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1. 跟别人要钱 mooch off someone9 j: E# }8 D$ |8 s
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我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。! a# a; q+ |# m- z+ a# p9 g) A
6 V) q; n- n0 J; {6 UI feel sick of those who mooch off others.0 p0 f4 ]6 E( Z0 M$ _* ^. N& k
! p8 W7 `- L& G, ~2. 钱挣海了 coin money
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! J- v! u+ g7 ~* I% w/ k% z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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& j/ {* D1 q/ ?Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
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3. 钱多得花不完 have money to burn# r% P6 F+ m" g7 D3 k0 g+ S& y! d
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老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？# J/ J* o% W. B3 C4 j3 q* i
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Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?; e4 q% [5 R* g4 F: s
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4. 钱能生钱 money begets money
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' `. s h+ m: O8 e* V3 ^钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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# |# M8 i* i) QMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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* c+ ]7 X+ j" E/ g& K5. 没钱 be broke
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/ m/ S/ N' O$ S; p我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了& ?& X2 Y* |( A
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I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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2 K# z. T+ g2 {6 _- L( P6. 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！, w2 A% C! i8 G9 ~5 e
3 s. |( A/ H( K6 q; ~0 K8 C4 JYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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9 Y; T! ^0 Z3 C6 ~7. 敲竹杠 a clip joint . I' @2 K. F7 Y9 [8 B# Y
5 w" ~* b1 ]. ~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!! h- |( ]: M9 i9 Y& e
" m# F7 r# U& t' P; I% D! U8. 生活很富裕be well fixed
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0 Z: n' \. @# }" ?- l) m* u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。+ N7 v# \2 F* {) ^4 [: u; F- Y( u
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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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. ~: {, A$ ^/ T8 g; r9. 吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes
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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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7 u0 H& [# Y" x& z) t0 gIn 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./ s2 Z/ J: E/ B' ^6 T+ H" h8 D6 X+ i
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10. 发财 rake it in
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它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财5 r: u k8 x1 q+ t
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He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.! Q; N m: h" }* A$ h2 l+ r) R
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11. 太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg
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" L" n0 A) O7 W+ ]% n这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。% y- H. @- W( e
7 J; B2 u) v& I- lEating 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% Q' ?12. 跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses9 z: X% l9 O$ I: v* \3 ~4 L; _ n5 l
" C% k7 ?+ [. ~( m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.
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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( V: ~2 Q3 P% i- e& ~0 w
, N$ P! c O7 P+ a; hSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.9 f& T+ p+ g/ @$ ]9 l: O: W. d) _
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据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。8 t7 v6 D: Z: f: Z
5 K, d% _$ v. g/ z4 WThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.7 F% v0 a; U) W, Z _
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15. 婚外恋 a double life. v* ~1 \( y1 ]% Q/ f! c7 |
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我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋7 M) R8 L! g7 }- o0 P* r) `
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People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
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16. 深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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: h* i# \4 T8 _( ?- B1 b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。. g/ K' _' D1 P) Q
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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.. J- i3 x9 [7 v
+ j! A0 T& F4 y8 P17. 与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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% `* w+ o3 }! L X, _5 r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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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 portion5 M5 b- t3 T* X+ d# A. S5 {/ E% N& I+ m
; o# K4 p9 Y4 n8 }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.$ ]2 P$ `: I- J3 p, u
, b6 C$ Z% u/ p0 S8 f2 N* @19. 外快side money7 x0 w: q* M1 D3 ?" q* n) \
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在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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8 T K1 T/ t. `3 Z( N1 v( vLao 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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他的那部车买得可真便宜0 m8 X- G: i5 R5 x
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He bought that car on the cheap.0 Z6 Z+ H# `' P6 C! R0 a* d
) n5 f' G" ^- q3 g. U; n21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners* F$ l& l V# D
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那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。4 Q: b9 E/ t! i" @" U
) g, m2 U- S% x* ?The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.. q9 V. T/ b9 ^4 l9 ?/ k" X& z
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22.调情 make a pass at someone
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% [" |' i6 O1 Z! A/ d p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; u5 y) i6 r" J& j( S2 \
, ?) I& L( v$ U) o, r W: x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？: M# c1 w0 m7 H/ a/ H' d4 r
& R: E6 T( L) {" W* |$ b+ `He gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?7 r2 @2 h( s) {8 j5 W/ g! V, |
4 N1 d2 O" L$ S$ b: {+ h24.重要约会a heavy date2 G2 S+ F E& m+ e: B5 f2 A2 M& B5 A4 t/ ~
( w8 A0 W: b! U8 r她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。& a$ ?6 s% E9 y. f7 z' X& k: T
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She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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. O# @7 m0 ^# v" O' T$ ]! p25.向……求婚pop the question to 9 P' E5 N# T& x7 B/ X) }2 q# H% l, d) p
. J8 t/ I! F# L& 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。
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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./ g4 |& r2 H2 k- ~" C
- R" x2 O7 L% K% f) @26.把……给甩了give somebody the air5 ?) `) `9 w, D$ M4 c: J, n: Q
+ p( x7 e, Z/ p( ?- b6 g5 w最后她还是把他给甩了。
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She had as supposed given him the air at last.
