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第967期:生活需要“翻页”Turn over a new leaf

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A: Now that it's the new year, I've decided to turn over a new leaf.

既然现在新年,我决定从头开始。


B: Yeah, you finally decided to wipe the slate clean.

真的吗?你终于决定重新开始了。


A: You got it. I have a new job. I'm living in a new city with new friends. This is my opportunity to make some small changes in the way I live my life.

说得对。我有了新的工作,如今居住在新的城市,也有了新的朋友。这是个好时机,按照我想过的生活方式去做一些小改变。

B: So what are you going to do? Take up an art class or something?

那你打算做些什么?参加艺术班还是其他的事情?


A: Well, first of all, I've decided to stop smoking. It's not that I'm pinching pennies or anything. It's just that I've been smoking since I was sixteen and I think it's time to stop.

首先,我决定戒烟。并不是因为我想省钱或是别的。而且我从16岁开始抽烟,我想是时候戒烟了。


B: I'm with you on that one. Anything else you're planning on doing?

在这点上我同意你的观点,你还打算做别的事吗?


A: One last thing, I've decided to come out of the closet.

最后一件事,我决定公开同性恋。


B: It's about time.

也是时间了。


turn over a new leaf

翻开新的一页。


例句:

Let's turn over a new leaf and forget the past.

让我们翻开新的一页,忘记过去。


I'm going to quit my job, turn over a new leaf, start a new job.

我要辞职,我要翻开新的一页,开始新的工作。


wipe the slate clean

购销往事


例句:

I was unhappy with the way I was living, so I decided to wipe the slate clean and start again.

我对自己的生活方式很不满意,所以我决定一笔勾销,重新开始。


pinch pennies

精打细算


例句:

We'll have to spend money when necessary. Don't pinch pennies all the time.

该花钱的时候还是要花钱。不要一直精打细算。


Since we have a mortgage of 8000 yuan a month, we need to pinch pennies.

既然我们每个月有8000的房贷,我们需要精打细算过日子。


I'm with you on that.

在这点上我同意你


例句:

I'm with you when you say that life's not fair, but I don't agree that we should just sit around and feel sorry for ourselves when life gets tough.

当你说生活不公平的时候,我同意你的看法。但我不同意当生活变得艰难时,我们应该只是坐在那里为自己感到难过。


come out of the closet

出柜


例句:

I'm going to come out of the closet and tell everyone that I'm gay.

我打算出柜。我要告诉所有人我是男同性恋。

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opportunity [.ɔpə'tju:niti]

想一想再看

n. 机会,时机

 
mortgage ['mɔ:gidʒ]

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n. 按揭,抵押贷款
vt. 抵押

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unhappy [ʌn'hæpi]

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adj. 不快乐的,不高兴的

 
slate [sleit]

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n. 板岩,石板,石片,石板色,候选人名单 adj. 暗

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pinch [pintʃ]

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n. 捏,一撮,少量,困苦,偷窃
vt. 掐,

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