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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; L* N9 d! U8 f) T/ pI feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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2.    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。

' M7 \6 r/ x- O3 jLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
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$ c3 G; }% A, W1 I% O: `9 a; @3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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4 P3 w2 [/ K! I4 c- V3 ^老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？

( b, r: I6 C2 z. E' CLao 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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' |6 T9 A1 [2 _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?

) \* z1 V% U+ @4 n2 Z% C8 Y5.    没钱 be broke

6 O% o$ g6 `5 P# L我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

; |- \% B" k/ jI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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. j9 d- P/ K. D) t6.    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！

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

% l, Y/ C4 c2 _3 m) a, r% ?3 q7.    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
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7 u6 a1 G3 [, Z2 n7 XThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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0 c. [( Y  y  R6 ^1 A+ H8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

& O3 f1 z) i+ H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.

) y; F5 r$ R; I9 t3 l, _9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes
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, Q: N5 D, ?! ^6 C! Q, y! w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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( u6 p. b! |" S10.   发财 rake it in

; Z% E: p; x! g/ h7 |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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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。

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

  e. c: ?! C# j8 s2 q0 N& `8 U+ @/ c12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

我可不像你，老是和别人比阔

I’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

5 I$ E4 g5 j$ D, h$ R13.   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

2 Z, Z) @; v9 F$ NSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

0 o' X5 l1 w( d+ r7 A7 x7 }+ d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.

15.   婚外恋 a double life
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! R3 E# D' O) t" `, Z* g! T" C4 [ 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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( b4 j* R! r5 HPeople 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

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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* r7 m" C/ S5 a- u9 ?, u0 T, V4 \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

5 [; z+ q, w6 D  @2 WThe 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。

( I% s: ]; S0 l* a) MOn 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
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* H$ m" M( J' x在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

2 w! R1 d" h4 a5 a: }+ P+ g% L# iLao 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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; X+ m" w3 T. x+ x( w# }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。

5 ]& x9 T. Y! i; |- S: r2 yThe 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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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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, L" f* l' F  G! }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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她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

5 j+ f% s6 h8 Q' lShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

25.向……求婚pop the question to

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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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.

26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

最后她还是把他给甩了。

5 Q7 c2 O0 w) K1 l2 }She had as supposed given him the air at last.

27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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; r& Q3 {8 r& K( M5 J8 ~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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( }6 _) ^+ w+ q* a. a$ }" J. h- MHow 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

3 k/ Z3 s0 g( Y# Q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.

1 m9 J9 `8 ?$ e4 a29.开价 make a price

: j; `3 y% a. K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.

$ l2 \: |- ^  q* v30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
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# Q, @2 f& E9 E  g, G$ R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.
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! Q1 |0 c# S5 ]5 Z3 o, P0 N; n1 o" G2 }31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

! @' {0 a1 _6 H* Q5 k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

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.
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33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

7 [+ @: c. a7 K+ U0 _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.

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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。
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: U7 X8 ]4 t' C7 xFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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! U) \* ^* k! k5 E36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

; g5 Y5 p% d3 w0 O( C0 L他和她一见钟情。
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( W- a8 K: a1 H5 [! ~6 JShe 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.

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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1 b: W1 g) J8 e# ?' sIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

' R0 W$ d3 B$ N2 O9 r39．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

The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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40.装修房子spruce up

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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1 a. b/ M2 u# h" X3 G& _" D41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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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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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

有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

9 S; p4 e- D2 K4 v1 e0 E& y% jIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”
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7 k+ `3 E2 Q3 I7 J- @# S43.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？

He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?

3 d. Z) U1 a- _! k  ^7 u* ]; G/ T44.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
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! G8 T$ p: {; q% i: @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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1 f+ X/ L& S- o, X3 U# Q46.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.