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27.怀孕了 be heavy with child% |% ]. i) Y4 S' Q8 g% m
! b {/ A; W2 q; z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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6 K5 a6 o/ m3 x% \How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?7 Y) m& F8 l* ?4 f) r
7 t2 j2 u% C7 A8 N/ \, Q7 u28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth/ T( i) [5 G2 }! K+ \
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" |- f0 r' S# O# V- A" SGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.+ Q$ g0 r: D4 B$ F
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29.开价 make a price
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* o# Y$ c: Q6 N8 x! ]1 O' b3 ]2 r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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$ x4 l% L& H, C7 B8 ^5 Z* k8 `30.卖个好价钱 fetch a good price" E. B' V" c; f2 A2 ]- D! ?/ @+ V* A
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他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。# n- r$ h& a8 ^/ w# A! g
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His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction./ f* c3 P; N ?) H- g N
3 i; I0 P' h, t/ w5 F31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo8 S& h+ K( U0 m+ `3 N2 G; T! I
" \. V: f/ S7 Z0 d" u公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去: d$ @$ K/ Z( b- D* `" Q) J1 H
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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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0 O p- Y1 b4 w+ M# y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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& P. C Y# s- m, ^2 W; uShe’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.
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33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone
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It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.
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34.零花钱 pocket money
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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.1 T: u5 k6 p! u4 }. T3 R- u/ X
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35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at
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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。/ q7 M8 b* `' U+ B
7 r1 u% \, `- g h P4 IFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .8 w% W& `% L, i9 o$ Y& L0 ^! k7 i
5 k' Q( t5 T# y) o36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone5 U# c7 Q! [) z* |% x3 h" O8 K
4 r4 U, a" I1 K% _$ g1 N他和她一见钟情。
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She took shine to him on their blind date.7 R. v/ P) t+ A/ u5 c: `' V, b
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37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet" ]' ]' f) [1 x: x: N- Q
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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。- n6 Q& x2 W2 a4 d# Y, T% c9 E
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% I0 I, w7 A( }! u& w0 ]39．旧情人an old flame% u, D! @5 a1 x
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The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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& |1 g) ?8 c6 K40.装修房子spruce up" l, Y0 H7 P5 U
3 R" ~ `- E/ m$ X8 p5 H- N这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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/ n# Q/ j S" J) b7 `) CWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.2 P0 ^2 o \ M4 D" p& L9 u
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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. r$ \" ]1 M2 |% T' z ]3 `
' g) a( N( R* mIn 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。
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43.有家室的人 a man of family
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) `: W- v9 P- e2 y3 [He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?. S9 D: R9 A2 W- ?" e
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44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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" b( x/ c0 l! D m& i45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth 6 {; P1 [' b# n& S7 ?
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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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, B! F3 T) K! @( x9 S7 v) TAlthough 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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