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。

2 j6 ^7 \7 m/ u) N0 GI feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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2.    钱挣海了 coin money

# x% G8 j% E9 v3 G3 K2 B" W; h; b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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4 c% |6 y( q7 R4 V. O* G* Z& yLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

. g  L% K: J6 x% `7 Y  t* b3.    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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4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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' Z4 t- u$ A! c$ H1 ^# v& P( uMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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5.    没钱 be broke

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I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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9 }/ D; Q! C, f6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

; o( `- F1 S: t5 R) X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
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那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

7 ^* }8 n( R5 \) sThat shop is plain a clip joint!

8.    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。

2 n4 R8 J" \" ?) x0 Q, O 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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5 e2 A, t6 c, f9 r1 n6 }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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# i" }5 l- V  C5 N5 w# E8 nIn 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

它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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4 `: V1 t- {  _( o) v7 d0 iHe made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.
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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。
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9 a7 h$ U; C; ?4 AEating 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

3 n: F5 `9 m  B12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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9 `' c9 u1 O8 p+ r0 ], I! i2 ^我可不像你，老是和别人比阔

( x6 C* l: y4 d& L- d6 XI’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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# S8 ?/ }  }6 J一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人
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6 _7 o9 R' @) x) {9 {. I2 bSome 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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" [8 A, v+ M* R9 G* X据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

* E- O# f, c$ \3 N- I- CThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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7 _$ i4 C" `! N7 Z2 b$ m+ I( x9 _& c15.   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.
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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.
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: j+ _" J0 Y. h& Q9 k17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

2 B1 [, }! g6 y+ f* y" Q' B0 X$ ?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

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

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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. p3 Q& h, M6 V6 v" u4 `' c$ m: dOn 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
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在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

9 y& e1 ?* W9 l  S4 _4 ~8 z/ T( uLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

  j) }, K9 G' E! W) H) Y( l20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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, T# h0 T- B; c; I他的那部车买得可真便宜
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8 i, ~# t7 S  V; VHe bought that car on the cheap.
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0 ^0 A8 y% i  ^8 r* Z3 h! O# U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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: ]5 l9 U9 c5 X- o* l22.调情 make a pass at someone

' j5 u# |0 B' g+ L6 E2 W2 h' G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.
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23.花费 outgoings
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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？

- R2 N( W2 A0 S( Q3 V) W3 eHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?

$ Y4 B9 w& e: ?6 |/ C3 r24.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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5 v* E. @0 B2 d4 h+ c9 |# e/ QShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

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  t8 ]( ?$ D9 i0 p8 s9 u8 h) k0 n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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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.
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26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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) e; [, t$ t9 q7 n1 D% k3 S最后她还是把他给甩了。

( R9 T% H5 l8 b3 IShe had as supposed given him the air at last.

& F$ G/ C" {% b27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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8 m) b# `, S9 k2 @/ b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

$ I4 p6 _0 I+ K( H: A* l4 N: T# f一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

0 a+ C. N  P2 X& |) \Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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& P7 `% P! ^0 N' E) }" Y29.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。

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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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

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.

+ C# H1 x' D3 X) q, j2 F- _32.正经人家 a respectable family

" _+ I+ o3 j1 q' L$ S* K4 M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.

. q4 O  |: h1 q' K5 x33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone
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5 Q+ L' u2 r$ w! ~7 z$ m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

' t: ]0 U: \3 q0 e我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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8 H+ L' k9 w$ c8 L3 c7 J8 R, FI 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
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, t/ H7 X/ Q& @8 \$ c6 N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。

) O! y; h9 |, I( j! BFrom 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

5 {; t3 t) w& o  l( s他和她一见钟情。
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: y$ G3 v  q5 U. G/ s9 m- C* KShe took shine to him on their blind date.

37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

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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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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39．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
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The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.

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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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41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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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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3 I* k, f' G. rIn 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

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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, W  }4 _! R) b+ s' |It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

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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?

44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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+ ^9 k  Q/ r, z) T( v小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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) w2 b5 `; S2 h5 E2 i" _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.

46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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8 T3 Y9 M/ V, c3 F( y1 [* G, yShe is a lady without encumbrance.