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。

) _2 t- V7 j9 O  }I feel sick of those who mooch off others.

- i' T% g1 B2 ?' o$ G% Y& B2.    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!

* ~( b9 j) M, a, G' _" _7 v3.    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？

Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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7 Y0 j, B  p) ]4 Y0 g9 O* ~$ B+ @4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

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?

6 ]9 i5 ]& H: W2 g5.    没钱 be broke

4 w2 `1 i2 v. ^0 T9 q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.

6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

$ H; v/ v3 d" a你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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You 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

8 [; b7 Q, X- y2 ~% I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
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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。

) o! H' [9 p' L Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

: p4 u' }: q! y4 l9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

. @  E$ }) C# r! i7 t. 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

$ {% |. b4 u6 n( Q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.

11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg
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. {  ^6 F* d9 ^+ c/ u: J% m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

+ t& h) s, A: R7 k1 G12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

% V% J7 A4 i4 h% q. q0 n我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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# Q1 _7 ~5 S0 @! q/ `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

% ~1 g1 X: Z# XSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

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+ C3 B! X! n; N# f+ ^据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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9 J1 s$ f5 Q) gThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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2 B" A1 d$ q3 ^- o15.   婚外恋 a double life

3 N* }+ M8 j  h9 _' ]) ], ~% e 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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% s- Q! B. d0 m- d+ XPeople 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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8 X: G  x$ S9 O' u3 A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.
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5 X' J$ s2 a8 q& K. F3 ?17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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, Y7 Z$ c: v& t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

; E, v( [% E5 a1 v" 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.
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18.   嫁妆marriage portion
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6 C. [* Q9 p+ M! Y7 j; L+ g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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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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  l, [4 }; R4 ~19.   外快side money
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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.

& @0 E$ U+ w, n6 J20．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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5 k! W6 q: l/ c( l8 tHe bought that car on the cheap.
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21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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9 Z: r( ~+ s( i* F那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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, S; c4 m" x  C2 HThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

22.调情 make a pass at someone
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4 x* A# C% \- q& W5 O" J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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) w9 x# D( u: S% {4 F7 MWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

23.花费 outgoings

" x) {" p" t: x" G' y' q. H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?

24.重要约会a heavy date

5 j  i0 s/ k0 T+ o) c4 m她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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* f0 W3 ?( x) d# \) q" kShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

, i4 D0 T% m* |% n" L25.向……求婚pop the question to

# Q$ Z2 B0 O8 M& I1 o8 c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 O: A* t/ Z. N5 v  s1 T& V6 v, t# dWhen 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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0 V7 q7 \8 G2 s6 @7 D/ A最后她还是把他给甩了。

; h! ~- b+ A. o: F9 N& FShe 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？

3 \9 M4 L4 g& x% o* RHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

6 e' S' I2 J+ z0 }28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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1 r9 a0 O( S. B1 M一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

3 m* N# \+ o# RGenerally 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

* @6 i9 x0 z3 q/ ]0 p! z% a  m( e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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( Z7 [: N* ^# D  F7 z2 s! [30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
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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.

' c! g9 R/ b- U" t9 t, w7 Z31.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

' R* j1 W$ F$ x It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

# t5 {( ]( J; G: g! b& K* D8 T32.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。

6 p6 t# c2 x& R/ y- d, `! f: yShe’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

' T% k& `3 F2 b/ B6 y( d2 |8 t9 N" N33.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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9 e8 n8 |. m% B34.零花钱 pocket money
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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.

. A& ^: O2 v2 ?4 y$ h35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

/ C0 f: }- W. a! l8 w5 w2 X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

他和她一见钟情。

, Q* h, B# m. W* O* i. b- DShe took shine to him on their blind date.
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/ b) E* C# M; ?3 x; t; k37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

! C! E- M$ y0 V: oMany families have a skeleton in the closet.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

& S, F6 d1 W3 H- z6 u据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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9 x2 n5 O/ k' w2 R4 J39．旧情人an old flame
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7 m( t' E8 g2 ^* }0 z/ {# `昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人

$ [; c4 C( N9 S, G$ XThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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: P0 k, w. S; H7 l, d  R40.装修房子spruce up
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这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

41.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.”

( N7 Y- Y0 i. T: V2 c43.有家室的人 a man of family
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+ S; H) _" j; e( `- S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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9 f+ c# P: l. y* }( Q; c* P+ b44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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1 Z* w7 y3 `- z) G小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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0 _0 }2 ^# x& G4 H/ ?# x2 b: }Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

% i" {$ @0 H8 b+ J% d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。

She is a lady without encumbrance.