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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: B4 E( \$ @+ H! [0 I: b. jI feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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0 N  d) k% [! O. P; l2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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; r/ M6 L  V, P3 p- k0 l, X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!

$ q, q6 b* s" j  {9 P& O$ v3.    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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3 Z' c& X2 x6 I: n% R. _! lLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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: L$ f. ~# y8 V) y& P4.    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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4 {6 h9 u% K* h1 ?5.    没钱 be broke
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1 n! H. a5 \% d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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6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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3 P9 ^* j( J; {- ?( Z) I* \& @你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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) ~8 V. {( ~* fYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

7.    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
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+ Y9 O, D+ d/ lThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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- U5 P# h; Q# G6 n+ r 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

0 p8 w9 V/ C1 v& u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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4 h' p0 j9 K" y9 i) P0 `! hIn 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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4 Z9 f6 h) }7 N4 c4 X. U10.   发财 rake it in
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4 a/ s. o# U7 r5 h7 Y/ B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.

11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg
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' @) y0 U& D6 R' R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
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, A$ Q: R8 i  M& i% r我可不像你，老是和别人比阔

% B$ ^# H( K8 XI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

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

Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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" [# y; z0 X1 w1 L* q+ O14.   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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% ~+ N  M2 e4 v! fThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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$ q8 |* [4 U+ ~; s15.   婚外恋 a double life
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/ s+ j8 {- _4 L' ` 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

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.

/ D# k1 J! n1 D7 Y. |5 f17.   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

( |: p) ]- y& i( ?$ \9 y) uThe 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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/ l3 ^! _/ w% N4 j18.   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

' L  A% @  `0 R6 eLao 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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He bought that car on the cheap.

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那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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8 `. T2 r) ]$ B3 {, l( U! }The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

22.调情 make a pass at someone

2 L9 l8 H2 s2 W8 \4 f, V当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。

1 Y: P0 H5 h5 E. b4 T2 GWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

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1 ?* x9 v. i) H1 c8 @" V7 M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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24.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.
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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。

7 l; \7 m" z. E. a( F$ fWhen 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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7 W2 W$ P5 d# A* K9 |& {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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8 L) R7 y3 u7 ?' Q( W/ x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?
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28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，
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3 x* L9 S7 ?0 Y9 Y: AGenerally 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

1 H: j% g8 K" z& J/ b/ q; ~* g3 u- m我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

1 j$ [& J. i5 Y' e& RI’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
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. U. K; H1 C4 o) W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
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8 I' i' m; C) R# q8 R0 |4 ?公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

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。
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1 I2 C8 [; w. A  HShe’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
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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.

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7 B  X. v& ?: e' [* `我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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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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" a  q/ v8 J! w8 FFrom 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。

She took shine to him on their blind date.

37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

: M$ |0 s& d% O1 U$ G; i( h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.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

- Q0 Q% ~( v) M: w5 L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.
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" ?# {5 D& @/ a! Q2 d4 d/ u39．旧情人an old flame
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% d% s/ N' k1 t. F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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! b/ h- _4 u: Y9 D" h0 w这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

2 O& Q/ @% g) {% z; l# K- vWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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2 q7 g! Y8 m) i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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* Z4 H) i2 v- g8 B# f42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers
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' b! P: Q: ^4 |' u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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  v2 K- g7 I* p( fIt’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

6 c! V9 |; N+ t+ L4 K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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44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

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' {- N: `; ~, N$ r2 r) cXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

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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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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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46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

4 ]( V0 L# C) d6 n% K( wShe is a lady without encumbrance.