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。
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I feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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0 v1 A) ^4 v  W2.    钱挣海了 coin money

# C) L4 o3 R% ^+ I: E1 Q, v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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7 z' [5 x8 U( mLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
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% _/ L3 V, |% n( E. r9 t& [2 t3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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6 ^2 T3 a* _% l" s# \$ v8 e! c9 |6 L老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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) }, m; q- S- E  U% i2 bLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

: v7 S0 H5 W' k* o6 N# D4.    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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6 L+ s- y0 y- a3 N3 n' W6 i我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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# G# X* l% S3 i* p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

那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

7 V$ D2 F9 t& B+ v1 ZThat shop is plain a clip joint!

8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

1 J% L% y- j) h/ k5 o$ I) X" ^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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7 `1 E! j9 Y' a/ r' P. v( Z Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

% d- g: F! i. H$ \3 I- y) S9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

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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; ?9 a2 ^2 C8 sIn 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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* o+ }9 }$ G: x- U# l2 d, [  g10.   发财 rake it in
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它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

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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。
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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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! i! L, m  B$ u我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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: x5 c& a: N* o9 q$ j9 [8 \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.

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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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15.   婚外恋 a double life

6 K7 c6 C; m! @& f; R 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
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- i$ a, R; w; z# V+ s5 {8 {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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8 U" d3 u: P/ N; }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

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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5 b! c+ T: v. cThe 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

" R5 z  O8 g3 L. ?/ N1 F2 e$ D/ ~7 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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: `& M3 K  }2 {; t; p( O; d! V. SOn 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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在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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& j* o' D' x% O! h4 G( DLao 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

* e5 o+ W8 A6 C' T! `3 t他的那部车买得可真便宜

' G: Q. d% }2 p) z. ]5 tHe bought that car on the cheap.
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6 B* U1 `0 ]+ o: w( u( C$ |21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

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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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.

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; U: D/ N8 B2 k& [- c( P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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# Z, i5 a" g6 g' l& R' z& L24.重要约会a heavy date
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: _9 z5 F: r5 _' q6 p1 }她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

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
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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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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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26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

  K; c. x+ V; a) A, n- s最后她还是把他给甩了。

8 R/ }$ ?  k% E: e5 X4 iShe had as supposed given him the air at last.

- G" p+ R! b4 W4 Q! a27.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?
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5 _( f& S' v0 H3 u( Z28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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# L* f) r6 w4 ~% |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.

29.开价 make a price

. ~0 Z' O4 d9 I6 Y3 f3 M我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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; K( |! a3 o, \I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

5 ?9 b$ c8 K% W. t) g8 Z30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
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; M2 Z6 m; l, `! N3 L* a6 u8 V他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

' E1 Q, z  f/ k' Q/ r# b( XHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

( h2 e4 h) o# G" [( M' t$ ]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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4 z( _' _* G0 x: _3 S# y It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

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9 o  Y% @3 J) h4 |' O& ]9 O他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

' S3 k4 M8 q1 [; w+ SShe’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

! Z3 D% p6 g7 k* c' R  B据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.
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6 n) l* B0 l$ n: r: q34.零花钱 pocket money
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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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) |: U+ s: x- o- _35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

# o/ h/ w! R3 g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 .

7 o7 `- o% }5 J% R' l36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

他和她一见钟情。

She took shine to him on their blind date.
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0 v+ V7 n/ t- A7 F' m37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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' i1 A( p/ }" ?/ b, Y- q0 H. dMany families have a skeleton in the closet.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

  [( t: F" Z' dIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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; B; Y+ H# F# }1 t* l39．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
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% Z: [/ |, ^, l, t% J6 _0 m) m3 {这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

1 \# M1 |7 t( r, `6 {We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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* i, s* J. T) v5 w41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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" u( g0 @% t+ y% J近几年来，有些小学都没念过的人也过起优裕的生活来了

! b& H# L3 A4 `% Q1 k7 i- KIn recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

1 K8 u/ r+ J1 d7 L. k7 l42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers
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' x/ j% b- H) i: T+ A2 I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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6 w0 u  }5 O3 B5 v; L; J43.有家室的人 a man of family

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?
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5 r( z6 P" @; y8 E# h/ h44.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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  t; w( |7 ^+ _- U7 W( RXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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0 ^: N6 }: f! Q) N45.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.
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3 x8 j+ m: G+ J7 y46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

, y/ Y8 B1 T; I6 g她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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  s8 a) N& S* b1 I# }6 sShe is a lady without encumbrance.