华盛顿大学的研究人员发现，下定新年决心的人，能坚持两个月的只有63%。
Researchers at the University of Washington found that 63 percent of those who made New Year's resolutions were still keeping their resolution two months later.
12月31日能发生什么神奇的事情能把你变成一个能有毅力坚持每天锻炼的人，或者改变你的饮食、让你一夜就戒烟？
What will magically happen on December 31 that will transform you into a person to have the will power to exercise every day, or change your diet or stop smoking overnight?
一个有毅力的人总是能坚持完成他们所要做的事，不管遇到什么样的困难。
A perseverant person always has the mind to insist on finishing what they do no matter what happens.
但是，有决心的人总是能很好地完成作业，因为他知道他真正想要的，并且能坚持下去。
However, the person who is determined always can finish it well, because he know what he really wants and he is able to carry on.
救援队希望船上的人能坚持到他们到达。
The rescue team hoped the men on the boat could hold out till they arrived.
在一个月时，只有50%的人能坚持。然而，50%仍是个可观的数字。
At one month, the herd has been thinned to 50 percent. And yet still, 50 percent is a remarkable number.
那些能坚持到终点的人会赢得人们的掌声。
Those who can stick on to the final line will win people's applause.
另外，不随和的老板使得人员流动剧烈，而那些能坚持下来的人往往被提升得很快。
And because a difficult boss can cause rapid turnover, those who stick it out often advance quickly.
养狗的人坚持认为狗狗是会笑的。这一正确想法是对的，犬类确实能通过嘴型表现情感。
Owners who insist their dogs can smile are correct in thinking that the canine mouth can show emotions.
为什么有的人能坚持向既定目标努力，有的人却总是半途而废呢？对于后者，有没有什么好办法来帮助他们坚持下去呢？
I'm fascinated by the question of why sometimes people are able to stick to resolutions, and some people aren't - and what steps people can take to help themselves stick to their resolutions.
从我有限的经验来看，那些能坚持下来的人都有是意志坚强的人，并且大多很少与他人交往。
From my limited experience, the ones that stayed with it were pretty strong-willed and generally kept to themselves.
胜利者，往往是能比别人多坚持一分钟的人。
Winner is often more than other people who insist on a minute.
胜利者不一定就是跑的最快的人，而是能坚持到最后的人。
The winner is not necessary the one who runs the fastest, but the one who holds on to the last.
他渊博的学识，清新的思想，以及坚持真理的毅力和为真理辩护的勇敢，是后起的人很少能相与比拟的。
In breadth of intellect, in clearness of thought, in firmness to maintain the truth, and in boldness to defend it, he was equaled by few who came after him.
他渊博的学识，清新的思想，以及坚持真理的毅力和为真理辩护的勇敢，是后起的人很少能相与比拟的。
In breadth of intellect, in clearness of thought, in firmness to maintain the truth, and in boldness to defend it, he was equaled by few who came after him.
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