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

2 S5 J5 I; C, T% R; J我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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! y1 H% ~  ^' B! {& LI feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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) |3 V. f! [* c( B3 M4 Q/ A+ W6 z2.    钱挣海了 coin money

) c9 @9 V2 l; p. e8 b* X% }; @% W这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。

" U) y; T4 Z$ \0 {$ FLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

/ Q' Z2 H! n7 r' B- Y- L) O* t6 N3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？

1 K2 C% T$ K0 l6 ~; TLao 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

% f3 \6 S7 @1 `2 j3 S9 H/ y# K2 U钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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5 Y& x$ l! U( YMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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5.    没钱 be broke
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/ \9 g  a1 T7 \- K, [( S2 e我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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# R7 M- ^( Q1 ?$ z' D- b' DI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

* M. w3 r( P/ Y$ J+ b2 \! u) ]6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

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.
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6 ]7 E5 k/ b" L* @7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

# d/ g( T0 N( Q4 rThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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- X8 d6 L/ u$ E. J( I1 ]' l8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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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。

Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

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
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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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( {2 d8 ?+ C* e4 M) O5 k) B. H10.   发财 rake it in

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

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

# @3 x  \/ Q8 G0 ~12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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我可不像你，老是和别人比阔

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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/ J8 {. q9 x  h) O% u2 N/ y- ]一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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2 V8 l" t4 Z9 E: C14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

, \6 H1 O7 ]$ Y  [* A据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

* j" j7 f" U1 g$ H8 o8 w% GThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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) ~' |, j+ I0 y& w$ B0 ]" J9 n( u  {15.   婚外恋 a double life
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8 N( X+ I5 @5 l( p. B! G 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.
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16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

' ?# G1 B) E( Z2 p4 X- ^; R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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1 j2 M, U8 t9 J' `# f17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

7 |- y0 u: e+ L0 j' x# q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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! k- c/ k- {4 H7 ^8 j& \7 vThe son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. He’s now on their honeymoon abroad.

! p5 A: \- Y0 H6 B18.   嫁妆marriage portion

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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! F; [. `0 L. N0 S% v; xOn 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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19.   外快side money

在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

; l$ ]' U4 x, X. i: o4 VLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

- {( _( g, V6 O8 `  ?20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

  T7 h. Z1 H1 }: N* o他的那部车买得可真便宜

He bought that car on the cheap.

/ @, n# ^/ P) D- e21.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.

% g9 `+ X: ?  e: R+ L% z22.调情 make a pass at someone
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, S3 ]( y+ R3 J0 E3 j$ V% H% E7 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.

23.花费 outgoings
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1 g- {. Z* i7 O7 D7 D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？

% |* Z" N6 c5 y7 FHe 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
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. Z3 e( m( |1 O  ?: Y( X6 S0 }5 R9 |她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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" o, d1 d3 @: Y- _8 _8 [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

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
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最后她还是把他给甩了。

She had as supposed given him the air at last.
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* G8 D) M& v1 m4 l% s; |27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

9 y: s9 Z5 q1 d: o  i, g* Y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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28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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1 `% e" Q6 o8 Y* L' {& P一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，
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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

$ x- _- r: X2 n8 O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.

0 x2 c2 F; ], u# s30.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.
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* _6 f2 y, d# a( J/ q31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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$ f% [6 c; y  C& w  Y; y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.
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32.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。

% u8 P$ \( v: [# X1 u* G' m( A; MShe’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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0 q5 F% g: l; g  l3 F$ b据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友
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3 p! q$ f! _+ e! p" ~It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

34.零花钱 pocket money

我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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) ]  a4 E9 Q$ Y2 c2 z' `I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at
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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 .
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36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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7 J( P$ v9 P+ T" m. }1 W他和她一见钟情。

She took shine to him on their blind date.
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. b/ f( T# v2 g( {8 J37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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% J% Z' z6 i2 F许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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6 o2 k$ K! H; c" t2 \4 Z' fMany families have a skeleton in the closet.
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* m; g7 p. J) l8 k. r; c9 k' E% J38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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" R8 M9 Y1 U5 H+ v0 G1 X据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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39．旧情人an old flame

7 X: i9 v, M  e; _% k; p' ?+ W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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6 {% M6 b4 p) ?# X1 E3 y8 {+ R+ dThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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40.装修房子spruce up
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这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

9 ]6 W: {' ^. t5 D" h& d( Q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.

+ N* g& b, r+ L1 a42.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。

" w( A0 D# `+ G2 {It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

$ r; Q6 u, M7 _! E: i8 n- k43.有家室的人 a man of family

$ z3 g# P' `% e5 [* A" u2 e他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

% E# v' U" v1 a% R) N: }; lHe’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

+ n- y% l" U: g4 S% w+ d) d小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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$ M  o0 G6 o5 h  e6 w) dXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

8 c3 D; r: ~. `9 [& d- L5 j: ~9 R45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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8 ]$ B7 X8 c4 F虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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+ u7 g3 x2 u. d! q1 C2 w$ h. ^& kAlthough 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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46.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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3 Y" v- h$ u4 ~She is a lady without encumbrance.