VOA一分钟英语：Start from Scratch

Start from Scratch 从头开始
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If you make a meal from scratch,you make it all yourself,with basic and fresh foods.
如果你从头开始做一顿饭,指的是你用基础的新鲜食材自己操作完成一顿饭.
But what does start from scratch mean?
但是start from scratch是什么意思呢?
My design for our new office is done!
我的新办公室设计完成了!
Oh,did you hear? We don't have the money for a new kitchen.
哦,你听说了吗?我们没有钱做新厨房.
No problem,that is easy to fix.
没问题,这很容易解决.
Oh,and no new meeting rooms.
哦,也没有新的会议室.
Okay,I'll just move this wall over here.
好吧,我把这面墙移到这边.
Oh,and the library? Yeah,that's not happening.
哦,还有图书馆? 是的,那是不可能的.
You konw what? I'm starting from scratch.
你知道吗?我要从头开始.
To start from scratch means to start from the begining.
To start from scratch意思是从头开始.
Sometimes this means you lose the work you have already done.
有时,这意味着你会失去已经完成的工作.
But starting from scratch can be easier and smarter than trying to fix something.
但是从头开始可能比试图修复某些东西更容易,也更明智.