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

既然如今新年，我决议重新开端。

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

真的吗？你终于决议重新开端了。

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。我有了新的任务，现在寓居在新的都会，也有了新的冤家。这是个好机遇，依照我想过的生存方法去做一些小改动。

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

那你计划做些什么？参与艺术班照旧其他的事变？

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.

起首，我决议戒烟。并不是由于我想省钱或是另外。并且我从16岁开端吸烟，我想是时分戒烟了。

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

在这点上我赞同你的观念，你还计划做另外事吗？

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

最初一件事，我决议地下异性恋。

B: It's about time.

也是工夫了。

turn over a new leaf

掀开新的一页。

例句：

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

让我们掀开新的一页，遗忘过来。

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

我要辞职，我要掀开新的一页，开端新的任务。

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.

我对本人的生存方法很不称心，以是我决议一笔取消，重新开端。

pinch pennies

一丝不苟

例句：

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

该费钱的时分照旧要费钱。不要不断一丝不苟。

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，我们需求一丝不苟过日子。

I'm with you on that.

在这点上我赞同你

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.

当你说生存不公道的时分，我赞同你的见解。但我差别意当生存变得困难时，我们应该只是坐在那边为本人感触忧伤。

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.

我计划出柜。我要通知一切人我是男异性恋。