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

Mary: I don't believe it. You love fast food so much. 我不相信。你那么爱吃快餐。

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，但现在我已经_______。

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. 它是指做出改变，重新开始。我只吃新鲜的健康食品了。

Mary: But you could murderfast food all the time, so I'm not sure if you can make it. 但是你从来都_______，所以我不确信你是否能做到。

Larry: No problem! When I make a decision, I stay with it! 没问题!一旦我做出决定，我就会坚持到底!

Mary: If so, let me enjoy the French fries alone. 如果是这样，那就让我独自享用薯片吧。

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!也许现在我可以吃一点点薯片垫垫底，_______靠近目标。

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

Larry: Marry, please! Give me some! 玛丽，求你了!给我吃点吧!

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

【习语点津】

1. turn over a new leaf

leaf除了表示“树叶”之外，还可表示“书页”。turn over a new leaf本意为“翻开新的一页”，比喻“改过自新，重新开始”。

例：I hope you will turn over a new leaf as soon as possible. 我希望你能尽快改过自新。

2. sb. could murder...

该表达常用于口语中，表示“某人能消灭……”(省略部分为食物)，言下之意为某人特别想吃或喝某种东西。

例：We're starving! We could murder a roastpig. 我们饿死了!能吃掉一头烤乳猪。

3. take baby steps

婴儿一步走不了多远，所以take baby steps表示“慢慢来”。

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

4. easier said than done

表示“说时容易做时难”。

5. one's face falls

fall意为“跌落”，one's face falls表示“脸沉了下来，拉长了脸”。

例：His face fell after we told him the price. 当我们告诉他价格之后，他的脸就拉长了。

6. and that's flat

flat在这里意为“断然的，绝对的”，and that's flat用在口语中表示“绝无二话，不必多说”。

例：I won't tell you the truth, and that's flat. 我不会告诉你真相的，不必多说了。