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。

I feel sick of those who mooch off others.

* ^5 T4 H) U$ s2.    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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5 @) x: \; B/ vLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

3.    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？

/ J9 [4 V9 u4 g$ z0 wLao 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

钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

! k8 G3 b7 `9 jMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

5.    没钱 be broke
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6 Z3 Z/ ?2 K0 e2 m: w& 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.
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6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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4 a& R8 ]% W6 H你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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2 p/ I+ u' _& `! Q% LYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

; W( g  s! V' {( i& S9 p, ^; ?7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint
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5 W; C& k# s# l0 q, `1 p: D那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

That shop is plain a clip joint!
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% H) V. j/ Q+ C! q8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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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.

9.    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

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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' q& |# b5 ?. z. b  O10.   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

He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg
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( g5 P, l- J' ?这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。

& v$ _2 j5 @4 U" v) rEating 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

I’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

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一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

% j+ B7 W( ]7 w% Q$ v  {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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' S8 l* Y1 }' |! t2 O据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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9 o1 b1 Y! I0 _7 z8 wThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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15.   婚外恋 a double life

我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋

0 ^/ ], {) d; KPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

, W$ H, ~0 v. I4 x16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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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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17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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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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6 r2 J$ V+ V6 e. G5 LThe 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
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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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On the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.
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# }; r0 u: j1 v" _) S0 |19.   外快side money

4 G: c' w- e4 m( i$ L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.
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8 s+ n) P' G8 r) q5 m20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

他的那部车买得可真便宜

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0 X# \! t" y$ Y- y那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。

The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

22.调情 make a pass at someone

8 D! v* l8 {: K4 h, x6 R" U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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# X! x' S$ z4 T9 jWhen 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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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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0 F2 z0 W( e" j- x8 I4 K* o- d% IHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?

. x* [+ k( ^- ]24.重要约会a heavy date

, [, O  s  [& u) {她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

25.向……求婚pop the question to
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( F+ Y' ^9 w' o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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/ H. f2 }$ s" x* c. T: CWhen 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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' L+ B+ n8 h) N0 R( [' ~% F26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

$ W' s# y  m( d( k最后她还是把他给甩了。

She had as supposed given him the air at last.
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27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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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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$ o" {0 ?/ |6 p$ b+ S7 S28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

" x! y* _, [/ l0 p3 T一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，
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. @- u, B$ v' w) I+ YGenerally 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

我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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6 Z6 y7 e  X2 l. ~7 ]8 gI’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

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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31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

" q* n% Y( ]' u+ A. O7 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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; y  h; N& R* m) n& A3 _- ~ It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

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1 |, |3 V" q9 g/ S: L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

2 d; J) b2 I( Z; S据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友
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% }' c" a0 f1 a, C. iIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

34.零花钱 pocket money

! G) x) m8 _5 a, y9 c% u我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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6 c; l7 p$ K3 [" c( r! M- v35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

: Y5 p4 y0 X2 E! T0 M2 L2 Q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。

From the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .

3 u2 p) T6 d; }, Y36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

他和她一见钟情。

$ }3 T* j( b. ^4 r4 ~6 z* L  gShe took shine to him on their blind date.

" E  m) k# G: l) Q  v( G9 a; G37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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0 X0 U- d% q! h0 e) H许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

1 U7 e& t3 b0 x' R- n0 |4 ^Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

4 ^8 P3 b2 ]& A  w38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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# N' @  N& [* ~' a7 K7 }( [39．旧情人an old flame

; X" g: q6 `+ P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.

3 ~$ g  F8 G0 z9 T& P40.装修房子spruce up
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" _" {5 ]8 m4 O7 L0 S2 W; i9 P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.

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

In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.
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8 {  V# Q/ y; F2 A42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

% K3 Y5 v8 U, _% c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.”
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& k# |0 c& g) J2 i9 W. M43.有家室的人 a man of family

他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

, _7 c0 U. s+ ZHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?

8 b: D7 H1 r, ~8 S1 e; R% D9 ^0 y44.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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' H8 p- S/ d' N- D  VXiao 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。

Although 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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% Z, |/ P' L& x6 A: D6 x, p' T46.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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, K9 |% [/ c+ _; `9 C  GShe is a lady without encumbrance.