练习材料：
New Year resolutions Part-2
新年的决心
I limited myself to two modest ambitions: to do physical exercise every morning and to read more of an evening. An all-night party on New Year's Eve provided me with a good excuse for not carrying out either of these new resolutions on the first day of the year, but on the second, I applied myself assiduously to the task.
The daily exercises lasted only eleven minutes and I proposed to do them early in the morning before anyone had got up. The self-discipline required to drag myself out of bed eleven minutes earlier than usual was considerable. Nevertheless, I managed to creep down into the living room for two days before anyone found me out. After jumping about on the carpet and twisting the human frame into uncomfortable positions, I sat down at the breakfast table in an exhausted condition. It was this that betrayed me. The next morning the whole family trooped in to watch the performance.
aɪ ˈlɪmɪtɪd maɪˈsɛlf tuː tuː ˈmɒdɪst æmˈbɪʃ(ə)nz: tuː duː ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈɛksəsaɪz ˈɛvri ˈmɔːnɪŋ ænd tuː riːd mɔːr ɒv ən ˈiːvnɪŋ. ən ˈɔːlnaɪt ˈpɑːti ɒn njuː jɪəz iːv prəˈvaɪdɪd miː wɪð ə gʊd ɪksˈkjuːs fɔː nɒt ˈkæriɪŋ aʊt ˈaɪðər ɒv ðiːz njuː ˌrɛzəˈluːʃənz ɒn ðə fɜːst deɪ ɒv ðə jɪə, bʌt ɒn ðə ˈsɛkənd, aɪ əˈplaɪd maɪˈsɛlf əˈsɪdjʊəsli tuː ðə tɑːsk.
ðə ˈdeɪli ˈɛksəsaɪzɪz ˈlɑːstɪd ˈəʊnli ɪˈlɛvn ˈmɪnɪts ænd aɪ prəˈpəʊzd tuː duː ðɛm ˈɜːli ɪn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ bɪˈfɔːr ˈɛnɪwʌn hæd gɒt ʌp. ðə sɛlf-ˈdɪsɪplɪn rɪˈkwaɪəd tuː dræg maɪˈsɛlf aʊt ɒv bɛd ɪˈlɛvn ˈmɪnɪts ˈɜːlɪə ðæn ˈjuːʒʊəl wɒz kənˈsɪdərəbl. ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs, aɪ ˈmænɪʤd tuː kriːp daʊn ˈɪntuː ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ruːm fɔː tuː deɪz bɪˈfɔːr ˈɛnɪwʌn faʊnd miː aʊt. ˈɑːftə ˈʤʌmpɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɒn ðə ˈkɑːpɪt ænd ˈtwɪstɪŋ ðə ˈhjuːmən freɪm ˈɪntuː ʌnˈkʌmfətəbl pəˈzɪʃənz, aɪ sæt daʊn æt ðə ˈbrɛkfəst ˈteɪbl ɪn ən ɪgˈzɔːstɪd kənˈdɪʃən. ɪt wɒz ðɪs ðæt bɪˈtreɪd miː. ðə nɛkst ˈmɔːnɪŋ ðə həʊl ˈfæmɪli truːpt ɪn tuː wɒʧ ðə pəˈfɔːməns.
只给自己定下两项适中的任务；每天早上锻炼身体，每天晚上多看点书。新年除夕举办的一次通宵晚会，使我理直气壮地在新年头一天免去了这两项任务。不过，新年第二天，我全力以赴地照着去做了。
早锻炼一共只有11分钟，我打算在别人起床之前进行。这就要求我比平时早11分钟把自己从床上拽起来，这种自我约束是很艰苦的。不过开头两天我还是成功地蹑手蹑脚地来到楼下起居室，被谁也没发现。我在地毯上跳来蹦过去，扭曲身子，摆出各种姿势，弄得浑身不舒服，然后坐到桌边吃早饭，一副筋疲力尽的样子。正是这副模样泄露了我的秘密。第二天早晨全家人结队来到起居室看我表演。
任务配置：L0、L3、L4
知识笔记：
单词与短语
limited myself to只给自己（定下）...
assiduously/əˈsɪdjʊəsli/with careful and consistent effort; diligently or tirelessly:
trooped in to结队做某事
练习感悟：这篇生词少多了。
