How to talk about New Year's resolution in Chinese?
Today the topic is New Year's resolution.
A: A new year has arrived. Do you have any wishes for the new year?
新年已经到了,你今年有什么新年愿望吗?
(xīnnián yǐjīnɡ dàole, nǐ jīnnián yǒu shénme xīnnián yuànwànɡ ma?)
B: My wish for the new year is very simple: I want to work harder and earn a raise.
我的新年愿望很简单:我想努力工作争取涨工资。
(wǒde xīnnián yuànwànɡ hěn jiǎndān: wǒ xiǎnɡ nǔlì ɡōnɡzuò zhēnɡqǔ zhǎnɡ ɡōnɡzī.)
A: I want to lose 10 kilograms, read 10 books and learn how to cook.
我希望我新年能够瘦十公斤,读十本书并且学会做饭。
(wǒ xīwànɡ wǒ xīnnián nénɡɡòu shòu shíɡōnɡjīn, dú shíběn shū bìnɡqiě xuéhuì zuòfàn.)
B: You have a lot of resolutions. But I recall that these were the same resolutions from last year.
你有好多愿望。但是我记得你去年就是这些愿望啊。
(nǐ yǒu hǎoduō yuànwànɡ. dànshì wǒ jìdé nǐ qùnián jiùshì zhèxiē yuànwànɡ ā.)
A: Ah, you've seen right through me.
哎,我已经被你看穿了。
(ai, wǒ yǐjīnɡ bèi nǐ kànchuān le.)