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

9 x8 U( M4 k8 e& F5 N. @, t5 n我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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: q8 `# L+ h9 y# |) A; ~, e0 vI feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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5 _; D" z5 j9 ~, R, j- U2.    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。

7 P# q$ _& R& e) a0 U# ]" 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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1 [0 M& q6 A% l4 F3 M3.    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？

Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

5 h8 V' Y2 E, u$ x/ h+ b1 R3 {4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

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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5.    没钱 be broke

我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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& s# a, q5 G% r& S& T6.    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！

You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

  H( W/ m1 A- g+ L( Q7.    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

- i' d9 S; y0 L4 k8 |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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8 r* x# [2 f; I2 w1 H, P Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

4 b, N* z' k' b: ~9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes
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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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( X) z$ I2 O! l3 ]  t10.   发财 rake it in
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它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财

; b' F& L  w" @% W. d5 O- fHe 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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* V) p- N+ `& F$ I9 B  L这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。

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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( E. [5 G6 Q+ K12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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. {$ q/ l) C1 d) P7 H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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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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14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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0 [6 i4 n2 |3 F- y3 [- B/ r  U0 U; Y! b据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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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

1 o7 L3 `6 M0 {/ W% B" L: J 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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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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& k- {' k! Z2 t3 |9 P0 o3 n, ]8 ^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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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
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2 t7 c+ N; h; `% _  m5 zThe 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

3 ~# T& O4 y7 W2 Q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

! {# B9 I' F# q9 \7 O在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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* d1 `. g/ w1 t; a7 @! VLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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* T, Y5 `3 {6 ]; P5 d# T20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

他的那部车买得可真便宜

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5 F8 W' y' m4 k! G21.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.

" s+ k$ x& M! E7 P( x22.调情 make a pass at someone
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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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2 @3 s) t3 {9 s$ K  s/ k, }* ~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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- m! ~1 n+ r5 t. ^; W" f23.花费 outgoings

, p  p3 \: z3 R' v* [: i2 Y- ~4 ?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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$ a3 `) w. ?1 l5 T9 gHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?

24.重要约会a heavy date

; o" Y% k* Y+ W6 i0 i她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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. B# x8 I, e4 dShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

25.向……求婚pop the question to

" Q0 }6 J) r  p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。

& M5 ?  @8 p, I" e) ~( n' W$ d! CWhen 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

最后她还是把他给甩了。

% d' ~" Z3 T$ o: _; |; ?* sShe had as supposed given him the air at last.
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27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

& P5 T: O& |$ T2 r" N9 M. {: d4 H0 tHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?
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7 H* ~3 B7 Z$ O1 t, r28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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# m+ O' |9 O3 l# J$ `- t* _" g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.
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29.开价 make a price
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# }. z. ~, N$ E# {4 _9 E我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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* S$ q1 y# o+ tI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

; L% T4 M& T# z# S他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

/ o% a. b: Q' iHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

/ z$ J- e7 M5 M. O3 c, \& z31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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% s1 O; G2 E: ?5 _+ _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.

1 ?: e% e/ W* L: \' g: 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。

$ U) N! a' L/ A2 f( y& l7 b4 wShe’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
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It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.
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% U8 x# E! X$ b6 `, n34.零花钱 pocket money
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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

$ J1 p. `1 y. e  R$ sI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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1 l1 |! W1 H9 \% a7 P9 M35.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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他和她一见钟情。
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She took shine to him on their blind date.
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, c* z0 Z3 `/ b, ~37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

$ ?' q( A- \) x8 e, i* J- A9 s  L许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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! a! l" ^2 q* R+ z4 L; U0 KMany families have a skeleton in the closet.
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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

2 [9 W6 Z2 Q1 I3 |39．旧情人an old flame

昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人

The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.

& O& C& h& `8 t0 W5 H40.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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, @3 F6 m: ~" M; kWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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4 J, R& J4 H( A" V1 w41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

1 _% A. h) y5 _: ^2 e. ]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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1 Y8 M/ x; s; U3 g" W; J42.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。

6 p0 {* J' Y, N* ~" T6 E) sIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”
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43.有家室的人 a man of family

" p5 B3 Y, ]2 n$ W8 z2 r/ }% {他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

1 A) v6 l: @2 pHe’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

; r) \! N0 _* ~/ U小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

8 S" _" j6 G7 PXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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45.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 M5 @! k/ b& zAlthough you’ll have to spend a large sum on sending the kid to school, you still get your money’s worth.

& k& v' Y% v- h$ G; W4 o46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

She is a lady without encumbrance.