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。

I feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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; ^3 M& p) T; T/ H/ x+ m2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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9 r# p" y8 ~& l9 |. w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!

6 H) |3 Y- R. o- P9 r3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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0 p4 _* b5 L8 U. R% R  h: {( ?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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5 r" g+ z1 f* ^4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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$ M  f* a5 P# T# J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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& \5 L$ j$ d& x1 y. l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.

+ g8 z( _! M0 \; F- u" C" H1 d6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！

6 D; w, @, {4 N: aYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

# n  T7 x. o0 ~, l$ H" a- a0 W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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( K; b# C# {/ A" l% h8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

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.

9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

/ H, v: B" E* L4 N1 i) n) N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.
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* m* g: X1 S) i5 N+ s" ~10.   发财 rake it in

! f* k+ ]( ^) H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.

) V0 O" t' M' b' M2 O. x11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg

- C  g) ~- u; o- Z: t8 g+ 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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2 Q/ z9 k$ V+ }5 u7 NEating 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
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: d# v  k1 w  V& Z& A12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

- A$ S2 }5 I, S: [我可不像你，老是和别人比阔

) n( o$ d9 w8 R$ ?I’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

( w  D" e1 [. w" D% A) W13.   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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14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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! R& B5 U) c; w7 i- o% R9 ^. ?据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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2 U9 e8 E5 W( z# w; k/ E15.   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

People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

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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。
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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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4 Z) `% c+ ]& I  Y2 s6 c17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

" e- R1 j1 t1 _2 o1 U- R6 w  N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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) i$ Q' ^2 ~( F& j- q, KThe 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

9 [1 U% `+ C5 h# L离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。

" N+ A  E6 ]1 ^0 h# O! Q+ ~On the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.

19.   外快side money

9 Y1 q  M  g$ X' N在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

- m8 }' z- f. ELao 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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) g- X3 J3 _3 y% ^2 VHe bought that car on the cheap.
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9 p1 M% ?! R5 j21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

4 N) r7 v2 s% w! l, f那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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22.调情 make a pass at someone

' L2 c7 J, r) ]0 [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.

1 A( l! v& A/ P$ N- d. _( X23.花费 outgoings
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8 t. E3 Q" t, ?2 E2 |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？

2 y6 t6 S  M9 U) ]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

) P0 ^& k& E' K/ X她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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  b# A" s/ B" i6 I" R# @# MShe 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

( @4 f- R  d( D: Q( l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。

6 |( q/ ?# ?" v0 T: p$ qWhen 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
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最后她还是把他给甩了。

  r- P9 S' [2 \0 _0 g$ QShe had as supposed given him the air at last.

; M8 _; k3 J, n" i- d. j27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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% |3 L/ L1 O9 p: |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?
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28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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, F" p" M# u: C) I. g7 ^一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

: f8 R* B& g4 V. kGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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) P' K! f; v$ S5 Y6 x3 j29.开价 make a price
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; G8 j. p! ]5 y2 Y( E我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

2 n2 ^/ `- o" k' m4 p, k. \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
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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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% V! p( Y! v+ C& AHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

0 r" \6 X7 E( \% X$ x! X31.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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8 L$ E" y' h. K' y& e32.正经人家 a respectable family
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, V1 H4 D9 k) I0 d, ^/ Q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.
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# {+ Y8 s) Z8 z7 ?  D2 x33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

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.

34.零花钱 pocket money

我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

$ T: }4 q+ o# r1 t/ `0 i; mI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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+ @0 l; x! }8 k3 G  W35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

: Z* }# |8 F9 j2 k3 V0 D3 ~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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4 i! X- Z' Z# v$ R& Z- Z0 c# ?* V0 H36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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他和她一见钟情。

7 p- J+ `8 O, VShe took shine to him on their blind date.
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. k! M* a+ U' z, a37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

) G# H; ]7 [' L- R8 Q+ T# o4 {Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

3 I: p% M. u2 Q9 C; I1 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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% q, C5 t8 J5 K, Y4 N& v( [( O39．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

The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.

! W8 A8 c) L% h4 e9 W40.装修房子spruce up

这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

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

- j* E2 |1 i9 T: c4 V41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

4 k5 W2 d7 R0 q% p) y; Q- T$ A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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1 o/ i  h# C7 V9 s3 {) [' k+ ~In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.
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$ u3 y: o$ E6 Z# [2 F8 f) R  m6 x! U! q42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

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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It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

5 R6 q- B/ {% H* V: z  ~2 j# o43.有家室的人 a man of family

" I+ {$ A% A$ _) y$ r( l) V他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?

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.
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2 }. @5 ?, e4 O& Z45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

3 n3 M3 t5 G( L) q3 g+ o虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。

' w+ ^/ v" @0 W- ^% q  gAlthough 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
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她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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She is a lady without encumbrance.