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
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- e, n' j$ c5 {. w$ R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.

* k' K" [: D: B  Y3 e$ J2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。

Lao 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.    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？

  ?8 M8 R- m* \, [8 Y& g! Z5 BLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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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？

" n: i7 J: e  q* v6 KMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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5.    没钱 be broke

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) p8 A- y! B' Y0 @# {8 jI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

! T' X" y# [1 ?/ z+ c6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

# a: U+ d  u. j0 s" \3 t你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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+ B$ z. I; q, x% M. w# U( o0 S; P7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint
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那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

That shop is plain a clip joint!
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, Z5 V9 X# f# d( R' I8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

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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Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

- [2 w7 B8 W! m( p' I/ P! M9.    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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9 n. A4 l2 v+ @* M10.   发财 rake it in

它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财

He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

2 C9 T1 @) s8 G0 Z: @11.   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。

0 O# q: l1 u& T5 `# q: D4 G1 |3 CEating 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

% k6 Q5 y0 F/ T, Q/ U12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

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6 G/ q& C7 H! k$ p: c! JI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.
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% ~$ ]% Y; S+ Q. G3 ?13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon
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一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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2 T/ ~4 D: ?7 _14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

: E( o! L1 Z" A# j15.   婚外恋 a double life
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我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋

( r- g5 @- t! K+ @& o- DPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
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1 K2 {5 g1 Y& ]+ t; Q16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

( i5 g8 Q: @# G5 y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 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

# t* X& m. F  o3 L, w8 ]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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18.   嫁妆marriage portion
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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。
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6 E9 D6 d7 X, F4 d1 HOn 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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  Q9 Q& I/ @/ S2 o6 ]1 ?19.   外快side money
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* s5 o4 n- ^  W8 S, x$ m在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

他的那部车买得可真便宜
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He bought that car on the cheap.
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21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。

The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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; b! X3 y/ I' r5 k& |1 t/ s22.调情 make a pass at someone

- ]) g" Q' T, b; b/ }5 z, n! U当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。

$ a3 M! ^1 g# p4 B3 q4 @When I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

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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？
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He gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?
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24.重要约会a heavy date

她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

! i0 B! |: \- ?# U4 \- e& S4 oShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

25.向……求婚pop the question to

# K  s+ s2 U7 L4 m- {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。
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0 O5 T5 y9 w) @: QWhen he popped the question to me he said that I was the only one he would love but now, the story is quite different.
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1 Q( {' \$ J1 [7 W* k  o26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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最后她还是把他给甩了。

She had as supposed given him the air at last.

27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

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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一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.

29.开价 make a price

9 D$ b. Y7 b- s! H3 l; I/ I我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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: M2 L1 W7 U4 c. m/ u0 f4 I, oI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

. P" l$ Y' ]# ^! H: o, o" e30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good 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。
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His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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% S% f1 z- _- b8 t5 C31.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

It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

32.正经人家 a respectable family
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, g: B- q8 m4 E0 d. T: V; ^( E7 @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

/ u6 Q: _$ U  j( _9 [% S5 {据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.
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3 ]$ }8 r- n  g$ N  V' p) Y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.
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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。

From the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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$ |' ]) a2 S* s7 h0 x$ A4 z36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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他和她一见钟情。
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She took shine to him on their blind date.
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37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

, S1 V7 l8 i- C" [3 p+ G3 N38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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$ W3 Q' b; z. y3 ~9 P8 m! U39．旧情人an old flame
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- C2 y' A  L: v- p8 f& E昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人

- C2 z/ D" e- I! K! H8 O( iThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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) G$ k% s2 P1 D3 `40.装修房子spruce up
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; T2 e8 O$ B$ V5 u8 U这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

+ I8 N, c5 P; m/ Y6 W: G) p, G41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

3 e0 E. \  `) D/ _( |2 x+ m; B近几年来，有些小学都没念过的人也过起优裕的生活来了

In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers
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4 S2 b) N6 \" _有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

' [. I( H7 f: QIt’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
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他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

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Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

& i  O: \% [5 {2 N3 v+ W45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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$ C, r, |6 [' h虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。

Although you’ll have to spend a large sum on sending the kid to school, you still get your money’s worth.
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) o; r0 b8 L$ V- ]46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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1 N' F% p+ p' H' |4 s% A5 H0 e4 [6 oShe is a lady without encumbrance.