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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。7 V% @$ {1 i3 w. J! N" v8 O C
& O$ h3 q- N5 PI feel sick of those who mooch off others.' C5 h1 ~2 I* f" {$ S% o5 h
" B; o) T; e' d4 ]' @) p) X; B2. 钱挣海了 coin money: Y5 e/ ^3 b0 |2 h2 E ]1 t! R
1 b- P) I. f# ^) K/ P5 T$ w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!. v# B# C5 { e
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3. 钱多得花不完 have money to burn9 K$ n6 I: |; N8 R) a4 t* z) j
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老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？1 w# [; ~" J7 i
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Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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7 N$ j% j/ g% C/ J8 ` E0 e4. 钱能生钱 money begets money
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/ p! l& V3 k2 A, x; Y, {$ n钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？! H. \, o# w$ D9 o7 N4 }
6 |* s& z0 F1 x) c: E2 oMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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; y7 L4 _* O/ q% s2 d$ \$ r5. 没钱 be broke . p! z( I4 B/ Q3 e! P1 E
0 N6 L) ]$ | P& @: Y我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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& _5 e5 k4 O* y XI 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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$ }4 ^1 n* i* G9 n/ ?0 H y你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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; R N- T# y9 U4 Y9 ^. f9 N3 eYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.1 F" g' a" [6 P) Y1 V& }
x6 K3 i6 @0 d" Z; ?0 x0 ^7. 敲竹杠 a clip joint + ^8 F; X: [, Z2 z
! [# T+ J% n: [那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿% ~3 W7 y: `: ?0 j1 n
l, e" |9 _4 {That shop is plain a clip joint!
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8. 生活很富裕be well fixed' H7 c- U& {, J* Y2 H a
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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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Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.6 a W1 Y1 }. {+ a
3 ^6 m( ^5 ?. P9. 吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes3 V- S: n/ b. O1 d; G7 C
' l8 r8 p" J; x# ~( j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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$ {5 K' S# r! T- B% k1 xIn 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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10. 发财 rake it in# d9 y7 _* d$ P/ s* P# z, g
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它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财0 y. f: z! {' a3 f0 M
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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
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这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。7 Z/ p4 e. G0 N3 }
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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& \2 Q( a% \6 J5 R+ o+ D7 m* i
) i7 l* l9 I) k8 v12. 跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses( V/ m% X* W- N( z
+ s) n1 ~! F( Q我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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" {# }( k( d h& AI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.
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13. 养家糊口bring home the bacon4 i: \8 _% t. l% l0 V, E) p7 S
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一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人3 j* v8 F0 ~; C6 Z
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Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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( Q/ o* \" t! V2 A14. 与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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/ x }- t7 |: y# @8 W( M( _据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。; f1 U$ j4 I \/ A3 |5 y* t) e
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The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.9 q) ]6 X4 ^# T3 @0 t
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15. 婚外恋 a double life+ k2 g- _3 x0 {' u8 |
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我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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4 v! T# b" `# W9 \" r) {% UPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.- D/ l; T5 z7 |* }2 q- M" Q3 O
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16. 深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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3 e9 k0 G3 G, N% c1 R* a; q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
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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0 }' S' d+ J. L u
% `+ z: U/ j9 {& y4 v2 M' uThe son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. He’s now on their honeymoon abroad.' F. n9 n: `( P. A
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& f; O1 O# L) T# i( e( z离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。6 W. }; b0 f. s& r
8 k: X# X7 D, p/ g2 G! ]3 |0 R0 K' QOn 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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$ T( o* \$ y4 l7 b+ b9 ]- [$ B19. 外快side money2 `& h( x/ z l* s! i
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在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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$ D6 ]& g6 }; Q) R) v/ c! ALao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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. ]2 C5 ~" c& _. p3 C* \. |20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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$ R& C; k- f2 m" |他的那部车买得可真便宜5 e" @" Y/ \6 I/ A2 e4 m0 [. J
: d. @( n- h0 B$ |He bought that car on the cheap.
