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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目。
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，意思就是你用最基础的新鲜食材，全程自己做的。
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？我们没有预算来隔出一个新厨房。
No problem, that is easy to fix.
没问题，很容易解决。
Oh, and no new meeting rooms.
哦，还没有新的会议室。
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，那图书室呢？恩，这是不可能的。
You know what? I'm starting from scratch.
你知道吗？我得要从头开始设计了。
To "start from scratch" means to start from the beginning.
start from scratch的意思是从头开始。
Sometimes this means you lose the work you have already done.
有时候，这就意味着你丢失了已经完成的工作。
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一些东西更容易，也更明智。
