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

, p% L3 G- }; G+ x我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。

" k1 }, y0 O( f2 B0 n4 e9 FI feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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2.    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。

- u  |9 B& A5 k+ c% E* _' G4 ZLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

; t# z& n* A6 G" e+ h; P# ]3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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6 C; z; M9 P2 {9 |$ R' Z老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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/ a- Q# k0 x! C( s2 n7 eLao 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

9 }  S1 W* v; ~- M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?

* ?( R5 S: ^( ^6 z7 l5.    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.
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6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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# p, o  b0 D7 t: P+ \. d: S. N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.
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7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

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6 n  ^  |4 C8 W: J" EThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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# s" h, W! X. T! S$ g3 Y& O. Q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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+ T+ h7 V1 F4 t" L0 H 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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: t% `* }- O( [8 {1 J* N9 R" x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.
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+ p1 Z6 S* w% g6 [& U10.   发财 rake it in
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0 `/ }( m7 W$ i0 H! Y; \它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财

' U! l4 r9 ~0 l, B8 iHe made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.
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) n3 R* y7 Q# E3 `9 e! `11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg

; L1 Y4 \4 V, M& P" e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

, O' ?- s3 v3 p12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

6 n1 Z9 c6 I0 t% I0 T我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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# j1 ?- l1 F9 _( D* @& k& E" VI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.
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% x9 X& S1 p; F+ e! p7 e! Z, V13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon
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8 r6 u, e) y& B1 R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.

5 T1 ]8 J3 ?5 }/ W2 I5 W14.   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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* x9 @; L- q2 G  y4 _The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

" D- y" h$ ?/ Z15.   婚外恋 a double life
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# x7 s( Y/ _, B- S  H 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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' q0 s% w* X6 P5 T; cPeople 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。
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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.

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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% W( M; S# q. c/ b) _4 h* wThe son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. He’s now on their honeymoon abroad.

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。

0 U5 a8 T6 o6 N" u! i. lOn the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.

19.   外快side money
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# d7 m5 V9 \# p! u在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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3 I7 [& U. e9 d  WLao 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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( h' ?7 N, k6 e8 e他的那部车买得可真便宜
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7 E; O4 [( ?& C8 i. ^8 UHe bought that car on the cheap.

* v5 D4 r9 _/ A+ Z' s! f21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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. N5 N+ {# B; S: P% f$ f那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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8 H1 i. \$ ]' {- H" X5 }: A22.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。

- j  b% x+ }  ?5 f1 E* z- c0 DWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

- t* k8 J" o  W7 i23.花费 outgoings
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4 a+ O$ b" y3 T, P5 P3 n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。

) n/ v2 c4 r( M% W* z) B$ q9 PShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

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; b% n+ P7 m2 L: n4 x" \- x3 G: i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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2 G1 P' o6 k/ VWhen 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

+ J' `3 E' c) C/ m9 [/ k最后她还是把他给甩了。
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She had as supposed given him the air at last.
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27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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+ |% L: W9 x$ B/ u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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- T* o5 ?* R- \; Q+ A! UHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

9 `. s1 b# U. @, [4 O% [/ V28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

: a& K1 D. S$ ]5 w/ J" r一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，
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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
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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.
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& \# f4 ?, K. k) Z0 \: p30.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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31.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
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) S+ B1 t- A* G4 m; C It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.
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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.

8 `. T2 D- Z; S% g( D3 x+ P/ H33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

" I* ]; S# Z$ H9 A1 i/ }# f据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友
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: N( T4 W0 N8 b4 S0 g( GIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.
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( m8 ^: C5 w7 c3 L34.零花钱 pocket money
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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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$ b6 H3 T) Q( d4 v/ y$ TI 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

' h3 T8 W) G& ~1 @: W% Q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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4 Y( s# \' X8 ~2 u! t36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

" d+ b$ G( z3 ~# k4 y他和她一见钟情。
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She took shine to him on their blind date.

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

: X- c3 `6 ?4 t; PMany families have a skeleton in the closet.
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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

6 r/ p% b1 j) z  ?# X* E# A) @据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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6 ?/ ]3 y" N' T3 a9 a' U+ mIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

39．旧情人an old flame
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8 f# `7 J) w9 P2 I* F$ W0 P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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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。
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# B2 \( d; n: `6 _0 t$ g( D  bWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

! J& z3 o1 j4 W3 p( c4 s41.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

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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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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It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

43.有家室的人 a man of family
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1 |$ z3 X( m  P! p, n他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

% y0 A8 i% Y# @: R: sHe’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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! n3 k9 ?3 u" `# H小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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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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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.

46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

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She is a lady without encumbrance.