用中文说: "Turn over a new leaf"

Published: 2017-04-10 10:02:43
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Welcome to "用中文说", let's learn some new phrases in Chinese now! 

用中文说: "Turn over a new leaf"

Turn over a new leaf

【中文】洗心革面;重新开始;改过自新;浪子回头

     Xǐxīn gé miàn; chóngxīn kāishǐ; gǎiguò zì xīn; làngzǐ huítóu

【解释】Making a new start. It is often used specifically to describe changes in personal behavior that are made with the goal of being a better person.

【例句】

- Adam ruined his health; so he decided turn over a new leaf and give up smoking and alcohol . 

 亚当弄坏了他的身体,所以他决定改过自新,戒烟戒酒。

 Yàdāng nòng huàile tā de shēntǐ, suǒyǐ tā juédìng gǎiguò zì xīn, jièyān jiè jiǔ.

- Matt realized he was not being a good husband; so he turned over a new leaf and did some more chores around the house.

 马特发现他以前并不是个好丈夫,所以他洗心革面在家里做更多的家务了。

 Mǎtè fāxiàn tā yǐqián bìng bùshì gè hǎo zhàngfū, suǒyǐ tā xǐxīngémiàn zài jiālǐ zuò gèng duō de jiāwùle.

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