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.

2.    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。
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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!

4 `' c2 a& {5 V* G3.    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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) t) \3 E  Z7 O+ E. o) i( hLao 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
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' W/ h  r; x3 x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?

4 z  j( s$ U, f5.    没钱 be broke

9 [; b/ _) ]' @( I) h0 I6 r$ q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.

1 A% X% j$ r8 \; g) e7 i. 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！

1 E4 L! `- l5 G4 rYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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7.    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

$ h1 D5 l$ H8 R5 B, e" I/ n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。

+ P: m9 y  M& |0 k5 A3 {$ s) _. p 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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" G8 m3 @; \$ `* F9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

1 k: H3 _" h; ^# A9 R# L& w  _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

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.

10.   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

0 G3 \. i8 {( n6 x  p/ ^3 J/ \/ nHe made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

5 J$ \& K% E  n11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg
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% I$ B; l. b) j1 ?) ]4 k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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$ {2 q! D+ V. `/ D* HEating 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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! g' s+ G1 a9 H) S, j0 Q) n12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

9 r& U4 p. v* v5 B6 V. t0 ]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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/ E" ?5 ?- X% x13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

5 t# }8 R2 o3 w6 N8 K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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& b: {3 m/ h$ e: m5 E1 Z) O1 _据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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* ^9 k- a9 _. ~( dThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

15.   婚外恋 a double life

6 Z: D, M# `" A3 m& A/ V+ ]2 r 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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5 ?7 F/ U# G& C8 C2 T- d16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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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。

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.

17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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: M% v; |; T1 m) P! p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.

18.   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。

4 x" J7 Z3 h3 L% HOn 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
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Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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$ z0 X$ E; |5 T& |2 \; Z4 S20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

他的那部车买得可真便宜

' X* o+ G: f8 f+ S  n& uHe 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。

The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

! A( Y* b" g+ X" @/ p22.调情 make a pass at someone
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& h& e! b6 b0 f+ ?: r2 b! M8 Y8 t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

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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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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/ Z& w0 i7 x) C: X24.重要约会a heavy date

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.

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。

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。
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* y, j- @, S- XShe had as supposed given him the air at last.

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？

5 O4 i9 e) [% ]( s4 z; D7 MHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

* m$ ^3 W9 R) L* W7 K& l* Y' P6 S28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

" F3 Z  }8 _5 U4 i一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，
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. l# W! ?9 n* V! t* O  F0 Z9 xGenerally 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

5 J' O; W5 h- m' r4 k* e我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

7 c3 X* J3 O" @0 Y3 e% c6 L' e  OI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.
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5 W7 ]- E. g( _) d& h, X: h% z) G9 R30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

0 v8 a) B. k9 g: ~5 Q# ]5 Z他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。
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4 i  w- Z1 w1 s9 K; R/ sHis 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

( [; L/ j; c7 u- h+ S' A It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.
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5 g& H) M7 O; G, ]6 i4 f* M32.正经人家 a respectable family
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* Y9 R" x% Y  t6 H- R  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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- ~& {' N; R$ `$ r# [5 O3 ]She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

4 ~' ^4 c' Q9 i6 a2 K( y33.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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/ r7 Y! E  K4 t- P( }* _- e: b5 m- kIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

4 P1 g. r' l; k- I34.零花钱 pocket money
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; W4 W) s" [5 y我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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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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, Y3 t1 o, j. |3 F& P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。

  S; @8 {$ _; ^4 H& o5 A/ B* {: MFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .

, ~( G5 u, a; b8 U& `36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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, Y, M6 W: v" m( X# q4 h7 D) y9 S. V他和她一见钟情。

She took shine to him on their blind date.

1 T  ^2 I) ]$ s0 P4 m# X37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

1 |0 W1 j1 `7 D- E许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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3 W  c) ^$ ~  M: ?: Y2 R9 i4 W, zMany families have a skeleton in the closet.
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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

9 p, n6 T0 ?; {. E, E* l/ m据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

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

39．旧情人an old flame

3 e) E5 Q8 ?; i# _3 k5 r. N0 l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.

40.装修房子spruce up
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) `5 D4 O) F$ }7 g. r+ r! G这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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4 {& I# F2 X6 B, O+ c" eWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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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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In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.
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6 }3 x9 {: ]3 t& ]& x1 c42.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。

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

他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

7 ?! s$ [4 J4 {7 U4 H" T, ~He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?

; v8 y5 c2 @) [44.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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4 ]4 ^( v1 r. ?" i$ k8 fXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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1 M" H" s& `( s" u1 \' i45.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。

Although you’ll have to spend a large sum on sending the kid to school, you still get your money’s worth.

. q: a  Z- h* K1 m46.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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+ m2 I' C' q$ N* {! V. cShe is a lady without encumbrance.