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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0 L7 d* Y  j8 Z5 ?5 o我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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( x4 ~/ a! O( A/ S9 s. MI feel sick of those who mooch off others.

% f, {, b4 R4 Q, Q* o8 k6 l% `2.    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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' c* J5 J5 {. I  z0 s' p% aLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
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$ C) h0 t1 n# i* ~" }& D3 j3.    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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( A* u0 F* x# j4 l, K! ULao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

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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Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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5.    没钱 be broke

6 {1 G) r$ X- I1 Z3 k/ Q' C我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

# o3 ~& }( e. h/ t9 v- WI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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8 H$ Z1 x( g! {' q5 ?- U* T6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

# K: y8 v* x: L$ K4 t2 E0 b. N你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！

+ [5 i8 g- c1 ]You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿
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( S/ P0 K1 s0 z' n0 y4 vThat shop is plain a clip joint!

* q8 x/ f0 Y! d+ ~+ E8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

3 ~3 |! \' _4 p4 H# W1 V9 B4 J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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4 f9 d( m& L" z8 n1 j1 i 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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3 n) r& c3 ?* C8 S% N# u! l% G8 ~9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes
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$ O+ s; y2 q9 Z+ j' F  P9 h! e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

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.
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* A% h( Q# n# I7 i: y& U$ d" n11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg
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* l3 h. w# F) J' O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

12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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我可不像你，老是和别人比阔

8 c4 f: u7 c  \, yI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

/ u- n% ^% [/ e! T. h6 k13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon
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$ _3 C2 [- h# ]7 ^一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人
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7 n2 t! A1 g3 J4 ~* QSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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. N1 m4 ?# H) ]. |1 k3 g7 z- b15.   婚外恋 a double life

我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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5 S3 a+ z9 P  n# N6 K$ d. xPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
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& }7 R3 G7 x1 v, p$ C: Q8 k16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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) W9 `8 D( u& ^( f6 c' x0 B# f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。

% `/ E% b' D1 d( p: H# ~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.

17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

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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) {. c) s0 |: s# F18.   嫁妆marriage portion

9 Q$ c& F! ]( |2 O( G+ X0 @离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。

On the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.

8 V$ r3 R- {! Y19.   外快side money

: v( d! _1 \- b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.

20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

0 \/ V: O/ u' _% I. v他的那部车买得可真便宜

& C% |' r9 G& ^6 c0 U- `4 |He bought that car on the cheap.

21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。

, Q/ N& f" s3 H7 d: d8 t/ x2 iThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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22.调情 make a pass at someone

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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" N- |7 m7 c) U8 ?0 oWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

23.花费 outgoings
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, y6 F, z5 N, ]& u+ G' B. S/ O  a/ \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?
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/ r& K3 W! I  e( }$ M$ b: e24.重要约会a heavy date
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她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

2 X) s8 \+ s# kShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

25.向……求婚pop the question to

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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2 R. @9 `' u8 E4 C! f1 p* 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.

26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

: f3 c9 I# u- r; I8 `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

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?

28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，
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) s, c+ J% w1 Z0 F) LGenerally 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

# O( }& c( R  j5 v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.

3 ~( z4 |4 W; J: ]& \30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

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.
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, c' t% ~% N, }& _6 _31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

) m, k# ]! D2 S3 h公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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0 d" _- A% Z1 h/ M+ x1 v" W 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# x/ ]) W' g  G) D7 Z2 ^' n+ z" I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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33.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

2 a" G$ j; r' D. W) t* I+ f  |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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I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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3 \4 ?6 C/ O: e: K- W35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

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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* Y: s/ W) N% J" _3 B' S0 [( EFrom 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。

3 U% E* @0 K2 X/ |/ u" @She took shine to him on their blind date.

37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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$ ?) J  G. [9 ?" d9 a4 z; n. J* z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.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

7 u) K8 w8 q' h" E& J  H. W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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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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7 A8 N; }# R( B8 W( J* J% LThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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* \: g- u1 L6 F7 l0 m4 J40.装修房子spruce up

这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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- i* c5 u6 I7 G: d" V# M9 o. wWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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$ v" f5 S) `( |1 _  n41.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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2 E; }' b2 Q7 G2 d; V7 EIn recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.
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8 h& A3 X3 `# W9 M2 R4 J42.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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( F+ o9 _3 ]7 s* {It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

% o$ G. L& c0 a. x6 g% q" x' B5 ?43.有家室的人 a man of family
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他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

" q1 X+ d; n5 W1 l! ZHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?

0 |1 Q. I* Z7 B" v6 _) n44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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8 E% ?/ d1 z! o+ R小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

% B. v& G9 v! b5 t; XXiao 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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虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。

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。

She is a lady without encumbrance.