早安英文 第306期:如何用英文表达鸡年立的那些flag

 英语学习笔记：

a brand new start 一个崭新的开始

slim down 瘦身

tame the bulge¹ 甩掉赘肉

foregone conclusion 定局，不可避免的结果

early to bed and early to rise 早睡早起

Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet?

你制定好新年计划了吗？

I wanna set up a savings² plan.

我想要制定一个存钱计划。

This year I wanna learn to play the ukulele.

今年想学习弹尤克里里。

1 bulge   

n.突出，膨胀，激增；vt.突出，膨胀

参考例句：

• The apple made a bulge in his pocket.苹果把他口袋塞得鼓了起来。
• What's that awkward bulge in your pocket?你口袋里那块鼓鼓囊囊的东西是什么？

2 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。