Now a new study published Friday in Science asks whether hand-washing can wipe the slate clean of any past behavior — even everyday decisions, like, say, choosing Paris over Rome for vacation.

如今在周五的《科学》杂志上发表的一项新研究正试图了解洗手能否洗刷掉人们对过去的任何行为的看法——甚至是日常决定，例如，选择去巴黎还是罗马度假。

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January is a popular time to wipe the SLATE clean.

一月正是推陈出新的大好时机。

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I have named this "formula" - the clean SLATE Method because it has the power to "wipe the SLATE clean" so a relationship can begin to heal.

我把这道“公式”命名为“破镜重圆法”，因为它可以让往事一笔勾销的强大力量，如此一段关系便可以开始愈合。

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So if, as so often happens, a creditor agrees to wipe your slate clean if you come up with most but not all of the money owed, you have to let the government know how much your debt was reduced by, and pay tax on it.

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Unlike an Etch-a-Sketch you cannot wipe the slate clean here.

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It's based on flawed assumptions that - the first of which is that we can just kind of wipe the slate clean after three and a half years of sacrifice and death and the president gets a do-over.

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