我真不敢相信一年又这样过去了。
Do you have any resolutions for...?
对于……你有什么新希望吗？
You're as skinny as a rail!
你已经骨瘦如柴了！
count down to midnight
午夜的倒数计时
Jay: I can't believe another year has gone by. Do you
have any resolutions for the New Year?
Catherine: Yes, I plan to lose 10 kg.
Jay: But, you're as skinny as a rail!
Catherine: Maybe to youehbut anyway, how are you
planning to celebrate the New Year?
Jay: Not sure really, what's the norm in Taiwan?
Jay: Are there many of them?
Catherine: Probably the same as you guys. Go out to a
Catherine: party, stay up late with friends, and As many as the stars...just kidding, but there are count down to
midnight.
very many throughout Taiwan.
Jay: You don't go home to visit relatives?
Jay: So, is Taoism the most popular religion here?
Catherine: Nope, that's done during Chinese New Year.
Catherine: Well, that depends on how you look at it.
||| Nowadays, Taoism and Buddhism are so
杰： 我真不敢相信一年又这样过去了。新的一年你有什么新希
intertwined that they are dif? cult to separate.
望吗？
Jay: Are there many Christians?
凯瑟琳： 有啊，我打算减肥十公斤。
Catherine: Yes, in fact, it is the third most popular religion.
杰： 你已经骨瘦如柴了！
Jay:凯瑟琳： 对你而言可能是吧……反正就是这样，那你打算怎么庆Wow, that's an eye opener.
祝新年呢？
杰： 还不确定，台湾人都怎么庆祝呢？
凯瑟琳： 大概跟你们差不多吧！参加聚会、跟朋友玩到很晚、然后
午夜的时候倒数。
杰： 你们不用回家去看亲戚吗？
凯瑟琳： 拜托，那是春节期间才做的事。
||| 1. 你有什么新年愿望吗？
Do you have any resolutions for the New Year?
Do you have any wish for the New Year?“ wish”指的是心中对某些事物的向往与希冀，“ resolution”指的是心中
下定决心想要达成的事情。