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It was a chance to start afresh.

这是个重新开始的机会。

《牛津词典》

I hope that these facts I have stated in this letter may determine you to make a clean break with your past and start afresh.

我希望这封信中举述的事实能使你翻然悔悟，弃旧图新。

《新英汉大辞典》

Hamilton is determined to resolve any lingering personal issues and start afresh in 2011.

BBC: Lewis Hamilton says personal life affected 2010 season

She would be coming to Rwanda, she said, to mend fences and start afresh.

ECONOMIST: Rwanda

Moscow reacted by pulling out of the treaty and saying talks would have to start afresh.

BBC: Estonia country profile