New Year is a good time for a fresh start.

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Still, many people do not make New Year's resolutions. They do not want to put added pressure on themselves. Or they are happy with what they are doing and how their lives are progressing.

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And some people may think that there is no reason to try so hard to change yourself. They may agree with the old saying that a leopard never changes its spots. This means you are born as you are born and no amount of effort can change that.

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After all, change can be hard. Getting up early to exercise every day is hard.

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Setting aside time every day to learn a new language or musical instrument is not easy.

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As we get older, it might be even more difficult for people to change their behavior. Maybe that's way we say, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks."

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I'm Anna Matteo. Have a Happy New Year!

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core [kɔ:]

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n. 果心,核心,要点
vt. 挖去果核

 
resolution [.rezə'lu:ʃən]

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n. 决心,决定,坚决,决议,解决,分辨率

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circumference [sə'kʌmfərəns]

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n. 圆周,周围,胸围

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instrument ['instrumənt]

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n. 乐器,工具,仪器,器械

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designer [di'zainə]

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n. 设计者

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cartoon [kɑ:'tu:n]

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n. 动画片,漫画
vt. 为 ... 画漫画

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pressure ['preʃə]

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n. 压力,压强,压迫
v. 施压

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military ['militəri]

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adj. 军事的
n. 军队

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slip [slip]

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v. 滑倒,溜走,疏忽,滑脱
n. 滑倒,溜走

 
caption ['kæpʃən]

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n. 说明文字
v. 给(图片、照片等)加说明

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