新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第50課 新年決心(4)

　　I limited myself to two modest ambitions: to do physicalexercise every morning and to read more of an evening. An all-night party on NewYear's Eve provided me with a good excuse for not carrying out either of these newresolutions on the first day of the year, but on the second, I applied myselfassiduously to the task.

　　The daily exercises lasted only eleven minutes and I proposed to do them early in themorning before anyone had got up.

　　10.I limited myself to two modest ambitions: to do physical exercise every morningand to read more of an evening.

　　只給自己定下兩項適中的任務(wù);每天早上鍛煉身體，每天晚上多看點書。

　　11.An all-night party on New Year's Eve provided me with a good excuse for notcarrying out either of these new resolutions on the first day of the year, but on thesecond, I applied myself assiduously to the task.

　　新年除夕舉辦的一次通宵晚會，使我理直氣壯地在新年頭一天免去了這兩項任務(wù)。不過，新年第二天，我全力以赴地照著去做了。

　　語言點:apply oneself assiduously to do sth.的意思是“全力以赴做某事。”

　　12.The daily exercises lasted only eleven minutes and I proposed to do them early inthe morning before anyone had got up.

　　早鍛煉一共只有11分鐘，我打算在別人起床之前進(jìn)行。