Larry: I won't eat fast food anymore. 我不會(huì)再吃快餐了。

Mary: I don't believe it. You love fast food so much. 我不相信。你那么愛(ài)吃快餐。

Larry: I used to eat a lot of fast food, but now I've turned over a new leaf. 以前我吃了很多快餐，但現(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)_______。

Mary: What's the meaning of "turn over a new leaf"? "turn over a new leaf"是什么意思?

Larry: It means to make a change and start over. I'll eat only fresh and healthy foods. 它是指做出改變，重新開(kāi)始。我只吃新鮮的健康食品了。

Mary: But you could murderfast food all the time, so I'm not sure if you can make it. 但是你從來(lái)都_______，所以我不確信你是否能做到。

Larry: No problem! When I make a decision, I stay with it! 沒(méi)問(wèn)題!一旦我做出決定，我就會(huì)堅(jiān)持到底!

Mary: If so, let me enjoy the French fries alone. 如果是這樣，那就讓我獨(dú)自享用薯片吧。

Larry: Wait a minute! Maybe I can just eat a little bit now to hold me over and take baby steps towards the goal. 等等!也許現(xiàn)在我可以吃一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)薯片墊墊底，_______靠近目標(biāo)。

Mary: Easier said than done. I won't give you the French fries even if your face falls. ________。就算_______我也不會(huì)給你薯片的。

Larry: Marry, please! Give me some! 瑪麗，求你了!給我吃點(diǎn)吧!

Mary: Nope! There are no French fries for you, and that's flat! 不行!不給你薯片，_______。

【習(xí)語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津】

1. turn over a new leaf

leaf除了表示“樹(shù)葉”之外，還可表示“書(shū)頁(yè)”。turn over a new leaf本意為“翻開(kāi)新的一頁(yè)”，比喻“改過(guò)自新，重新開(kāi)始”。

例：I hope you will turn over a new leaf as soon as possible. 我希望你能盡快改過(guò)自新。

2. sb. could murder...

該表達(dá)常用于口語(yǔ)中，表示“某人能消滅……”(省略部分為食物)，言下之意為某人特別想吃或喝某種東西。

例：We're starving! We could murder a roastpig. 我們餓死了!能吃掉一頭烤乳豬。

3. take baby steps

嬰兒一步走不了多遠(yuǎn)，所以take baby steps表示“慢慢來(lái)”。

例：Time is limited! You can't take baby steps to finish the task. 時(shí)間有限!你不能慢慢完成任務(wù)。

4. easier said than done

表示“說(shuō)時(shí)容易做時(shí)難”。

5. one's face falls

fall意為“跌落”，one's face falls表示“臉沉了下來(lái)，拉長(zhǎng)了臉”。

例：His face fell after we told him the price. 當(dāng)我們告訴他價(jià)格之后，他的臉就拉長(zhǎng)了。

6. and that's flat

flat在這里意為“斷然的，絕對(duì)的”，and that's flat用在口語(yǔ)中表示“絕無(wú)二話，不必多說(shuō)”。

例：I won't tell you the truth, and that's flat. 我不會(huì)告訴你真相的，不必多說(shuō)了。