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 H1 P7 w; K/ D# a0 U9 S2 X3 @" W我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。

) w3 }& L% b3 h$ [' [5 yI feel sick of those who mooch off others.

2.    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。

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
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8 _7 t% I% t/ m' ^老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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8 A( v+ W8 w7 T$ Q* q5 E7 ?Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

0 m6 E1 B2 L" Q4 g# D4.    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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3 v' @& I; ?9 x' g* S# E/ L& L) `Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

2 T- x* b- Q+ u' `2 s* M& D4 B5.    没钱 be broke
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2 I* `4 s6 V* f' M我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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2 v. \- ~9 U  q/ K9 B. UI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

' H( S0 {& S6 r6.    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！

! w" c% p3 a( L. m, ?You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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3 K% `- p* a% }5 T# I7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint
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8 p, G' e8 G* G. v' m! k7 e2 B那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿
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1 O1 K, F) `2 }5 \! s6 m: QThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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6 H' p: z" V( U8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

) Q/ m! {! \% w6 v; w* U) [# i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。

$ d: T/ ]8 P* E1 b Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

, Y1 E- N$ Q* s" |6 |6 Y9.    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

8 u3 Z4 n( I  @- e5 MIn 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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, M1 W3 w2 s$ p: J7 Y& ?10.   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

$ K( m& C- p0 c5 x3 ~/ \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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! ]" ?( @# K* U: O. T. J% wEating 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

  V/ L& S+ E# g8 P5 x12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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3 f  I$ |# r) @8 j  v% o3 D我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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6 x( h/ {) `: cI’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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* Y* H' Q8 P& e2 V, t/ k2 p/ F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.

6 y" M+ A$ _* r% Y0 s0 Y7 F14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

* Q+ N" M: y0 Y, _) ?% {据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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( p: B$ E" o4 l- D+ {& L  ZThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

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.

16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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! r& `% l, J; n9 v  |  j/ J' p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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! a' k$ d# _- R$ [8 _0 wI 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.

17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

' T/ N0 S1 ?, ~2 s) R: ]" ]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

" W! z" ]& T* h8 T2 u0 hThe 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

: H* M$ P2 w- A2 r! j: L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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, y+ q* J7 _0 P* S4 T: w* fOn 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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: f- [8 K. n6 E( r19.   外快side money

2 b5 y4 ]$ M+ J% T+ c在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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8 N- G3 K" S1 a# s) c5 G2 @- iLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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4 y0 Q6 P  O$ q' p+ h20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

他的那部车买得可真便宜
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2 f1 T( W6 @) dHe bought that car on the cheap.
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21.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。

The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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2 W* \3 W  }6 ^  q. |22.调情 make a pass at someone

: ^5 \, E$ }4 ^0 S( b) y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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6 g( L3 O" A, r. [) o' d3 {. nWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

4 u7 z+ Q' F1 c$ O# j23.花费 outgoings

( r! t0 s7 d2 O% ^+ ^% B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？

He gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?
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3 h% _9 w# O5 A9 w4 \9 K. s24.重要约会a heavy date
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她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

& `* D, n$ a6 X, f% ]* a/ e9 tShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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1 Q4 B+ n& L7 s25.向……求婚pop the question to
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& @" k; u! J* @- e! j1 _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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* G( G+ Z. v+ a% R3 xWhen 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.
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27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

6 h, R8 j5 K' t& R2 J0 m  YHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?
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: J- X1 H- c  N28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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6 o7 l4 w! s. U3 h$ u一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，
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5 a* {8 o; S" H4 N* FGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.

- f7 v* ?% w2 q$ C% w* |& b  B29.开价 make a price
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我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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) |8 S6 C  O* }; _1 XI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.
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" j2 o" v: E7 o30.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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His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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3 E5 @5 P: h# `. E! H0 t 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。

She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.
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0 V. k5 x8 b& K' Q2 A& L9 D. Q& V, l' \% |33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone
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据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友
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: e5 h+ y6 P. r0 ~9 U# {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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3 s+ B, Z4 }. G" z( L6 s0 i7 c我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

6 [" a: D! J# F& [4 O) }- }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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( R( u* A8 L% p+ A! v7 a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。

From the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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8 G( p* N/ B9 K( _36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

他和她一见钟情。
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+ g- J5 E' T( KShe took shine to him on their blind date.
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+ c1 I/ q: ]- b: j  b37.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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5 }& }$ ^% u; a! G6 vMany 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。
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It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

4 N& s: X/ T# L+ P9 @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.
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7 |2 y/ N5 {& I4 S, i. Y40.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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+ ]7 T# g* I) |1 n" TWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

# `* v7 m( G2 ]7 `9 f5 {0 K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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. Q( y9 S: ^1 X* w5 k: D3 pIn recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

& i! ~0 o! F; X% \42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers
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2 U3 \) A8 `) x7 b- t2 J# U& M4 T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.”

43.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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He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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& ^  b) n, U/ W9 y44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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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.

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。
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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.
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5 b1 A- o) c' a  v8 G  G$ v46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance
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, A$ ~- y3 y# A) Y她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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8 j& F5 g! G5 g$ N$ V: q+ \+ ?She is a lady without encumbrance.