为什么我们会制定新年计划？
<p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Resolutions">Resolutions</span></p><p>为什么我们会制定新年计划</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="rolls">rolls</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>, <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resolutions">resolutions</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="make">make</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="blaming">blaming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Babylonians">Babylonians</span>.</p><p>每当新的一年来临之际，人们都会决定改变自己。他们会决心减肥，找到一份新工作，甚至可能会过一个讨论已久的假期。但我们为什么要对自己定下这些目标呢？这个传统又从何而来呢？为什么很多人最终都没能实现新年目标，但这个传统依旧延续呢？我们可以从古巴比伦人开始谈起。</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> 4000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Babylon">Babylon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="honoring">honoring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span>. <span word="Calendars">Calendars</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Babylonians">Babylonians</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Equinox">Equinox</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="ceremonial">ceremonial</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Akitu">Akitu</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> 11 <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="festivities">festivities</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rebirth">rebirth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="Marduk">Marduk</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Babylonians">Babylonians</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gods">gods</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>.</p>
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