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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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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7 l$ r) _9 n) e0 X1 t6 p2.    钱挣海了 coin money

' A- c1 [" a0 H3 ~1 h+ r3 ?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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$ ^+ p+ Q2 x8 ~# d3 ]Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

, z' V8 [2 p* V% H  G1 Y) W3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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+ ?. f- T% l8 w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?

. H4 c( i4 ~: e8 r4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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5 w4 `/ P+ u- F% O0 B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

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.

6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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0 l! B2 {; U. ]你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！

2 B# d. S4 v& Z: a4 W! tYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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4 w2 I( |& A/ q, H. B& k7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint
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. e' ~" \8 ^. D! x% G那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

1 Q* d- _7 N5 O1 E( ~2 x5 H8 SThat shop is plain a clip joint!

3 C3 z: U: b) N: m6 E, ]8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

% ^* q( C) n/ 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。

/ u' ]1 S! j' v6 G/ N& B2 J3 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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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

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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7 F- n5 _# o4 a! G, W2 o) H: ^10.   发财 rake it in

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.
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3 r3 \/ s7 J% ]/ {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

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.

2 Q; L1 [9 L, h" C& _13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

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.
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2 g# t" L- o. f- Y: T14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

) V' y7 r: e( J/ n6 P( d! H2 q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

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.

6 t" Q/ q7 O7 T9 f16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

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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( L& s3 o2 H- Z, y* O4 W- S1 J- q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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2 L/ F9 T, v& q5 i  B0 `- ^6 T18.   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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On the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.

8 O# B0 D! a/ Z& X  G+ k5 X19.   外快side money

. Q6 U: I2 H6 |# q5 P在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

+ V% y8 w8 B% ?9 E/ t2 l8 [2 dLao 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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他的那部车买得可真便宜
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  C( q: c9 `9 g2 O9 L- j9 WHe bought that car on the cheap.

) \. F- Y% ]' k& r1 t6 ?" ]4 ?- h3 T# [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。

" P( T9 T* C7 E' {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

# s( [" Y& u" Y& h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
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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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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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24.重要约会a heavy date

1 L$ \& X9 g; U; 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.
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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。

  ^1 X/ j8 h1 ~When 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
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最后她还是把他给甩了。

5 {, o4 O0 g2 p6 }& xShe 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？

5 h0 a! j2 v, N' ~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

/ m9 P# P0 Z5 D! ?3 K% \一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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! \9 ~7 R& }& ]+ S29.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。

0 {+ P% P& b6 f" b8 |/ ~$ |I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

9 o1 K- c0 J# Y9 C( _+ ^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。

His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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% d  c! b! d% P31.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

It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

9 l4 S/ F. o5 ^. y' I32.正经人家 a respectable family
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: B0 a) l' B1 B# t+ U0 g! n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.

33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

- w7 J* z' w2 |  \, c& p; P+ |据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友
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& V! K1 V- d+ {* @It 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

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

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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From 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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他和她一见钟情。
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She took shine to him on their blind date.

( _, ]+ O7 m+ ~' W- S' m' Z/ v37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

6 j/ b8 S9 D8 z: c许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

- V% ^- F+ u- M3 }% X4 l3 ]7 JMany families have a skeleton in the closet.
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+ T1 h5 I9 b$ E1 O1 `- O# b& a38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

' y8 q; j2 Q2 ?/ f6 X( j$ N据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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1 }: f0 m$ J! i2 DIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

( M( C- v4 ?" _" y+ O39．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

" m9 K" A# N& L- bThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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40.装修房子spruce up

这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

' B5 ~1 `( h8 G+ d( P6 s41.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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1 Q+ Z( T7 {' {1 |+ ]9 |+ D! }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

( S2 B% Y1 Q3 ~5 l; k有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

2 B+ H8 d$ j# e0 e43.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？
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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
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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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% s0 b' r( K" J' f5 M% `2 z1 X) u3 \45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

4 d* L! C  G& o0 l/ S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

/ n' Y, ~. {  \( g* H, j她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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She is a lady without encumbrance.