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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我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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9 {, W( ]1 S' c, c4 |9 {I feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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2.    钱挣海了 coin money

4 U: C2 C0 k" o. O: a6 S" t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!

: b% d8 b4 J5 B" k+ p2 f% w3.    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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2 |3 S$ O7 _5 O5 x  m% E3 l4 ]Lao 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. z+ ]7 j/ F. c( ~钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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( _* |. [( f  H  nMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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5.    没钱 be broke
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我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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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

1 K$ ^6 t$ m9 n, x你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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7 n0 A& V+ R9 c' O7 |1 \; qYou 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

9 h$ {, ~" d/ P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。
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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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! [; T% f; O8 E& _- @$ s2 ^9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

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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它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

$ H' x0 o5 [. q# ]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。

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

( w) Y1 T: f& b8 K- |12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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9 `7 ]+ H" p0 j/ T  B* n8 L0 j我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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I’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人
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" H  x% n1 W. g! }0 uSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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. L$ O% G  ~; @4 Y0 j14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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& `, U( T) {  i* ?据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

, g1 b) D0 D! z, B3 M8 b" ?The 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
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People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

- F5 U; s2 s- J) F' j16.   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.

% E& W: N5 o( T- d! u17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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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

. T  A8 e2 K) ~The son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. He’s now on their honeymoon abroad.

. }: ?$ v- e: ^" C18.   嫁妆marriage portion
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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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/ h/ M+ d& X* [, e3 {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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' e& e8 e& W+ h# ]! z在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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5 U4 ~2 Q* f0 o: ^Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

4 Y  O/ V3 q  y他的那部车买得可真便宜

) H& D6 b- K7 w  ^' c. b  dHe bought that car on the cheap.
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$ `/ n( a$ S/ L4 a& J/ X8 o9 F7 C/ I! @21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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2 r# N5 F! E+ z$ E) k! N那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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7 Y; [  q; z, o4 Y7 t. n+ h" GThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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7 y2 C9 B$ B) v22.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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When I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

+ G3 w7 B& g* ]$ e( W% \+ T# a23.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?
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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。

: X4 |. q5 m: Q& L& tShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

) S6 h8 x0 s- F* O25.向……求婚pop the question to

& U+ p5 C7 l2 Q( f* z6 v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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1 T5 }, k9 |6 Q9 B& u/ ]+ s! w9 {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

最后她还是把他给甩了。

/ D! \; j: y6 cShe had as supposed given him the air at last.

27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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0 U! ~6 p" Q+ L7 \  g( Y0 N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?

28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

7 O6 x+ Y* `" G一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

; s/ r- Z# G* t2 E: KGenerally 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
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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.

30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
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# @' A. p, ?9 F; W+ e+ G( 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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His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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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
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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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2 y, I6 d9 _! w0 y7 X9 ^She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

5 E9 w7 q* O% P, T33.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

- U; A" J; X: V/ _It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.
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34.零花钱 pocket money

我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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( z0 G6 r4 J4 X9 w2 wI 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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% J! r4 l% W3 L- k* TFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .

5 F6 l' Y7 i3 ~* L4 E# J36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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他和她一见钟情。
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$ F6 X. M, |# x- m! DShe took shine to him on their blind date.

37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

! J. Y" \* g! c3 {) t9 ^* m许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

Many families have a skeleton in the closet.
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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

# W" G; r# Q" j/ g5 J# b! }* J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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% }8 J+ I5 c) c& v1 x+ L39．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

5 Z; v* J7 x9 T$ Q  z4 fThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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! r8 \5 j; M0 t40.装修房子spruce up
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: B1 p, l. v. S, @这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

4 ~+ o" t7 o! ^We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

$ \0 ?* ^* }" I5 B2 @% I41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

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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42.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？

: ]* |* n. q" {3 @3 b* K$ p# OHe’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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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

  L4 w; M% o! X+ u. \虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。

0 c' C; f( F! GAlthough 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
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  n( e- H4 l) _9 A/ x! S她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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She is a lady without encumbrance.