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。

/ n5 |/ b0 b9 W5 J/ V% m3 @I feel sick of those who mooch off others.

2.    钱挣海了 coin money

; l1 x5 l# {' h% j这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。

  s2 B1 m. ?/ k2 R5 f2 yLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

" R) G$ f5 G, S8 V5 S) _: t3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

  m+ v" O/ K" P; K1 j5 n/ A- }老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？

  D7 r6 i0 K. m7 H* dLao 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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' \! {4 @5 R' ?& S) ^; t钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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5.    没钱 be broke

我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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% p6 O) z) A8 X+ L* ~$ \* T  G你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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7 [. _& n6 J" u3 W8 N  kYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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% o! s7 X! P: V5 N3 K7 b1 y% [7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint
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  j7 r# ^6 l. B) |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!
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) b9 j3 K& _6 F' ]8.    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。

5 u8 e3 i) r/ ?; J  E Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.
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* T& u/ h. L2 O) }# F/ B9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes
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$ W! F9 Q: R) T+ |) U; q! C& q$ @! |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
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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.

3 x+ i, \, s0 E' l$ I10.   发财 rake it in
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它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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" g0 d3 W# {" U* W' @0 sHe made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

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。
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Eating 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

, a- i' |3 \, R4 F2 r, U12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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0 P4 N) Z  {4 B( b我可不像你，老是和别人比阔

$ w6 S, [% Q& ?0 Y4 oI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

- a1 E- M4 e7 }; c; r$ m( Q13.   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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  ]! q6 K( J8 }( E8 Y14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

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.
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( }6 _9 \! I7 L6 b$ e1 M15.   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
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) l( ~; h% Y% T4 J( L1 U* C  rPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

( m3 a$ n( N/ f8 i0 ]0 V# Z, Z& r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% o: r% z; [9 j6 G* @' w( ?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.

17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

5 Z) h8 E% P& B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
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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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On 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

" @$ f6 a" y4 J# `& k# T5 u+ |: _0 e在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

2 S4 }* ~( k* B1 }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
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他的那部车买得可真便宜
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  U5 O' X3 H8 K- w. M' rHe bought that car on the cheap.
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21.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。

The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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22.调情 make a pass at someone
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+ U' r/ {. s/ T' S3 ~' E当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。

0 u/ M& N: K# PWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.
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  M0 t% U9 }  }7 P, Q6 l23.花费 outgoings
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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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: `  q% L8 G$ H/ ^# e- x8 W3 aHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?

* B7 j* J1 k( s  {24.重要约会a heavy date

她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

! m) [! T. d; Z" ^0 d% BShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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0 _* \. i% U8 x5 ~8 s25.向……求婚pop the question to
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. E' b/ u1 G& p* t) n0 N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。

' X$ _, R* H1 A5 }1 |: L6 X; xWhen he popped the question to me he said that I was the only one he would love but now, the story is quite different.

26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

最后她还是把他给甩了。
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. x! d8 s, ~( `3 _: KShe had as supposed given him the air at last.

27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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7 H- ^/ C. V8 M. N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?

28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

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.
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29.开价 make a price
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我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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/ D5 l, k( o: nI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.
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6 a- P3 @* j, R3 Z1 g/ `+ H30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
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' |6 C( `9 t: m( R! I) b他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。
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& g) K! x$ l+ s9 X- Q/ ^His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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/ y/ Y/ |3 H4 g0 m% L+ j31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

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; {: g% x+ R- N  Y( ]' D他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

$ S+ E2 y* x1 @. I4 h0 E! Q9 lShe’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.
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33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone
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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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0 v$ M# u& x6 q+ s! ~8 d34.零花钱 pocket money

& L+ e. w% q; n3 `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

. i/ a( F: i3 q* j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。
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" T+ ?$ s7 V5 R+ g8 {$ b3 uFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .

: a  F* o+ N" r4 w36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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* ]6 @$ i  ?( ?$ o他和她一见钟情。
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1 Z7 ~  q( Q$ S: z. {1 EShe took shine to him on their blind date.

' [5 O4 O' V2 w37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

2 g+ h' H' H: u+ e- k. `) a, E许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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8 _, N& r$ h! D  mMany families have a skeleton in the closet.
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38. 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。
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It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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39．旧情人an old flame
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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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) c! e0 N0 o3 e4 ]The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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40.装修房子spruce up
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% ]1 q% n$ j* \* x9 y, G这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

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

41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

5 s" |+ M& K* \6 @" z近几年来，有些小学都没念过的人也过起优裕的生活来了

3 Y+ v* e; h/ W# _In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.
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$ h5 ~& `) W" _/ j42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

; m7 e  L& Y, Q3 Z9 x6 Q有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。
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! d' h: p8 L. }It’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？
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He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?

44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

/ @* y: f& Y7 X) j- B  l8 z小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

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

Although you’ll have to spend a large sum on sending the kid to school, you still get your money’s worth.

0 u; L* p4 k/ X: {2 ~" W) e( y: Y46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

1 L; i9 e; W, J' ?+ G, h" J她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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She is a lady without encumbrance.