【发音版】人生需要“翻页”——Turn over a new leaf

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A: Now that it's the new year, I've decided to turn over a new leaf. 既然现在新年，我决定从头开始。

B: Yeah, you finally decided to wipe the slate clean. 真的吗？你终于决定重新开始了。

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。我有了新的工作，如今居住在新的城市，也有了新的朋友，这是个好时机，按照我想过的生活方式去做一些小改变。

B: So what are you going to do? Take up an art class or something?那你打算做些什么？参加艺术班还是其他的事情？

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.首先，我决定戒烟。并不是因为我想省钱或是别的。而且我从16岁开始抽烟，我想是时候戒烟了。

B: I'm with you on that one. Anything else you're planning on doing?在这点上我同意你的观点，你还打算做别的事吗？

A: One last thing, I've decided to come out of the closet.最后一件事，我决定公开同性恋。

B: It's about time.也是时间了。

Pronunciation:

turn over a→nəʊ;vərə

you got it→dɪ

have a→və

my opportunity→jɑː

in a→nə

this is→sɪ

what are→dɑː

take up an art class or something→kəpənɑː;sɔː

first of all→dəvɔː

that I'm→daɪ

pennies or anything→sɔːre

that I've→daɪ

since I→saɪ

and I think it's→daɪ;kɪ

come out of the closet→maʊdəvə

It's about→tsə