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.

5 U5 |  q+ E9 s# V2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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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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Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

3 K0 N. R8 d4 c; v# S6 H+ N/ t! H3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

+ Y. e+ ^" i$ V9 o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?

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？

Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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5.    没钱 be broke

我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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I 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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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
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That shop is plain a clip joint!
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8.    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。

+ @0 \5 m) u/ E6 v/ O& u 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

0 r$ y5 n3 f" T: _) B/ B. d; C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

$ A( ~; u/ Y. H8 Z3 qIn 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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它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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. D; r2 |  g# [! p1 @( \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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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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, w% q- Z* s( L6 I" 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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) g9 Y  u) x+ d6 }/ J/ a/ _I’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

) A7 s2 l+ c( B/ }1 H# z" T13.   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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0 G2 z% o* F* w% Z14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

) K# T" |; q3 h  Z5 d8 F据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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3 ^) j7 C8 N; K* j$ J  jThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

% h$ r, ?" o3 Z15.   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.

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6 T1 X, r  Z! k! A' w  E. 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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% C5 `1 r; L% s  F) YI 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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- ^4 E6 S& J4 y: {, K, Z1 ^- ^17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

! Q5 W3 x0 @8 t$ Q' y+ b# |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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/ l/ o/ Y6 V& lThe son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. He’s now on their honeymoon abroad.

1 ?4 z4 \4 ~( N# _' N18.   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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On 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
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在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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Lao 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

1 n+ F& g* w' C' a5 [7 q他的那部车买得可真便宜
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' K7 L4 ^" f6 b, ~He bought that car on the cheap.

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。

, E9 r6 v) Y4 }5 Q! _1 K$ Y# j# f; ^The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

5 d9 j! h' @; Z22.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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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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23.花费 outgoings
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* a7 h% o! J1 S# u  I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？

6 B9 @, V  T3 @. R. f* z% Y# a) WHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?
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$ y  D* f3 ?0 j8 X24.重要约会a heavy date

' e! R7 F+ C: n3 |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.

1 L8 z- G. y% i25.向……求婚pop the question to
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3 L8 w. p6 [' o' P9 J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。

5 I* r6 ^' {( DWhen 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

$ P1 s% K7 b' E" Q8 _9 d$ q最后她还是把他给甩了。

4 c( v$ ]. w* K" D) ~8 @She had as supposed given him the air at last.
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27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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4 C( `( O) k7 @& Y' U' _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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2 I, L' }* ~  `- C+ @5 vHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?
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4 K: @$ P! I, }, g28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

8 L& P9 v6 o3 ]4 c3 m% ]  U& M- w! s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.

' c! c' ^- U2 N# |! z( P6 t29.开价 make a price

. N+ L. J, p8 q; {8 W4 y我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

* y- Z& Y/ y! u* ]' bI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

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。

$ J$ L$ T- f4 w9 x8 ~1 rHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

2 z4 @8 g- N4 b+ b, G公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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: g2 i, V# \% Q- B* ?) ^ It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

  z' `' c( A; S; J* _& t32.正经人家 a respectable family

( u9 y3 R+ @: V* D( [% m' U他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

% K0 ]8 Y& Z+ Z' `She’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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' b: ~! a/ e/ w/ ~据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友
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, b5 e6 A* W5 D) iIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

34.零花钱 pocket money
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* A" p( B7 H+ r( O我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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1 ^5 _- m1 ^; f7 j# W: s. l7 e35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at
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/ `2 K% N1 C  X1 Z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 .

36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

& a. n3 _* c) E8 d$ r) Y! E$ r) {他和她一见钟情。
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! W5 O* S2 S9 h+ vShe took shine to him on their blind date.

. p$ k/ Y( z- U8 k! p0 R6 B0 ^37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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8 g1 X) p$ m+ i, ]许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

, ?; x% k% ~' xMany families have a skeleton in the closet.

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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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$ B, w( }" z( }1 V: V4 o39．旧情人an old flame

& l1 k$ o1 N$ K$ P4 v) j7 j! \+ t7 D昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人

0 O2 D& Q  Z' p8 ], j  m: vThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.

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。
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We 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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' `" [% z' C2 J% s7 F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.
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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。

/ w) H, k6 a( h5 g7 IIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”
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2 O. d+ N+ j  g" r43.有家室的人 a man of family
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3 m% q% d! a+ \; p  G他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

8 {7 Q0 g- F0 ~6 M7 v! g! XHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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' X7 ?+ K4 t1 N# g  q* F44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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6 E( M8 Z2 ?3 ~Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

; m+ q) b/ M# }6 i7 q7 f5 ?8 S45.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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8 }* ]7 F% h" @5 rAlthough 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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. t+ G9 n6 b+ w: ?5 L+ ]# m46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

7 G% ?' t1 k* ?7 ^0 r+ r% G4 `她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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3 R9 s3 Z* b/ IShe is a lady without encumbrance.