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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I feel sick of those who mooch off others.

; Y. U# ]6 b8 y& J2 v2.    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。

Lao 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

老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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Lao 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

5 v4 G; Q/ H9 b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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' X5 p4 F# m" `% y" Y7 s7 k5.    没钱 be broke
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& [& y, @6 g( b我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

7 I: K' Q$ T' w# U" Q) yI 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

) U2 z' {/ h4 `( S* a6 m/ @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.

& F7 g& y2 t! e5 [. |* b* a7.    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!

8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

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.
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9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

( p0 ?9 X. O4 b) o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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- f# W$ i! Z* O8 A) S' a9 X, n0 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.

10.   发财 rake it in

9 v: e$ ~4 }; s' ]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.
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11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg
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% x; s1 s8 N0 k- _这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。

" o: D( s6 F' M; k) EEating 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

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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) z% U. s6 o( r* q+ T# I13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

& s5 Z8 Y3 Z' ^+ C4 v1 g一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

' e7 _! u) E& LSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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9 i' I; [$ g. t2 j: H14.   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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% h2 n* T  Y1 V1 j3 b# bThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

15.   婚外恋 a double life

我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

) Y8 ~& X4 z2 |9 V16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

2 R# v4 z: c; |. {( C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.

# a% D' T/ @2 y6 P0 E, {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

The 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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2 l: K$ k" @5 }& j+ y' g18.   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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# o6 y( {( [% \2 m$ f& Z/ ~On the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.

7 E$ ?6 m' f2 [: y19.   外快side money

在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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- S; _6 i0 V$ E1 H/ w, k+ mLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

, ^, {/ T* {" y; j- V; r20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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8 A$ U8 y6 w2 P! o他的那部车买得可真便宜
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He bought that car on the cheap.
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21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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$ A- d! T6 i: T6 Y6 u: l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

" ]2 C: e9 ?, }- 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。

4 [. I/ n+ l0 K' b8 q9 j! _2 KWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

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' b3 d+ O7 Y9 K0 ~- q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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1 E- y. r9 |9 `/ [% jHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?

7 q; }3 [( |, d3 [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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0 f2 D) y. K) tShe 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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% h  R) x; b" x) W" Z  Z) k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。

% Z! E. N0 {5 [* JWhen 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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) V0 C" C# T! G  }! i26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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最后她还是把他给甩了。

: K5 X  J+ ^4 e' H. O+ OShe had as supposed given him the air at last.

9 P" h5 A! S- {+ p2 V2 q27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

: p+ R3 Q# h3 \3 t# _& i! |/ s- V& s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?

3 b- V% N' b. c: x# s9 M8 w" g7 X28.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.

) a6 l  e: l( X) `6 t29.开价 make a price

& h9 ?1 x* U, {* c. b7 |5 J. {& k, x6 x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.

30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

8 `% g  n0 ]5 U( D4 [& {His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

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& b3 n4 u9 H" I+ X' A公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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" W4 q/ }  G4 q( C6 n It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

32.正经人家 a respectable family

* ]- m' D2 a, I. v( I8 B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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/ `3 E+ q( L$ }! G) f7 ^/ B& X  R0 Q( [She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

33.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

+ s; ?) i+ o/ f0 Q3 ^5 }1 wIt 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
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: _# r, D. {/ `. k& b1 p. II do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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& S. ~) ]8 M% B; t7 x2 I35.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。

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

36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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他和她一见钟情。

8 A) S- N/ B( V% a0 Z3 [She took shine to him on their blind date.

37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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4 \7 n% z, L( E' n9 d许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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" C+ N- C( L, k. U' T2 s& Z3 GMany families have a skeleton in the closet.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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6 J5 S4 {% T- w# Q$ d$ i6 u( q8 W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.

5 b7 C4 j! G4 W/ V+ Y0 C- v6 z39．旧情人an old flame

9 n5 Y. E; D" u; _. x( G0 p% H" Y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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* v' l" N+ h- V6 w这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

) @$ D) I/ q( n% P) x# p" c: mWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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41.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
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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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. t" J0 B' T9 u" f9 k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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0 T/ ^  i/ o% ~3 Q! Z, d43.有家室的人 a man of family
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# D% O5 A2 Z+ @# M$ B2 t" ]  L他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

0 a1 M* x) l2 \, S2 nHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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( P7 \! w& K/ W# P2 D44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

! v# T$ u6 s  Z* D! m小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

  L' O2 E' A4 X4 `% ?- p2 mXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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. j  [2 g! O" K$ T( N! L! l45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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0 ^. @7 C: }: K7 m2 Y虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。

9 K3 N5 h; D! D9 tAlthough 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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% c. ?7 J5 C2 j0 o% v# y她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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9 [9 s7 o" g( E3 _: k! I3 c0 _She is a lady without encumbrance.