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

7 N: C6 N* M5 S# H5 ?9 b- e0 B- V5 J, c我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。

8 ]1 `( Y- @! e+ a) l1 u, II feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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8 K3 z0 e0 [# g) L# v. J2.    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!
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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?

4 S; b) F' v$ H- H# n# i4.    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？

% Z- {' }( i6 L2 MMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

5.    没钱 be broke

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; r. a* C/ d6 _+ v$ ~% m0 `) oI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

! T4 W6 P4 k& s+ P4 f- b! R: ~  k" r4 G6.    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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# f. o" Z. t$ ]3 o& c+ A' p7.    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!

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。
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9 U3 n. O8 ~+ S0 {" \) p6 h* s) r; n 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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$ X& b) I: v+ l+ H9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes
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+ D1 T, j3 |8 [8 n4 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

% P1 o1 J  R" B6 S" aIn 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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- x1 ^1 j4 F. T1 n3 H: @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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  ^$ q8 a% C! n) E5 n11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg

3 V* S- }- @3 A, g: K) g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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) w: [9 h" }7 \8 @& R& B12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

' E+ r3 p2 k/ g) C: ^3 i! a我可不像你，老是和别人比阔

: I$ E6 J, ~9 ~2 JI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

; G2 i' }) t& w$ Y7 [8 {$ `13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

4 Z4 v0 r! ?. U8 [1 k5 @" @2 t一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

8 K2 ?% Y8 x* U" ZSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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* }) O7 F4 M. r( l& p据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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: |0 u! _" b/ I7 l1 t3 q9 oThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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+ p- m9 B/ `, i& T 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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  m# M3 G% i4 u+ |+ VPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

$ j) V1 ^* q  o! M/ `" ~0 ~5 m16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

# i0 b7 a% B. f) I; e2 a) o& s: s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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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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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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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.

19.   外快side money
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% L. a% G: [. ]) z* n在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

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
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他的那部车买得可真便宜

He bought that car on the cheap.
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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。
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The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

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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$ Q. S: v( G! }: [* z) SWhen 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

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 A7 k' _1 M: f2 D9 KHe 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

3 I! [$ s1 u* g4 H' x% q她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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: Z' x* k" H$ s9 WShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

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。

* Z. S. I5 }- [7 Z) n  ?$ tWhen he popped the question to me he said that I was the only one he would love but now, the story is quite different.

7 y4 |4 F0 F9 W  s3 `1 q26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

; m2 n7 d/ D, m: t/ `最后她还是把他给甩了。

: U& ^. E' o+ U: E; d% PShe had as supposed given him the air at last.
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27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

) L' H& R- S( e3 e- J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?
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28.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，
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Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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' H8 _5 k$ d7 g' J29.开价 make a price

6 W" }( B/ A+ o$ z4 Z我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

8 t$ N+ |* \7 x9 e; z" t30.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。
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- U0 ^# F3 A, nHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

: r- ~0 }8 q6 R$ C) l31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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2 c9 F) _" W9 x6 U$ H' E公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

32.正经人家 a respectable family
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& D4 D/ U! I8 @! d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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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

+ K/ S! m/ M* e$ ~5 O2 x据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

0 c4 r2 E- A7 S" c6 A6 ]1 t) [It 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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6 K3 e: J% M: D  h, f( ]# j8 i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.

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。

* w# H4 \1 n4 |3 b" FFrom 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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7 g  _, I+ ]& Q% ]他和她一见钟情。

She took shine to him on their blind date.

' x9 |$ g* m3 I. n# V37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

! P, p* H- M* j& ^7 p许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

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。

8 i0 q6 J, U% g, [( TIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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39．旧情人an old flame
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% a8 X! [+ P2 h昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人

' ]; O8 n4 w) FThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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40.装修房子spruce up

/ [/ Q% Y" I* k) k: x- C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

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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) b' Z, H, {( Z3 I+ l. H! w6 ]In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

  F, g3 _6 ]+ Z' b: x9 q  _42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers
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有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。
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It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

+ W  {7 K5 V: l+ H/ I) Y43.有家室的人 a man of family
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他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？
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; N* g4 J2 f- [He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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+ _; F) T9 c1 F44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

% \% v' s/ z) d* @1 e/ o小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

+ k( Y# z) \; o' B+ w  x45.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。
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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.

46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

( h0 T3 J: {$ B0 {( D9 r; f她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

She is a lady without encumbrance.