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

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! 沒問題!一旦我做出決定，我就會堅持到底!

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

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)在我可以吃一點點薯片墊墊底，_______靠近目標。

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

Larry: Marry, please! Give me some! 瑪麗，求你了!給我吃點吧!

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

【習語點津】

1. turn over a new leaf

leaf除了表示“樹葉”之外，還可表示“書頁”。turn over a new leaf本意為“翻開新的一頁”，比喻“改過自新，重新開始”。

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

2. sb. could murder...

該表達常用于口語中，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，所以take baby steps表示“慢慢來”。

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

4. easier said than done

表示“說時容易做時難”。

5. one's face falls

fall意為“跌落”，one's face falls表示“臉沉了下來，拉長了臉”。

例：His face fell after we told him the price. 當我們告訴他價格之后，他的臉就拉長了。

6. and that's flat

flat在這里意為“斷然的，絕對的”，and that's flat用在口語中表示“絕無二話，不必多說”。

例：I won't tell you the truth, and that's flat. 我不會告訴你真相的，不必多說了。