俗話說：“浪子回頭金不換”?？纯从⒄Z中怎么表達(dá)“改過自新”？
1. mend your ways: to change the way
you behave, and start being obedient, hard-working etc., after behaving badly
for a long time 好好表現(xiàn)，聽話
例：
It's possible the college might take you
back, but first you'll have to convince them you've mended your ways. （首先你要讓校方相信你已經(jīng)改過自新了，他們才可能讓你重回校園。）
If he doesn't mend his ways he'll be in
jail by the time he's eighteen. （如果他還是這樣屢教不改的話，18歲時就得坐牢。）
It's time for you to mend your ways. （你該好好表現(xiàn)了。）
She told her teenage son to start mending
his ways. （她讓她那個十幾歲的兒子表現(xiàn)好點(diǎn)兒。）
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2. turn over a new leaf: to decide
that you will change the way you behave and become a better person, because you
really want to stop behaving badly, breaking the law etc. 改過自新
例：
I know I've done some bad things in the
past, but now I'm turning over a new leaf. （我知道我以前做過一些壞事，但現(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)改過自新了。）
After being released from jail, Tony
decided to turn over a new leaf. （從牢里出來以后，托尼決定改過自新重新做人。）
I see fatherhood as a chance to turn over a
new leaf. （我剛做爸爸，正好借此機(jī)會改過自新重新做人。）
I decided to turn over a new leaf and stop
worrying so much. （我決定改過自新重新做人了，別這么擔(dān)心我。）
The program helps drug addicts to turn over
a new leaf when they get out of jail. （癮君子們出獄以后，這個計(jì)劃可以幫助他們改過自新重新做人。）
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3. clean up your act: to start
behaving better after a situation in which people did not trust you because you
were behaving illegally or dishonestly 矯正不良行為
例：
She told her son to clean up his act or
move out. （她跟兒子說，要么學(xué)好，要么搬出去住。）
Tina has really cleaned up her act—she
doesn't drink or smoke pot any more. （緹娜改過自新了，她不再喝酒，也不再吸大麻了。）
After years of drug abuse, she finally got
treatment and cleaned up her act. （她吸毒吸了很多年，終于戒了毒，改過自新。）
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4. a reformed character: someone who
has changed completely and no longer behaves badly or does things they should
not do - often used humorously 洗心革面，徹底改過
備注：''a
reformed character''常用于英式英語中。
例：
"Does Alex still drink as much as he
used to?" "No, he's a reformed character now."（-艾利克斯還喝那么多酒嗎？ -他現(xiàn)在洗心革面了。）
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5. go straight: to stop being a
criminal and decide to obey the law and live an honest life （有前科的人）不再犯法，遵紀(jì)守法
例：
He's been going straight for about six
months now. （他已經(jīng)改過自新，大約半年沒干犯法的事了。）
You can't expect these people to go
straight when no one's ever going to give them a job. （沒人給這些人提供工作機(jī)會，怎么能要求他們重新做人、不再做犯法的事？）
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6. straighten up: to start to
behave well after you had been behaving badly 表現(xiàn)得好一點(diǎn)
備注：''straighten
up''常用于美式英語中。
例：
You'd better straighten up or you'll never
make it out of high school. （你最好表現(xiàn)好點(diǎn)，要不中學(xué)都沒法畢業(yè)。）
You need to straighten up, young man. （年輕人，你得表現(xiàn)好點(diǎn)兒。）
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