Clean slate
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="slate">slate</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="slate">slate</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="chapter">chapter</span> (<span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span>/<span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>) <span word="without">without</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="burdened">burdened</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="restrained">restrained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="matrimony">matrimony</span>.</p><p><span word="Slate">Slate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="board">board</span>. <span word="Naturally">Naturally</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="prefers">prefers</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="slate">slate</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Mao">Mao</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="sheet">sheet</span>”. “<span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="sheet">sheet</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> (<span word="without">without</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="clouded">clouded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>), <span word="one">one</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>.” <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="modern">modern</span>, <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feudalism">feudalism</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="slate">slate</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="once">once</span>-<span word="weds">weds</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> – <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarrels">quarrels</span>, <span word="fights">fights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="consciences">consciences</span> <span word="etc">etc</span> – <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="anew">anew</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="approach">approach</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="swoop">swoop</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="papers">papers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="wipe">wipe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slate">slate</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>”.</p><p><span word="Easy">Easy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="erase">erase</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="slates">slates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="keenly">keenly</span> <span word="coveted">coveted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="slate">slate</span>:</p>
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