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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我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。

I feel sick of those who mooch off others.

2.    钱挣海了 coin money

$ T6 h; r& c. h& R5 t这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。

Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

1 V, v8 @0 G4 T) h& O3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

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?
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3 p/ n7 a/ ?5 L4 y7 X4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

" c! s2 X0 B, D' ^; N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?

5.    没钱 be broke

" I$ j$ y+ E. p& ~2 H我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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4 D; p- n) t" O" T* g" i5 Z0 GI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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' l: `. [" f8 j5 L6 e+ C( [6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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) |5 f' K; P& T, P+ B你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

# Z9 b8 Q" S- j# W) }7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

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!

5 F9 u& _6 X, A7 x1 z- M8.    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。

Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes
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& w) `  v5 |% S4 L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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7 y, O, B/ M% Z* R0 n5 m10.   发财 rake it in

它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财

; Q1 y7 m8 k; FHe 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
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$ \+ W5 g* _" Z& M: F这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。

5 e2 P  W7 W! S, f$ U  O5 wEating 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
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12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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I’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

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.

14.   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.
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5 w& S) E" V- m& n15.   婚外恋 a double life

- H! v; i7 `9 N1 F1 v/ j) A6 }4 [4 X, j 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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' D$ h) M. E1 @7 j! B  x- [People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

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- C# T* J; m$ y3 q" K8 _4 p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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17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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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

2 z1 e! R; k/ [' Z2 GThe 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

在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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! d* |* h8 E( ~8 E( \0 P20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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* W* z+ P, G  A8 b1 t他的那部车买得可真便宜

He bought that car on the cheap.
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* n7 F, s# o. R' I' E21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

$ V0 |" A$ f2 a# D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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! X% L1 k: s4 h! O! g% I  m当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。

  }1 p4 |$ S% k! @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？

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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6 q6 R5 \8 u: B% D) z4 ~24.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。

9 f; e$ J8 T$ {% ?# S1 z: J: e% @She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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25.向……求婚pop the question to

4 O# T) C9 A, F, i# o7 n# s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。

5 \# i% M2 ^. y( ^: t% hWhen 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
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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
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你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

9 b! N: V7 i: q$ D# B7 JHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

/ S+ [- P! K# \3 W28.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，
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( Y5 ?$ Y, ]& k$ ?5 _; ?$ mGenerally 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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  ~1 P$ I0 u" @* {* Q3 Q' w( ZI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

30.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。

His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

5 D& |: }: s2 Y' M2 S/ o) }公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

3 v4 J" X6 ^" S2 h! V( }. x7 @9 O8 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
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, J7 z' [& p. r. @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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" j: e9 l5 Z: N9 e2 u" AShe’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

/ T4 O: Y9 z, M33.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.
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" v4 \$ i. C6 J& c34.零花钱 pocket money
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! U+ V+ `. k& |# V) ]! B我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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; r3 m# Q! R. c/ L; t! ^( hI 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

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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From the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .

% @& S8 X, C% v0 Y3 @/ F  _: w! N36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

7 X) W" h5 \0 g+ a他和她一见钟情。
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, U2 ]" a! J' t4 ]- p' HShe took shine to him on their blind date.
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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

Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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, y4 }# F$ ~, z: F7 h* t据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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  ?6 U8 R; N2 L9 w; HIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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39．旧情人an old flame

/ Z7 B" h4 ], k5 u# _, }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.

* V# {! v/ Z3 Z5 F8 M40.装修房子spruce up

这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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1 T, Z$ X! G. y4 m+ v1 K7 RWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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7 z2 H  e  j; v, y! g41.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

$ @: ^7 l: t+ w$ eIn 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。

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?

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& w. o7 P0 h% M( ]9 R/ ~/ J2 L" ~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

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.

4 ?* j8 x8 A0 _9 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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" Y* w& w& `4 gShe is a lady without encumbrance.