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$ S- \) O3 o* S% t3 {# I21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners+ W$ [! @! s5 s" T; d) x: h2 r2 {
) A$ N. S: p5 y* O: ^8 w- C, X那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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* w) @5 c& D3 P6 [* J6 P22.调情 make a pass at someone# H& N7 H& w9 c& y/ s
3 h' Y" m5 B( }5 Y: N4 H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.3 o& Q* j; w% Q* B
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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 date5 E$ `! x% ?( L
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她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。8 F1 l& l4 D3 q2 @0 @$ Z
+ K& c8 E# t4 Z9 E! ZShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.3 B5 `6 T/ t' P# Z: ^: B
. x0 W1 G0 G0 f+ t l# h2 @$ I25.向……求婚pop the question to : s* _0 C2 t* m5 n! A1 o
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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。
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! E% z6 U0 v% f0 l7 A3 _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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5 C, i7 _8 L1 a! c7 m4 ~$ m26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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8 j# z7 S% N3 R, ~ F1 E+ {" i* D最后她还是把他给甩了。
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, i: N$ b3 ]1 f4 u% T$ F# |She had as supposed given him the air at last." n+ _7 C$ R$ Q$ s$ T
U8 ]) G ^& k- |$ K27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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P5 p- M" R3 ^, G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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& U3 x7 x& t0 qHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?% k: V+ W7 o5 B% t$ @0 a) o7 f
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28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.! ~0 u. m0 Z6 i/ a
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29.开价 make a price: I- t/ Z6 E. w
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我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。/ B4 ]4 @. B4 U6 b6 ?; K- ~$ d
3 l$ _, p2 G- I& C: B) H; AI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.3 g$ A" `) Z3 F X+ A% X9 p
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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。
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8 g) ~ p4 z. ?$ |) _3 iHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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, b: r+ Y. g1 Q% C% y V31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo4 B+ q% O9 ?* f. P4 B5 t* v
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公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去' p S1 C3 p. g) u4 l, Z, T) d
7 `5 i M% X( T It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.
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; n# i! b c1 v, J32.正经人家 a respectable family
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1 a" J. j& A* B) q5 X4 V3 M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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( e! c6 x7 b$ o) {/ eShe’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.8 ^; \1 J! j% K: ?5 o" h; m S
( Q. _& n' w0 I( D& U" E4 r33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone* ]) r) J2 |0 C- j
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It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.
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34.零花钱 pocket money
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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱: L ^1 Y7 W) J. k/ g
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35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at
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/ V0 e7 N) g* P0 g3 D2 TFrom 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
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She took shine to him on their blind date.
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; p1 E$ ~- K" p+ a37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet$ r, Y5 k% P" \' h
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Many families have a skeleton in the closet.1 x+ ~) q; J% p
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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。7 G8 E$ f/ ~1 @9 w+ r7 x Z$ [6 T [. J& D
7 D0 m f/ L& e3 d8 Z7 h/ O9 i+ ZIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.3 S) y) q% a0 m# G
& F% P- R# q0 B$ r4 n* x39．旧情人an old flame% v; ^+ H7 d4 i" s$ t) |1 K
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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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e- m6 `2 ]& ]. j0 e% OThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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40.装修房子spruce up! E- Z, D% o* Q+ }' W+ v' ]
4 S; n0 ]" Y2 ^4 A; o这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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$ A! f" S$ z# SWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.% P, S4 \4 v9 o5 G4 r6 }
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41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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% `5 O, w" Q" T- h! |近几年来，有些小学都没念过的人也过起优裕的生活来了% n) S5 Q6 b# F, n) K9 D
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In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.1 v% Y4 I6 N8 U1 A3 Y( j! K; M
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42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers+ f# H5 J5 _. Q( u2 |4 i9 c3 J$ U
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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。' e2 I7 d8 ? f! e( I9 |
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: c5 w; {" K/ l3 |, j43.有家室的人 a man of family
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U. U! n) Q2 @- ~He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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# N' r" o" F$ t* p6 T44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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: w# Q6 y% e! J& y# A6 A3 q小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻$ k' i9 ?9 v& R: E! l6 i4 s
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45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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8 ~% r' x7 l" D. u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.
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