趣味英语——如何地道表达：金钱，爱情，婚姻，家庭[转帖]

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1.    跟别人要钱 mooch off someone

我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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I feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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. _# N" e7 V# m/ Y1 {9 q! G% {) G2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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$ i- R  r& P: k这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。
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  f- |( g1 s( ~2 K: KLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
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3 j, W2 E! n9 {: A: Q3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

0 `3 W' I0 O$ p8 L, b/ t% HMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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4 f: Y6 M  j* U8 O2 d5.    没钱 be broke
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我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

1 u: F' A. r: ~/ O  A+ {" f6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！

: |. o, ], c/ A% k# O' }You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

# s- u' e# ?4 G- J7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿
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That shop is plain a clip joint!

8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

! K3 ?$ q. W& Q( N: U8 m自从中国对外开放以后，有些农民也成了企业家，而且大部分农民的生活都富裕起来了。
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5 J, `: q# m8 y8 Z Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

虽然很多人都已经富裕起来了，可是人有些人吃了上顿没下顿

In spite the fact that many have now become well-fixed, some people still remain in a state that they do not know where the next meal comes.
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10.   发财 rake it in
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% u8 u& ]) u" }3 f, S- L它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.
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) E4 t$ w/ |+ A4 o11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg

这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。

  h& k; q6 ~# L, c0 ?4 FEating in this restaurant will cost you an arm and a leg. You’ ll have to pay tens of yuan for even a soup of cabbage and beancurd
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12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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I’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

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Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

+ m3 L: B2 F$ @) P: H! K$ o% }0 @据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

15.   婚外恋 a double life

我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
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16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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听说小丽爱上一个比她大三十岁的老头子。爱情这个东西真是难琢磨。

- i& X; u8 s- ~5 K! j& }I hear Xiao Li is head over heels in love with an old man who is 30 years older than her. Love is really a mystery.
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17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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皇太子放弃了王位，与比自己门第低的人结了婚并到国外度蜜月去了

The son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. He’s now on their honeymoon abroad.
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离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。

- `7 O' g, u% z  G6 g3 z5 i5 K" ]; ZOn the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.
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19.   外快side money

在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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, j3 ~, k0 K1 H* k; J. }Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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5 m% A6 t+ |! q20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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3 x# z) P! L6 P7 n他的那部车买得可真便宜

He bought that car on the cheap.

4 ?5 f2 h4 A% C7 L/ {3 S; e- B21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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# J! f9 A& a, @: k& \9 c) f5 \) A22.调情 make a pass at someone

当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。

/ o: A: S( J% W0 AWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.
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23.花费 outgoings
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% _# Z" a! [2 G5 s+ O& c6 p他一个月才挣300多块钱，怎么能支付得起家里所有的花费那？

He gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?

24.重要约会a heavy date

3 \9 c+ Y; q1 v8 y( h2 r她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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4 r1 T$ R! _$ H2 S  n% ^& ^She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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25.向……求婚pop the question to
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  [( T1 k( J  W. q他向我求婚时说一辈子只爱我一个人。可是现在呢？情况可大不一样了。

When he popped the question to me he said that I was the only one he would love but now, the story is quite different.

- C3 m3 p3 k6 c1 s) b, x- a26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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最后她还是把他给甩了。
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2 j1 c, L: c& A' I( Y. w; b" pShe had as supposed given him the air at last.
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27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

( w$ X- z  J1 D0 @9 f* u你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

8 Z$ g$ m% t9 V* s' ?How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?
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28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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( U" e; Y. Y; _. I. I$ q% E一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

8 z) N: g* k  b7 V1 ^Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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" u1 U6 L+ X( b29.开价 make a price

我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

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他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

9 f; z& p8 R7 Q( P It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.
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) B0 C. F: C2 Q/ a( W6 c  {32.正经人家 a respectable family

6 n1 ^( y0 E9 u4 d- O# N他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone
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) @! G/ ?) M& H  T5 {$ h据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

1 f$ u  `* s1 g3 M, g6 B4 nIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

34.零花钱 pocket money

我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at
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从她向老板作媚眼的那个德行你就知道她是个什么样的人了。

! f$ Y" w' ^- T5 sFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .

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他和她一见钟情。

' Q; _* U  Q/ T1 TShe took shine to him on their blind date.

37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

8 c8 `8 s$ u( Y38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

, k# }! {% @+ N) P+ w7 AIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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39．旧情人an old flame

昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人
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The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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/ f8 r4 _. H) c6 r- f$ T$ }40.装修房子spruce up
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这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

$ M( \3 S" _' V, F, ?42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers
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6 N" j6 t3 [) R% g有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

6 C9 k' x+ m) J+ Z: O; a$ l* NIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”
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43.有家室的人 a man of family

他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？
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He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?

* u6 u- R: T8 v& {: j44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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# ~1 m/ [6 s9 u$ [, {45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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Although you’ll have to spend a large sum on sending the kid to school, you still get your money’s worth.

3 _% ^3 W# C0 p' D* K( I0 Y46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance
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她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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She is a lady without encumbrance.