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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4 z+ k+ x, v1 o8 N: xI feel sick of those who mooch off others.

2.    钱挣海了 coin money

5 l* u5 E) `1 b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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* I! L. U/ K* J# gLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
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3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

$ P2 v) T0 m+ h. }老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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  z4 O1 ~2 O: E: x* S! u# ?3 E$ ]9 pLao 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
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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?
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5.    没钱 be broke
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$ E1 j( a8 S  J" x7 B我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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/ B- i# Y6 p7 w* [I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

4 ^  D- ~: x3 P/ z# ~: H9 E6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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$ u; L7 Q' Y6 q' Z: N你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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: I8 d( m7 K- E% k/ X3 ]You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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+ u" n! B( E& p) M7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

7 e; V% X. B: T9 V. Z* FThat shop is plain a clip joint!

  J) e6 ?  k( C/ _% ~8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

' b5 h) a& Y/ c6 `2 S7 X6 _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.

) E+ _" {  u! a8 I6 R9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes
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  J9 t3 }" Y0 O7 [5 M0 e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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  K* Z0 c" t2 w$ V7 p1 n  f10.   发财 rake it in
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# l8 K- g( v. ^9 v+ t% o5 F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.

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。
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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
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% x4 J$ s+ E! v2 ~- T7 b9 Z6 Q12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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2 ~* Y) [6 W% D% l  E: H7 N" ?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.
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13.   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
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- {  h$ j' h1 Y" \' _Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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  d1 }3 `2 L6 Y* r* o" N0 @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。

The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

  e" l& F) H, `! f15.   婚外恋 a double life
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, R* k: z9 E2 ~9 e8 [# z1 U 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

/ R/ d  X1 S$ g2 f7 F/ A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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( N! {3 s# a9 n! X! h7 o2 _17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

/ c: c2 V  p; H0 I" V: X- Z1 `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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The 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

6 A; x) Z" [! r6 M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.

19.   外快side money

在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

, ^* U" E- G* F& v( t7 Z$ Y3 C* OLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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" j: U: V' v9 C8 O1 ]8 O20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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他的那部车买得可真便宜
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7 g. `/ [- B0 t0 ?He bought that car on the cheap.
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21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

  r- ]2 l9 R( w$ t% I; p) Y1 r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.

1 S4 B4 }' [$ G* U( K22.调情 make a pass at someone

0 ?  J5 l2 L- Q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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$ A6 S. A2 u) e+ Z' pWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.
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/ C' P1 D% Q0 w$ d* i% C+ e23.花费 outgoings
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% @! w) k0 j1 p* G; U+ E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？

1 ?# J2 W7 H9 tHe 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。
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6 @) l7 d/ q$ a" Q: a: G# jShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

25.向……求婚pop the question to

6 ~( t4 C/ P9 T1 n+ g0 s$ U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。

9 W" G% t5 W' {- d6 h/ A/ bWhen 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

最后她还是把他给甩了。

. U& Z6 v% h! `She had as supposed given him the air at last.
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4 f* K$ W7 N4 c5 ]: i1 R; R* L27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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6 Y& V$ n( v; m) _7 y你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

- ^9 i6 J- u/ S6 F& L$ b: THow 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
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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.
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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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I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.
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& Z$ e, U, Y3 o  ^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.

* P: E$ t( `/ G0 i! \7 x4 O31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

0 R& j0 g/ F3 o) @4 z* w8 A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.

" b6 j" T6 V# n' b9 Z: u) w. \1 I32.正经人家 a respectable family
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4 @2 G' v3 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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# V# `! l! Q2 R1 r$ yShe’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
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$ G* [2 u/ F1 y" C# V据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友
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/ C2 h+ R5 {4 [2 K$ D7 H3 J& zIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

& i6 M5 h: i2 ]; ]34.零花钱 pocket money

- \2 w4 w6 V  E1 v我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

( I2 n7 R7 A0 `  w$ z4 f. zI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

& Q, f7 @9 c4 k! O6 ]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 .

5 g; {& f4 J# H36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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他和她一见钟情。
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! t( ~% n4 I6 a0 DShe took shine to him on their blind date.
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  N9 J+ |0 s$ r; O2 O" ^37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

2 f; J+ e( x" L许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

0 K5 L2 n9 O. w+ x3 N2 Z2 ^Many families have a skeleton in the closet.
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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

- L1 H9 t5 a: i( Z& Q( U39．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
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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。

% ~; x6 [* V) F$ r6 nWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

  k5 J( ?- w) X0 U. P4 Z2 T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.

) M. P8 Q' l2 f! f& w42.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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2 R3 R* x6 e1 P5 R7 K$ KIt’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？

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

44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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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.
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1 q/ |9 p7 R6 o4 A5 g9 y/ N0 p' e45.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.

8 G* n+ o! ?5 o46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance
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! w; Y" L! Y  B4 H" N. G她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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She is a lady without encumbrance.