Because the New Year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things.

因为新年是打扫和清除坏东西的一段时间。

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Clara: Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing bad things.

克拉拉：因为新年是一个用来清扫和洗去不好东西的时间。

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A time for for bathing, a time for work, a time for cleaning, a time for eating.

洗澡的时间、工作的时间、清洁的时间、吃饭的时间。

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In time,Eunice's mother went to work cleaning house for a white woman in the town.

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There's troops cleaning up the trees that were all down, but it's going to take a long time for it to rebuild.

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