耳目一新ěr mù yī xīnall is new before one’s eyes; assume a new appearance (/aspect); find everything fresh and new; be refreshing to the eye;take on a (completely) new aspect (/look); what one hears and sees is entirely new/……偶述琐闻，亦多简洁，故读者耳目，为之一新。(鲁迅《中国小说史略》179)…and minor incidents are so well recorded that readers find them fresh and interesting. 耳目一新ěr mù yī xīn听到的和看到的都变了样，感到新鲜。形容事物发生了很大的变化。find everything fresh and new, find in an entirely new world, all is new before one’s eyes |