流行美语第373课：痛改前非,重新开始! -(韦博分享).doc

流行美语第373课：痛改前非，重新开始！ -（韦博分享） 流行美语第373课：痛改前非，重新开始！ -（韦博分享） 李华和Larry在讨论晚饭吃什么。他们会用到两个常用语：turn a new leaf和take baby steps. Larry: Im starving, Lihua! What should we eat for dinner today? LH: 晚饭？只要不吃你的最爱 - 汉堡包和薯条 - 就行! Larry: What are you talking about? I wasnt planning on eating fast food! LH: 我才不信呢。不是汉堡包，那一定是炸鸡! Larry: Nope. Lihua, I know I used to eat a lot of unhealthy fast food in the past, but now Ive turned a new leaf - Im never going to eat fast food again! LH: You turned a leaf? 什么意思？ Larry: To turn a new leaf means to start over fresh - to totally get rid of bad habits and start over new again. LH: 哦，to turn a new leaf，就是甩掉坏习惯，从头开始， Larry: Right. Lately, my bad eating habits have been making me feel just awful. So, I decided to turn a new leaf and start eating only fresh, healthy foods - starting today. LH: 你说，因为你一直吃垃圾食品，感觉身体状态很差，所以你要痛改前非，从今天开始吃健康食品！太好了， Larry! Larry: Lihua, I have been gaining a little weight lately... But, that will all change now that I turned a new leaf and started living a healthy lifestyle! LH: 哈，你要从头开始，过健康生活! Larry, 你真能做到么？ Larry: No problem, Lihua! When I make a decision, I stay with it! LH: 是么？我昨天刚买了一大袋你最喜欢的薯片，既然你已经走上了健康生活之路。这些薯片，就由我替你消灭吧！ Larry: Ah? You mean, you bought some Lays Double - Cheese and Sour Cream Potato Chips? LH: 对啊，就是你最喜欢吃的，双层奶酪加酸奶油口味! 好可惜啊，早知道你turned a new leaf, 我就不浪费钱了。 Larry: Well, wait a minute, Lihua. We cant just let your money go to waste. Maybe I can just eat a little bit now to hold me over until we have dinner... LH: 什么？你想在吃饭前先来些薯片垫垫底？你刚才还说从今天起再也不吃垃圾食品了呢! Larry: Oh, Lihua! But I cant just turn a whole new leaf all at once - that would be too difficult. Maybe I can just take baby steps towards my goal. LH: 你是说，你不可能一下子把生活方式全改变，所以得take baby steps。我猜，这就是慢慢来，循序渐进，对么？ Larry: Yes! I could make slow progress towards my goal. You know, like taking small baby steps. LH: 可你的“慢慢来”是指多慢？不会要10年吧! Larry: Lihua, if I take baby steps, even though the whole process will take a lot more time, it will be a lot less difficult. It