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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9 p: _7 F4 k" m0 G5 j我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。

I feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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/ D- K7 Q5 q( Z5 h# I2 L2.    钱挣海了 coin money

这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。

9 O8 T8 ?  B6 G- k$ zLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

+ q$ \" a2 L2 K8 V& D0 C" W; Q( B3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

" z* ^( g; g0 B- z老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？

Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

  C8 }8 f# \8 u$ u) p+ j4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

! c- y. z8 L5 x1 M钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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6 l( h5 S0 M1 N4 k& X5.    没钱 be broke
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, q( ?# y$ m5 O+ }& W我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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5 t' k; r+ X& EI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

! |0 p" k8 Q2 A1 T6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

2 @( f* j9 _, p, o你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！

! T' ^+ _, ~" ], ^$ X7 `1 kYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

+ j3 e/ z; o/ B$ T5 e; v# f0 G7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

! W. D8 \/ w7 ZThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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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。

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

10.   发财 rake it in

. K! `/ a8 a* Q! y3 U! m- x9 ]8 {5 v, O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.
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+ d6 Y5 M2 E! w! [' ?  y" G11.   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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$ f+ w, Z* Y5 G: Y# D. O6 \) e/ hEating 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

12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

0 {( N  n& k* \* T  a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.
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  @& ~: j" P' M- x/ e13.   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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$ w+ y7 d% _: q% M/ P+ A14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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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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+ s+ d$ |7 b5 y  h2 K5 i1 w8 g. V15.   婚外恋 a double life

我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋

People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

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

' \  v7 d2 H- w" K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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( G/ g3 S. g+ x* |5 Q" y% Y& ]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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, Z# i7 \% r; Q; p: H& F17.   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

0 H( l1 G8 M( s$ N: M% HThe son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. He’s now on their honeymoon abroad.

" }" X4 Y( |" a0 F18.   嫁妆marriage portion
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' T) N. q% U1 v0 c0 \+ h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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  H% G4 Z5 L& R* C, k5 j4 W9 FOn 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 P% K7 M% q4 V% _8 o19.   外快side money

在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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' K+ |- _; j( i+ t* ~( h8 HLao 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

6 ~( h' D6 _' c/ m6 ?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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# i6 ?2 @' ^1 B6 W% J+ @! R- G21.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。

' V$ t5 u# L6 b) sThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

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。

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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6 T% A4 [  E( Q7 m: _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？

3 @+ a) p2 @. l# I, Y2 t. XHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?
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& m' O8 Z4 I5 I# G( j7 H$ N24.重要约会a heavy date
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她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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She 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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8 W; v9 n& Z4 X, |- G  mWhen 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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( g% E4 v# e5 @: @3 A1 rShe had as supposed given him the air at last.
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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？

How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

3 s  F- l* \+ o; {! m28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

6 L# d9 s5 [  q1 B- f! l6 A$ o一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

/ H2 c4 x+ a  y+ Z  iGenerally 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
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& w8 F1 o# d# o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.

% W# p3 D1 V3 ], ?0 E5 |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。
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$ a* U- b* B6 N7 A. s; Y6 qHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

1 a8 Y% D! s: t& Z, f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。
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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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, V* e& [' u  e! F6 t据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友
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$ Q- b3 G8 t  XIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

1 B* N* _, [# h  D34.零花钱 pocket money

' P) J) c- w5 z. x5 a- n: v5 ?我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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: b& s, v! c7 M! WI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

' c7 Y" \0 c) e* N35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

$ u% Q$ t9 r/ l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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36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

) X& e* h. i& O他和她一见钟情。

$ t4 y  y, T2 S$ r: u: eShe 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

% O1 s9 v2 S: |4 s! c据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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+ x' i" q3 U) ]3 K& ?, P4 fIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

39．旧情人an old flame
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) _( k& I1 ^% U8 _- x昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人

2 a) t2 c, B0 _- E; v+ o3 ^The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.

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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41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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3 F( R; G# C$ o$ F3 Q. B! Z# l2 K近几年来，有些小学都没念过的人也过起优裕的生活来了

" {) K/ a5 f+ i* f  AIn recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.
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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。

! X3 p5 k: m0 vIt’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

6 h/ Q4 K+ [6 E) |( k5 ]. Q! Q他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

/ F, I2 m% c  x2 ]* }- WHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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5 j; Q5 o; j$ S3 e44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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* h# S3 f1 `& l( s) U  [2 Y! i" O小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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9 h- M/ a2 W- j/ ]# ^  k- t1 PXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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' p9 `  L  X. W45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

6 E8 O( q! B5 {. E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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46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance
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7 c# N  @: P0 v" n她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

: ?* A; c# Y9 L0 C# dShe is a lady without encumbrance.