翻然悔悟

As to the neighbourhood which had hesitated to acknowledge the railroad in its straggling days, that had grown wise and penitent, as any Christian might in such a case, and now boasted of its powerful and prosperous relation.

至于附近的居民，他们在铁路最初蜿蜒伸展的日子中还打不定主意是否承认它；后来像任何一位基督徒在这种情况下都可能表现的那样，变得聪明起来，翻然悔悟，现在都在夸耀这位强大、兴隆的亲戚。

互联网摘选

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.

《现代汉英综合大词典》