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。
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* ?: t6 n7 I; Q% LI feel sick of those who mooch off others.

2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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6 Z  H9 l0 T% q! D0 }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!
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! a5 l3 U) @7 x9 \* E) [3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

9 L/ v- y7 G( L7 |: _+ E% O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?

9 Z3 a; B: L& V' C! E# Q! k4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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% ^" s8 R( P) G6 k5 p- ?6 L, G钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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+ n3 m  X% K6 B: k0 A0 n$ ^5.    没钱 be broke

我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

$ o. k! G6 W. }, I% Z! q/ WI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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* r) V1 w+ ?+ u' o+ @6 Q- |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

0 h6 @% V6 C: e3 N: M( YThat shop is plain a clip joint!

3 [+ s; T: N! ?  b* a2 P8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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# n( s- {; F+ |; ^* [7 u; d/ k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。

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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9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes
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. v) ?- z/ b( B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.

; I9 I/ V4 y  X* l. O10.   发财 rake it in

% o7 ]1 A1 k6 @( b" H# H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.

$ g$ L$ g2 N! V& o7 H9 P5 @% i11.   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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5 ?6 _2 Y2 I8 F' H7 S- xEating 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

12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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% T' _; ]" h/ m. I/ D我可不像你，老是和别人比阔

% f  u  g! K+ I) P# A- oI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

3 v5 ]9 u5 E- A) ?( T一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人
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$ D. [/ K( j0 h. c3 \+ v$ z$ I* kSome 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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1 `$ W" W5 |: J6 l& D0 y; a据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

1 B+ j+ O/ i0 o% C+ gThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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15.   婚外恋 a double life

1 s4 \$ C$ C" F* s6 ~! [; e8 ?0 p 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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16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

* r. I: ]& b" M1 c7 ~0 P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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; p! v/ H  q0 q; i; s' L9 NI 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.

- _+ X; X7 d4 w: i17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

+ [& r+ ]6 ^& h% x- T3 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

" C* B$ ?! q! P1 d! Z- vThe 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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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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$ j6 u* s; R" r+ g9 t* k8 sOn 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

在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

  D0 Q: V0 n% ILao 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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- n6 l$ Z, d9 j1 x& v: _# I他的那部车买得可真便宜
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He bought that car on the cheap.

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; z0 Q( m( U, p# z* d  ^1 e- H, 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.

22.调情 make a pass at someone
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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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$ [, Y2 x4 f2 Y  Y0 yWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

0 v1 Y% [' S/ b  q6 @' l: @23.花费 outgoings
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& M/ ^- Z" m  d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？
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He gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?

; o) U/ Y6 Q$ u* C5 t3 E* D24.重要约会a heavy date
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% p/ Y+ O  O: H0 H$ o5 a5 f她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

5 T* i& w2 t+ q- R3 c( J25.向……求婚pop the question to
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! h" b0 T/ F/ [1 z8 Z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。

, @% e) A+ X( ]1 q+ pWhen 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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7 L0 `. b: n9 W26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

8 M7 P7 g" O0 J2 I; ?$ m3 o最后她还是把他给甩了。

" h+ O) _4 D+ F( @! w0 AShe had as supposed given him the air at last.

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？
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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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4 E7 z; x7 I3 G6 t& }- C4 d# ^28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

, O0 X1 H! x) L一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

, q0 t0 H3 t! eGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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29.开价 make a price

* P- ?" V) ^6 ~) e0 V我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

$ C- r0 c8 a( l" xI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

' ^% D- z4 b! o! T* ]1 L9 S他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

1 B0 v- ?! S" V9 p+ b0 ], |公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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2 S  ~; _" m9 p% I9 U6 a: ]* I" \ It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

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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6 Z; k* ?- N" V) _1 U& nShe’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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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
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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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& D2 o) U! q! k1 s$ ]* J! k5 yI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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4 N* o# m0 I& B35.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。
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6 ]+ y  M  ]& U, }* `4 e8 FFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .

36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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7 _) A; l) J" z; q$ X他和她一见钟情。

2 |" e3 f0 p5 G1 g" hShe took shine to him on their blind date.
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37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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Many families have a skeleton in the closet.
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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

- o5 a2 j0 x6 x据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

4 c* L' {( T+ f% tIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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39．旧情人an old flame
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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.

40.装修房子spruce up

9 t6 E7 A% b2 g' x* ]9 @7 g: Z这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

% r8 U4 {+ U; a% o% vWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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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

有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

1 P& m% U3 Z. A, x% t1 Q9 G' W; @  E9 sIt’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

: w0 |$ _  S& q  S7 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?

44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

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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45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

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.

0 X+ r  `* w, L5 @$ g46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

+ R4 m7 o  J8 Z2 w( p她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

- S* L2 y, i% S) U5 R* gShe is a lady without encumbrance.