【口语版】人生需要“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。