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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+ l4 G, l9 u% M2 M( R" ^7 q3 J" F我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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: F5 g: Z9 l- T7 ^3 T( eI 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。
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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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' j$ R3 n6 f% i, z0 O- ~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?
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0 I( ?( t) j$ N: X+ n4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

6 H4 s; W; I! I* E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?

5.    没钱 be broke
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1 q) h8 k6 _0 ]+ H# N我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

( |: d* P; W- X5 \7 mI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

* w4 C4 w9 F1 o2 V你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！

# d2 z3 I$ C7 s! ^You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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! w" O% D( g1 C+ {7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

  c8 A. P, l8 O( C那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿
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That shop is plain a clip joint!
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8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

' J6 d% e! M0 f# I2 o1 B: z4 z8 m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.
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2 z+ C/ ]$ O% z; ?2 X9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

5 o7 u6 Z+ p& W  E: 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

" F. _. r/ \4 a2 C0 y, ^- _6 FIn 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.

$ n4 q) q* X% A3 D/ D10.   发财 rake it in
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1 S& W$ P1 |' _  m( G9 T' _: T7 C它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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+ W7 @/ H! x4 J8 d9 F# GHe made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg

5 e3 L9 E% ~; E5 R0 s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

12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

! a8 a; N$ G' o; @我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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( x7 l( f* K1 X- y, O& H8 l" s' ~I’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

; G. J1 e) z) G" h: G+ d13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

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.
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; u6 u! I) c( v! A1 P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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" E% a/ X. Z. j15.   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

- [6 f( W  j( I  g  j' sPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

, Y) k2 s5 O0 u- Y16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

8 V$ E. X$ I# }2 z- W5 {' Y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.

- ~- G. O, n4 V( J17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

( _( m! [. z) T3 a/ 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
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9 A" m/ b; A" LThe 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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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。

On 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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在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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* F% n4 M( \, T& e0 k, dLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

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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He bought that car on the cheap.

& P8 ^3 W; C/ k# D21.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。

2 Y% N9 V4 ~% JThe 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。

3 q( c! t- M) ^6 e& M, e& F8 k0 qWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

8 Y6 x/ O1 ?+ e: v+ y, f$ w- R3 t23.花费 outgoings

* B3 Q% O  l5 A" H" E, P0 A# x8 d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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' k% |# l6 G6 e" _! p" N; cHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?
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+ n8 s( H. E4 b. o% z24.重要约会a heavy date

她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

, l& M+ t! X  o25.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.

26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

" @! Z' }3 x+ k" f最后她还是把他给甩了。

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

" Q& s! `3 d4 X# ~2 r) y  Z% L# e28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

& G% A( G# v2 h# o  }& C1 e  w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

  j% z; `2 X/ K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.
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30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

5 O+ d4 z6 k- L; y他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

- }% f0 H7 P8 u2 `His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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* R; u( }* g% I9 P2 Q6 F31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

: r: e$ A- m6 o公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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) a9 o6 S- j! T( }" y It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

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, Y" O9 j. Y- v' ?. ^# Q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.

3 q' q5 {6 x+ j! T$ s" @$ v- P33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

: T0 H* h% w; ^+ }: K0 O据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

  Y% L' S  b8 b4 t; P34.零花钱 pocket money
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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

) R. \( G2 L, K* M  D- ^I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

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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。

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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6 R8 F- J; a* e( \他和她一见钟情。

She took shine to him on their blind date.
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# `, ]( D. d- R+ @( \. d; c; C37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

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

/ z) `) r" `$ E3 t6 @' h7 |据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

+ p6 P+ `- R7 B2 Y2 \4 N8 i3 v4 ^) JIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

5 ~5 |: C: f* S2 \6 l- h( E4 h. Y39．旧情人an old flame
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+ @# T8 X# ^8 j9 ]1 M: x; _昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人
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The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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# n; d3 X# }5 X* G1 S40.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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We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

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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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5 ~% ]! m' o; Y" ]" ^$ b0 \! uIn recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.
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42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

3 P1 L- N* ^2 q有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

. H7 d! V) z% Q6 c+ \- f) z6 ?It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”
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" f0 P8 M$ e4 b" ]' e  e( s! \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？

7 A% T% Q4 ]' m! m0 y: b; I% OHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?

5 ~2 m' _+ p; q$ h+ E44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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7 h' i( H; e& ^7 \9 t: Y1 B小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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9 c/ e, Y1 m3 f6 ~: Q' {. T- MXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

. p0 x4 p: f% J# L* S: ^, K45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

; p1 q% n* s/ X/ b虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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1 y  q1 o$ Y' wAlthough 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

. C; R' F) ?; d' v# \+ ]她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

% A. L: K+ A8 M+ oShe is a lady without encumbrance.