So Bill how you going to ring in the New Year?
I’ll be spending it with my friend, John, in Australia. I haven’t seen him since the year dot. So what about you?
I’m not sure. I think I’ll spend it with some friends in Amsterdam. So are you going to make any New Year’s resolutions for next year?
Well, I’m going to turn over a new leaf and start living more healthily. Did you know that eating at least 5 pieces of fruit and vegetables and working out can take years off you? I’ve heard it can make you look at least ten years younger. Actually, I’ve been even thinking of joining a gym. Do you want to come along?
Not in a million years. I haven’t been to the gym in donkey’s years. I want to spend my twilight years enjoying life rather than in a gym. Anyway, weren’t you going to live a healthier life last year?
Yes, that’s true. I tried to go swimming once a week, but I couldn’t find a year-round swimming pool.
I don’t know why you make New Year’s resolutions. Year in, year out, you make the same resolutions, but you always break them within a few weeks.
But as they say, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
To celebrate the beginning of the new year at midnight on December 31
Para celebrar o início do novo ano à meia-noite do dia 31 de Dezembro
For a long time
Durante muito tempo
To start behaving better
Para começar a comportar-se melhor
To look younger
Para parecer mais jovem
It’s unlikely to happen
É improvável que isso aconteça
For a long time
Durante muito tempo
All year round
Durante todo o ano
Every year, especially in a boring/ negative way
Todos os anos, especialmente de uma forma aborrecida/negativa
Encourage someone to try again, especially someone who has failed many times.
Encorajar alguém a tentar novamente, especialmente alguém que tenha falhado muitas vezes.
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