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BBC Learning English.
Hello and welcome to Authentic, Real English, where we explain phrases and expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too.
I'm Feifei.
And I'm Phil.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Yes, it is very nearly a new year.
Have you thought of any resolutions yet, Phil?
Well, I always struggle to get the homework done for my language classes, but I'm going to change that in the new year.
I'm going to make a fresh start.
Yes, good.
And that is the phrase we're going to learn in this programme – a fresh start.
You can see the word fresh in there.
It gives the idea of something new and nothing bad has happened to it yet.
Yes, so when we talk about a fresh start, we mean we can do something new that isn't affected too much by the past.
The start of a new year can offer people a fresh start, but we also use it to talk about starting a new job or moving to a new place.
Let's hear some examples of people talking about a fresh start.
My brother and I have been arguing for weeks, but we've decided to have a fresh start and just get on with each other.
So, I've got a new job and I'm sad to be leaving but I am looking forward to making a fresh start.
Oh gosh, I've just put chilli in the cookie dough.
Let's just get some more dough and make a fresh start.
你正在收听的是BBC英语教学的地道英语节目。 刚刚我们一起学习了短语a fresh start的用法。 a fresh start的字面意思是一个新鲜清新的开始。 我们可以用它来比喻一个崭新的开始。 通常指的是不受过去的束缚放下包袱,重新出发一个全新的开始。
It's good to notice that we often use the verb make with the phrase a fresh start.
Yes, so I could talk about making a fresh start in the new year.
我们通常可以用动词make来搭配a fresh start 来表达开始一个崭新的阶段。 比如我们可以说, I'm going to make a fresh start in the new year.
我要在新的一年有一个新的起点重新开始。
And that's it for this programme.
I just want to say that if you feel you'll want to make a fresh start with your English, we can help you.
Yes, come back to listen to the next episode of Authentic Real English.
We'll see you then.
Bye.
Bye.
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