This is what I started doing this Christmas—do you do the same?
聖誕節快到了，你們準備好了嗎？
Shèngdànjié kuài dào le, nǐmen zhǔnbèi hǎo le ma?
Christmas is coming—are you ready?
今年是我第三次在國外過聖誕節。
Jīnnián shì wǒ dì sān cì zài guówài guò Shèngdànjié.
This is my third Christmas abroad.
我做了一件特別的事——寫了一張聖誕卡片給自己！
Wǒ zuò le yī jiàn tèbié de shì——xiě le yī zhāng Shèngdàn kǎpiàn gěi zìjǐ!
I did something special—I wrote myself a Christmas card!
卡片裡，我回顧這一年，幫自己加油，還有計劃下一年的目標。
Kǎpiàn lǐ, wǒ huígù zhè yī nián, bāng zìjǐ jiāyóu, hái yǒu jìhuà xià yī nián de mùbiāo.
In the card, I reflected on this year, cheered myself on, and planned my goals for next year.
這樣做讓我覺得內心變得更強大。
Zhèyàng zuò ràng wǒ juéde nèixīn biàn de gèng qiángdà.
Doing this makes me feel stronger inside.
不需要等別人鼓勵，我自己也可以鼓勵自己！
Bù xūyào děng biérén gǔlì, wǒ zìjǐ yě kěyǐ gǔlì zìjǐ!
I don’t need to wait for others to encourage me—I can encourage myself!
如果你還沒寫卡片給自己，今年可以試試看！
Rúguǒ nǐ hái méi xiě kǎpiàn gěi zìjǐ, jīnnián kěyǐ shìshìkàn!
If you haven’t written a card to yourself, why not try it this year?
單字(dānzì)：
聖誕節 (Shèngdànjié) - Christmas
聖誕節快到了！
Shèngdànjié kuài dào le!
Christmas is coming!
卡片 (kǎpiàn) - Card
我寫了一張聖誕卡片給自己。
Wǒ xiě le yī zhāng Shèngdàn kǎpiàn gěi zìjǐ.
I wrote a Christmas card to myself.
目標 (mùbiāo) - Goal
我的目標是努力學中文。
Wǒ de mùbiāo shì nǔlì xué zhōngwén.
My goal is to work hard on learning Chinese.
加油 (jiāyóu) - Encourage/Cheer up
我在卡片裡寫了幫自己加油的話。
Wǒ zài kǎpiàn lǐ xiě le bāng zìjǐ jiāyóu de huà.
I wrote some encouraging words to myself in the card.
內心 (nèixīn) - Heart/Inner self
寫卡片讓我的內心更強大。
Xiě kǎpiàn ràng wǒ de nèixīn gèng qiángdà.
Writing the card made my inner self stronger.
回顧 (huígù) - Review/Reflect
在卡片裡，我回顧了這一年。
Zài kǎpiàn lǐ, wǒ huígù le zhè yī nián.
In the card, I reflected on this year.
鼓勵 (gǔlì) - Encourage
我寫卡片給自己，幫自己加油和鼓勵。
Wǒ xiě kǎpiàn gěi zìjǐ, bāng zìjǐ jiāyóu hé gǔlì.
I wrote a card to encourage and cheer myself on.
語法(yǔ fǎ)：
一轉眼… - In the blink of an eye…
一轉眼，到了今年的最後一個月。
Yī zhuǎn yǎn, dào le jīnnián de zuìhòu yī gè yuè.
In the blink of an eye, it’s the last month of the year.
各式各樣的… - All kinds of…
超市裡有各式各樣的聖誕節裝飾。
Chāoshì lǐ yǒu gèshì gèyàng de Shèngdànjié zhuāngshì.
The supermarket has all kinds of Christmas decorations.
盡量… - Try one’s best to…
我盡量不要亂買東西。
Wǒ jìnliàng bùyào luàn mǎi dōngxī.
I try not to buy random things.
每次…都… - Every time… always…
每次喝咖啡時，我心情都很好。
Měi cì hē kāfēi shí, wǒ xīnqíng dōu hěn hǎo.
Every time I drink coffee, I feel great.
適合…的… - Something suitable for…
我買了一個適合聖誕節的馬克杯。
Wǒ mǎi le yī gè shìhé Shèngdànjié de mǎkèbēi.
I bought a mug that’s perfect for Christmas.
