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

& Z$ T5 k0 Q! X2 i9 N我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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9 o3 c2 B' E/ s4 e! n5 s& @6 ]  r$ iI feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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9 R0 x0 D9 {& d2 k  U2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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/ M5 L& D- C8 u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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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？
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Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

% ^  S" X$ p: H2 E; W4.    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？

8 _# i9 t; i! w1 ]8 r/ }Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

5.    没钱 be broke
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- r; y8 R. E4 C7 M( f$ i9 [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.

6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

/ o5 D8 ^. y! M& k+ a你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！

You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

$ O5 `0 i# r+ g0 ?8 L" e3 x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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8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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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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+ S5 P- T0 i  Q+ J% { Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

; }& @. z* Q) y# X! K3 L5 M5 O* G9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

8 r) e9 y8 f3 S. u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.

! T8 Y: y' A1 @, m' v* w2 W10.   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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: M7 P0 p$ M$ p, G) CHe made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

- r9 m" I5 f' k/ ]" e5 b! `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。

4 j( k# h; m# x# 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

; D: H5 n; L; K% Q- G" l12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

我可不像你，老是和别人比阔

* ~. R% v; `1 I; M2 x. rI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

3 D) j' f6 H7 U  b; W13.   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
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Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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9 P' O' X- }3 y6 D. P14.   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.

1 L! E; h) S/ p. D5 g3 q2 p7 E. w15.   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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* G; E4 Z- j- z) B$ o8 {( j- FPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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$ |2 q1 p+ 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。
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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

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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4 H, S, G. j* h3 ]5 m- FThe 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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2 G6 u% H' d2 \3 ]18.   嫁妆marriage portion
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6 k* e0 A2 j+ T% u. T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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3 n- o/ @; {. [, BOn 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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6 H: V3 }% C: [; a0 s19.   外快side money

9 \' m" y: K, [# n' \- q' v+ T- i4 F在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

  [5 [# x3 l4 i2 z0 S/ |' TLao 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

1 k. c. I5 q0 H6 E( N他的那部车买得可真便宜
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He bought that car on the cheap.

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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22.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。
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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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23.花费 outgoings

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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9 r% p% |* O/ A0 ]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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% M0 z* L6 j" N" e2 @* p24.重要约会a heavy date
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- X3 W) U, U, f1 H她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

25.向……求婚pop the question to
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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.
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26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

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

你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？
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How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?
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5 ^' `5 I5 V2 U. f$ G28.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.
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29.开价 make a price

我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.
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30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

* g8 {- F9 T2 sHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

( r0 B9 l3 J) v% {5 i31.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

8 w5 j. u6 }' x* _1 l& f It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

: x7 X7 {: }* j$ V3 R% I32.正经人家 a respectable family

" C/ D5 S2 D  g他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。
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5 U6 O4 J) t9 Q) c9 \, sShe’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

1 E! p$ B! @( |1 C33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友
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It 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
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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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! T9 x5 ~2 r8 [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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) F, ^- S7 I; K, ?8 P他和她一见钟情。
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She took shine to him on their blind date.
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5 |9 v0 y; [6 N2 y. f* r2 c9 g$ m37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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0 J* h) |, X* t1 m' e* j许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

0 m" j2 z; Q- N9 kMany families have a skeleton in the closet.
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- x7 I* }0 a$ \" a38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

6 L0 O9 q/ g) Y- h; o据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

39．旧情人an old flame

! w/ H& b  m, L& m6 o# x昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人

The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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. l/ r) }. @8 ^( q40.装修房子spruce up

这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

% k6 ]+ F/ Q; I7 bWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

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  b* h( i- I' f近几年来，有些小学都没念过的人也过起优裕的生活来了
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5 p- N6 W2 I& D$ ]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

, p8 S0 M* ^' w. K有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

* T7 R4 h! W5 W, d# N; N) TIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

/ a$ Z0 g1 v& W+ u2 R43.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

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.

45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

" f# ~8 x  [9 C" v9 |! V. a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.

+ [" _  R: J! c46.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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8 m5 b! O+ {" g: n$ d* J% ^9 fShe is a lady without encumbrance.