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.
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- h' }3 Q. P" K" d7 R2.    钱挣海了 coin money

2 z- p9 m: Q$ l这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。

! G3 |1 i+ A9 Q- \1 w% \4 KLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
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- |  ~/ ]9 {) \( Y5 `3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

& h* {  ~& W  W$ E8 L老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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" u5 O& ]6 W. fLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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' o% s8 P' I# Y0 Z9 x4.    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？

Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

5.    没钱 be broke
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% Q; ?  @5 J. }5 X我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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5 R9 a" t/ W* h+ ]$ e! l, x4 [* UI 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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- l% `% c. q" v, G) k! P: f7 i$ H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.

7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

That shop is plain a clip joint!
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8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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7 l  F8 S$ l) N1 V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.

* O9 n) W2 o" `! S( D; L" `5 }9.    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

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.

10.   发财 rake it in
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$ Z9 d1 U% f+ I: y它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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, t- d7 ~+ T2 x" ]# jHe 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

6 [/ R$ ~( [( a% @: U/ e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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8 O( G& M+ e: ^+ f  [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

3 Y( S* w; h. U3 E8 T" @( U& w( w12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

+ a. Z! z6 d4 P5 W" l我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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0 J" Z6 n4 @- U7 BI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.
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6 ^# e3 c7 ?# q) p; k13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

1 Y3 P) \6 I3 ~3 B, u( c  c一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人
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$ N7 q% b- y3 b* n# C. f- |  J: T) YSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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: N2 S* V4 ]7 r3 D1 I- D14.   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.
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15.   婚外恋 a double life
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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.
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16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

: {% P9 M2 v+ t. \7 |$ ?$ }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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6 x' P  R0 w0 c  {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

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
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* K5 A, @. _0 j0 O$ Q. `离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。

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

2 i5 ^% J5 t, r* I6 q7 P4 S在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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) Y0 `- n6 `1 g# iLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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6 c, v" n7 X9 S+ d& D20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

5 D' a/ O4 C0 a3 Z$ P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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" Z- H" c8 \( D3 |5 N21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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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

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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( H- G; @5 \/ H* k1 BWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

23.花费 outgoings

0 E% G, r% F! ], \* u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？

" Y( O1 t: t7 @! ^4 Y4 pHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?

  C! q+ W% `5 E* D24.重要约会a heavy date
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- r  }, N. p' B) X: X" ~她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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) N. d( [1 Z. q5 A" qShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

' X: L, s8 M' y$ R. n5 P" q% Z25.向……求婚pop the question to
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1 y1 R2 ^# z$ v: ^2 W4 l6 h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。

; h' `: x+ k) l' J' N2 {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.

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.

8 E% M; Y& F' [* l9 f27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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7 w3 y) l' i) l3 q4 {. W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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How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

9 R! A" r9 S6 @9 X) G28.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，

6 ]. c* B* f  i1 E" lGenerally 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

# [* \" Z4 x3 D+ e% s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.
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30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
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# m* T# G0 D" X4 F' k" H: b他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。
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His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

/ E9 f7 a- M) m8 }8 c  T) z& {& V31.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

% o$ A( V. v9 O: Q It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

7 J2 @; H: W& T# Q32.正经人家 a respectable family

他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

: e2 F7 V3 B! }% G8 i6 rShe’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

据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

! T' h5 ]6 {4 @2 {) {It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

34.零花钱 pocket money

' b8 M9 E" [, c" T我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

2 O* T9 `* o) b0 ~9 u* Y" @I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

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 .

3 J3 @2 V; N% t6 w2 I( R36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

7 x/ |" ?" p! P4 {4 e他和她一见钟情。
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3 S7 O3 I( d, @- EShe took shine to him on their blind date.

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
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& v4 j- n6 D  L; g! i! lMany families have a skeleton in the closet.

4 ?! x$ H: u0 A; o3 `2 J, \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。
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It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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39．旧情人an old flame
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: P* o; c/ {* @2 N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.
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40.装修房子spruce up

这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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7 f! q, B- |( A# T& s4 FWe 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

( a+ n  ~- e8 H, ]In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.
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42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

) [3 @$ I6 b% j8 bIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

5 e; G2 i; a6 y8 O! q0 S2 |$ L; @43.有家室的人 a man of family
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4 ^1 A5 A1 ~4 P  u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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44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

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.

& i& g: l& J/ ?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。

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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2 Y1 ~1 C- H, B2 i! C9 [; S46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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) ?: m* f* P5 ^' ], ?% WShe is a lady without encumbrance.