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。

, ?& Q% n  h* v' v: BI feel sick of those who mooch off others.

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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1 ^. s1 E- L. N& `( \1 K$ @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

老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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2 [$ q3 c) ?" DLao 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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$ {& d# [, W; ~1 s7 s钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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1 o# P( U0 r% `# T, gMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

& K+ Y$ g2 U! E! M. Q6 ~5.    没钱 be broke
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我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

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

你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！

You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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- v2 Y4 C' g) _0 [3 {$ f. U7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

1 ~3 X- `5 B1 ^+ f% F$ |( n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!

8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

' Y$ Y) s4 U9 v4 }6 E. z& k! v( l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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- [6 ]) U  z' e' ^9 H) M 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

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

: h: }3 O2 ?; H/ F) a+ v& OIn 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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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

  k+ L: Y4 u! Q' w- S( k8 ]He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.
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这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。

6 d0 F% c& I( c( UEating 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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我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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) |3 S( {3 C) ?0 C- z# z  lI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

  a7 ?! m: Z4 `' S7 Z13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

4 g$ m" L. X6 @0 j7 p* b% q* ]一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人
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Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

* `2 e" [2 G: C14.   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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, i0 a, T, ]' U2 CThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

15.   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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3 j+ e' P3 A5 A  {& l: v! T% _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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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

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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/ {0 l' M0 @; r! D18.   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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/ q! N* T3 H: }" Z% G  ?* n8 |On 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
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& d; H$ m7 o& y1 v+ qLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

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

" H# g, o/ J" P4 s/ Y' Q6 |He bought that car on the cheap.

4 i! u4 ]- J& c21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

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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22.调情 make a pass at someone

: V2 G" e  k: q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

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？

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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她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

  H: j8 O4 N- L3 ?; I5 @She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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7 N- n' U& w  R; S25.向……求婚pop the question to

# C3 h' B% ^- I, f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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# Q- n% U- K+ eWhen 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

9 L5 A* U. z! a7 h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

2 ^0 _, w( o; a你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

1 D# e  F) L8 X& W+ K2 ZHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?
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* h  I/ ~- I! ^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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Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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1 Z3 Q( |2 ?- \( }4 W9 V3 l2 I3 u. s  o! j9 @29.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。
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7 @% X4 f8 k& }1 TI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

' e4 c1 N2 E6 [" r% E3 r2 K) j30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

+ L' i1 k1 d$ a4 l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
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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.
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32.正经人家 a respectable family

他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

8 J6 g# X  R* D) Z* S3 |4 }She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.
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! i' d/ k( X7 t3 G' g6 T7 a, \33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

6 L: ^" P& e  P. _4 o! s据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友
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" m% }# }  |, x6 ?& @( qIt 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

6 D5 `6 G7 W0 b' W; sI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

9 `4 Z, m; Q/ E1 A6 z2 N35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at
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% g1 G( b+ g. d; x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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- t& O  \: U6 D, M. K9 E) k3 s& |  U9 }( |% QFrom 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

4 G  ]: K( ?/ L" r2 N他和她一见钟情。

' b, b5 j( e# r) iShe took shine to him on their blind date.

" z/ X" w2 t5 Z37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

% H$ P0 H" U0 s9 e许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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3 k, A3 ^4 t! B- ?% D; ?! Z* U$ _Many families have a skeleton in the closet.
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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

  F: x; d8 [+ ~8 r% g/ V$ N& Z, z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.

" ]8 L( g2 x4 T: j6 P* p! i- ?  u39．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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2 g. l/ G/ g6 r4 h' {The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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40.装修房子spruce up
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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.

$ L! S0 w; {' V2 N41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

) E9 c2 G4 g. Y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.

42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

; {) ?* a7 j+ t& {9 A" X6 a& B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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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？

4 R' N5 \; j8 [  c8 ?3 tHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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; ~$ ^# ^' C. a44.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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8 b, s$ T, u" N2 p3 S1 ^3 n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
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& J) E( g) Q% H9 ~( V/ N她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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She is a lady without encumbrance.