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

我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。

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7 W3 y. y; ^; x" N2.    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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' U9 X. Y5 D* U. U8 S3 OLao 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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老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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4 ?( y+ N( f# S2 ~+ K) l( RLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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/ O# B4 L) ]0 j  Y1 R' G4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

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

  f" C! @1 E5 `6 k我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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. g; i8 C4 @* y" G. BI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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) H8 j  V. y. s5 e- q3 s8 ?* R你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！

9 L0 Q" F* K2 I& `) PYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

4 m8 Q1 O" p0 s2 Y# i% p7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint
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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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2 D2 y$ \* h# o8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

8 e( x0 q. f4 M! n/ l; F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。

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

/ Z( H# t: b3 `2 [. {3 N# F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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0 H0 |& I- P" ]# R10.   发财 rake it in

它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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( C+ a0 J2 j* E. W3 W/ n5 n3 eHe made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg

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

) d9 _: d! p9 J- U; Q12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

; g. p- W' h' d. |4 @4 B: j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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13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon
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一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人
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5 j; b: g* Y2 F, j) G! ]. ^3 D$ aSome 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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据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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4 n1 s  v9 Q: X$ r$ SThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

15.   婚外恋 a double life

' J" X  B+ h& {% V( t. v, N5 \' K( o 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.

16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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7 y& c# ?3 b- ~8 O) }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.

! O' n0 P6 [3 G- l1 _& t' w& t17.   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

0 E" A3 u/ G2 T! }) t; ]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
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" h, S, z- `6 l9 \  g! M8 I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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+ b* i* B; y) E0 I) WOn 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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* R$ Y" e# z/ b! r' i' [在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

# i* w- |  v; e1 v# JLao 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
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- k2 X8 B8 p7 D$ OHe bought that car on the cheap.
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21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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; n: v' g2 W$ |" f9 ~那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。

. U" L6 l* m/ k, GThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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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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( a! e: N4 L/ ]When I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

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？

He gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?

. @0 f# l- L& l& |24.重要约会a heavy date

她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

6 r6 |4 O/ F5 F8 x, l' a9 [She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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& d, K. P' M1 i3 V  E" {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。
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! M" Q' J, M* v2 y* V( ~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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& V* ?9 z' e4 s  o最后她还是把他给甩了。
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. N- I+ z( `6 f0 K  q* rShe 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？

How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

& y7 i8 g, K9 d28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

) z1 Q3 k8 s# 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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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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# N8 U: ]9 w$ k; \# G5 Y4 x我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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) J2 L$ d/ n+ A" M9 gI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.
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- q# u/ y# E: J" T8 P30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
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# u# [2 i/ A: F: H6 Q9 Y# q他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。
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# n( I0 A0 l) B, q3 N$ m' IHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

# z4 }" p& [& y9 _+ Y* g& r5 D. s/ F31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

) `% T4 J6 q. Q  Y  i公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

5 r* [' ?% i/ P: K; ]  v It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.
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# B! ^# r! C9 Q& c( @6 f* j$ R32.正经人家 a respectable family
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6 n; @, L& }1 j+ a1 ~5 h- L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.

33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

5 _; ]3 F: o- y7 G. f- u0 L据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

% z: q- o7 R( B; u5 [) kIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.
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( j; `9 n8 u3 t" d  k1 @" f/ B34.零花钱 pocket money

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

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

他和她一见钟情。
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She took shine to him on their blind date.

37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

  D) ^) B2 b! S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.
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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。

6 \1 x  V* v7 YIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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5 U' S+ b- g0 l3 I) M39．旧情人an old flame
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昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人

; J9 H6 q" A! s' I. X& w8 CThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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3 Y' w3 V$ ]6 m0 V: E40.装修房子spruce up

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.

4 `/ M4 P2 q5 K5 @" Q9 B41.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

In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.
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% ^( f( u- b1 v1 Q- I3 u. X- i9 _42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers
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) M; [% @* T! x1 c& ?: ^& `有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

$ A& D" d, {& Z' m0 Q5 A+ ~It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”
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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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! f& A4 M3 B. S+ ?* X$ 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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Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

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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+ Y0 X1 H4 j+ s! `# a- @  ]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

/ `7 _, v; G7 D0 ^; {( x她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

She is a lady without encumbrance.