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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; I) C* \' T0 t! [% a! e我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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I feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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5 o) x0 v! K1 b% _5 _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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' Z! Y1 K, j. q2 K- P; CLao 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？
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5 z, m) l( A  c3 LLao 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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3 U* C5 y0 X) J% V$ S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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5.    没钱 be broke

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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9 d. h( I0 A4 E9 O' ^9 \" A, `, N  R6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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- [! P/ Q: n2 `. F$ e& d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.

7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint
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# D2 z- m& B. T8 `: }$ ?5 u7 r5 D) S那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

+ Y; X1 b! }3 ?% m4 B- HThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

% h9 A4 m, c5 g3 ]  M; m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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- a4 ^' C/ @9 u. w9.    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

! |: k, N* z& i1 [/ 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.

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

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

11.   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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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
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12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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, {4 e7 o4 q' }  C% Z) w  X$ T' }我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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, T( o; ?7 K( }) a- U% `( MI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.
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( u' C: H& u! U  q13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

( K+ E- e' E/ w& i5 r一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

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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6 Z9 y7 ~' Q' v' {据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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15.   婚外恋 a double life
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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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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。

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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/ Q; W6 i: C: C5 Z8 |17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

7 o, U0 @$ ]* R2 C  g7 h, y1 _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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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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19.   外快side money

在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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  k; X' E& v. q) ^0 R' GLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

. E. M( `& b9 V20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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他的那部车买得可真便宜
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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。
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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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+ O* @! @, m& i8 o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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! e- U( Z. W. K2 {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?

( l& S" s" [/ {( _0 ~24.重要约会a heavy date
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8 Q1 r% h' Q/ X4 W, E: |她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

7 K/ `- s6 _( t  E5 t, X. pShe 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。

5 ?  H% O- s  V1 TWhen he popped the question to me he said that I was the only one he would love but now, the story is quite different.

: n, P: p( I8 C26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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最后她还是把他给甩了。

She had as supposed given him the air at last.

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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？

5 P' W# Y0 A0 q$ C: C& {* _/ _/ bHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?
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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，

* k4 g) _2 O8 K: M- K" d6 @) cGenerally 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

% w2 V& J9 H( l7 W我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

I’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
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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.

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公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

4 k# {4 y- D+ H% C 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。

+ |7 e+ y, o' H) y( D5 r7 LShe’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
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It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

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7 e. n! C6 ^: A9 g" o4 v% |0 q/ D6 m我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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6 M1 Q  w0 Y( Y8 Z! {I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

- g0 _& _6 I# {( X& 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。

From 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

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She took shine to him on their blind date.
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37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

  m& [4 {7 |* Y: FMany families have a skeleton in the closet.
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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

7 L$ l5 o9 Q( p- f. e" r据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

7 Q" q; c; ]" P6 M! dIt’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
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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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/ t- [  o1 b& `& {- L这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

. g1 q7 [) u( G6 L$ jWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

! |  W; x2 i  h) M5 q7 w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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2 M( L) y* \! A6 k1 j42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

, X& O8 V7 c5 [* r4 ^& O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.”

43.有家室的人 a man of family

. z8 _8 D' u. s$ ]$ c* `% `他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？
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- ~  E" G6 E  i( ?" C% ~6 pHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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9 T1 l/ L' L* B9 B6 ]# c- o5 |7 I44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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( r8 y% }: D9 k* @. U小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

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.
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46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance
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她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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She is a lady without encumbrance.