The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally, at least most of us would compile formidable lists of 'dos' and 'don'ts'. The same old favorites recur year in and year out with monotonous regularity. We resolve to pay more attention to our major, get up earlier in morning, be nice to people we don't like, save money and so on. Past experiences have taught us that some certain accomplishments are beyond attainment. If we remain inveterate smokers, it’s only because we have so often experience frustration resulting from failure. Most of us failure in the effort at self -improvement, for our schemes are to ambitious and we never have time to carry them out. We also make a fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that it makes us look even more foolish when we slip back into old bad habits. Aware of these pitfalls, I attempt to keep the new resolutions to myself and have two modest ambitions, recite English words and do a English reading quiz everyday. The harsh climate that made most of southern China in grip of cold weather breakout and the tired trip from Hangzhou to Changsha provided me a good excuse for not carrying either of resolutions. On some warm days, I applied myself assiduously to the tasks.